Im an atheist but I have no problem with the word "GOD" - God to me is the energy of the Universe.

It was put on during the McCarthy era. One can cross out the saying and FFRF has a stamp that changes the saying to In reason we trust.

That slogan was not added to the fiat currency until the 1930's. God in the Masonic sense does not refer to Yahweh or the Judaic deity. The founding fathers were deist and Masonic. They believed in a higher power. And the Masonic president who placed that slogan on the fiat currency is saying the same. Most Christians are ignorant, they know not history. To them "in god we trust" is a testimony of the christian values adopted by this country. However the historical record shows us that, although this country was founded on theologies escaping the persecution of catholicism. The lower conscious beings did not create the 13 colonies, nor did they create the movement away from the bank of England and King Charles II. This is a long way of stating, that things are not as they appear. Masonically God refers to a Higher Power or better yet a Higher Conscious State of Being. And that this Higher Consciousness is a movement towards an egalitarian utopian society. However, totalitarianism, fascism, plutocracy, and aristocracy have affected the functionality of the philosophy of the founding fathers. The founding fathers hated democracies and the political theories there of. The United Sates is a Republic, that is currently controlled by corporations or corptocracy. And to the Republic for which it stands.....

It doesn't bother me. It doesn't say which god, and to some people money IS god. There is Freemasonry symbolism all over US currency and I'm not a Mason but that doesn't bother me, either. You gotta pick your battles and I don't see wasting energy on such a trivial one.

I'm guessing the separation between church and state doctrine speaks to a particular doctrine or church proper. The concept of god does not point to a doctrine or institution but the concept of a generic spirit. If you will, not democratic or republican, but political

I stamp all the bills that pass through my hands

I agree, it should be removed. It didn’t appear on our money until the 50’s when the county was wanting to make a clear distinction between what was perceived as oppressive and godless people of Communism in Russia and China to the “Free” god fearing people of the US. It was never proper to have that on our money or any other religious symbol on government or the people property. It goes against the separation of Church and State.

Who cares? It is just such a fucking nit. Mountain out of a molehill

Because most conservatives are idiots

It wasn't always there
[en.wikipedia.org] has the how and . Why

It wasn't added until 1956 by Eisenhower. I believe he did it by executive order. It was part of a campaign in fighting the "godless communists". This is also when "under god" was added to the pledge. Efforts to change it back have been futile.

I no longer remember the details of the case ... other than 'removing it' is a 'legal form of protest.' Anyone else mark their ..?

People have tried to get rid of the motto and failed. Most Americans don't care to remove it because they don't think it's important to do so.

Cross out god on all of your bills. Write whatever you want on it. Have fun with it.

Tradition and now grandfathered in, tough to remove. Sort of like if you tried to from scratch make Xmas a national holiday. But it is, so we live with it.

If I remember correctly, the SCOTUS has ruled on this and accepted it as the primary purpose of the slogan was secular. Correct me if I am wrong.