In God Sometimes We Trust

Let's talk about money. More specifically the US Currency. I'm not talking about how it costs more to make pennies and nickels than they are worth (they do) and how some people think we should put a hold on making those coins to save money (I do). No, this post is about how I think we should remove the "In God We Trust" from our currency.

I know it seems pretty anti-Christian of me to suggest our country remove God from more places. Yes, I know many people in the country would be upset about this if it actually happened and this topic was actually used in an attack add by Eric Cantor recently, but I'm OK with that. My reasoning behind the idea of removing it is twofold.

First, I do think everybody in the United States of America should have the freedom to choose their religion and that includes choosing no religion at all. I think the government should be non-biased towards the religious majority, even if I am in that majority. The government's job is not to bring people to Christ.

Secondly, I think "In God We Trust" should be removed from our currency because money buys a lot of bad things, and I don't like seeing the name of my God dragged through the mud so to speak. I don't like seeing God's name used when drugs, weapons, people, or bribes are bought and sold. Yes, there are many good things purchased with money too, but in general money causes greed and after all it is "the root of all evil." Why should we try to associate God with the evils of money? Just get rid of it! I'll close this post with a quote from Shane Claiborne that inspired me to write it.

When our money says, "In God We Trust," that's quintessentially taking the Lord's name in vain when it is used to buy heroin in my neighborhood, or guns or bombs or pornography, or whatever. It would be better if it said, "In God sometimes we trust" or "In God we hope to trust."