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WouldbeCentrist

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Fri Sep 13, 2013, 11:39 AM Sep 2013

New York Judge Dismisses Suit Against 'In God We Trust' on Money

New York Judge Dismisses Suit Against 'In God We Trust' on Money
By Michael Gryboski
The Christian Post

A United States District Court Judge has dismissed a suit brought by an atheist organization against the motto "In God We Trust" being on the national currency.

Judge Harold Baer Jr. of the Southern District of New York ruled Monday that a suit brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and others should be dismissed.

"The Supreme Court has repeatedly assumed the motto's secular purpose and effect, and all circuit courts that have considered this issue-namely the Ninth, Fifth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuit- have found no constitutional violation in the motto's inclusion on currency," wrote Baer.............

Full article at
http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-york-judge-dismisses-suit-against-in-god-we-trust-on-money-104424/

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New York Judge Dismisses Suit Against 'In God We Trust' on Money (Original Post) WouldbeCentrist Sep 2013 OP
That's too bad it shopuld have never gotten on our currency in the first place! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1
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