The christians of Fort Worth, Texas went crazy over these banners promoting a seminar on the U.S. motto; In God We Trust. Made all local news programs. Since the "believers" didn't agree with it, they should be taken down. To FW's credit the city said the banners met all criteria and will not be removed.
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Wow, a very interesting topic, thank you for sharing about what is going on in Fort Worth, TX.
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Metroplex Atheists is announcing our "In NO God We Trust" initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to educate the public on the exclusionary and divisive nature of the current national motto, "In God We Trust", and support our effort to get the motto changed to "E. Pluribus Unum" which translated means, "Out Of Many, One". This was the de facto motto of the United States when it first appeared on our Great Seal which was approved by Congress in 1782.
The initiative will include such events as fundraising festivals, educational events and rallies. We will be holding our first event, which will be an educational seminar, from 3PM to 5PM on July 14th, 2019 in the IRIS room at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens located at 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas.
This event is free and open to the public. Courtney Stewart, President of Metroplex Atheists, will speak on the history of the national motto and Aron Ra will speak on the country's diverse demographics and how millions of Americans are excluded by the current national motto.
Cecilia2018
Level 7
July 4, 2019
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BOTH SLOGANS ARE BAD! YOU MISSED IT!!
The problem is the word trust. Along with the standard definition, trust is to allow credit to a customer and antitrust laws are needed for fair competition. “In NO god we TRUST” the slogan with trust is just as bad as as as In GOD we TRUST”.
Going to an Atheist/Agnostic Christmas party the sourrounding community protested with the slogan referring to the coinage (paraphrased—You’ll miss the god concept. It means we will treat you as maybe you don’t know what your doing in your community if you are an Atheist verses as accepted that you do know what you are doing.) A gentle warning followed referring to the coinage phrase ‘In god we TRUST’ with TRUST emphasized or I felt it included how you make your money reference but actually all community affairs.
Shoulderwarmer
Level 5
July 3, 2019
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Your statements are hard to follow, but there's no intention of inserting the word "no" into the "In God We Trust" motto on the money anyway. The insertion of "No" here is just for the purposes of pointing out that the motto isn't inclusive of everyone using the money. The desired motto is "E Pluribus Unum" like it once was, I.e. "out of many, one" which eliminates the "trust" issue entirely.
The sign could be useful for our group. I'm surprised a major city in Texass would allow "In NO God we Trust".
JackPedigo
Level 9
July 3, 2019
1
@Sierra4 I agree urban areas are always more progressive. However, depending on the state, they still may seem comparatively conservative than other urban areas.
@JackPedigo Like urban areas in Utah?
@bingst I was thinking in the other direction; like urban areas in Oregon and Washington.
I'm speaking from experience. I just returned from Dallass and Houston (my brother has cancer). Even the airports are bastions of conservatism.
I’ve heard too many conservatives say: but, but...it’s on our money! It’s in the pledge!
Yeah, not always. Both were added in the 1950’s. I’d have to looks up the specific years, but it was response to the ‘godless commie’ red scare. 
. Read a fucking real history book, instead of Facebook.
CarolinaGirl60
Level 8
July 3, 2019
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Well said 
I personally have little issue with the word "God" as it can be used as a generic term for anything someone "worships", be it money, sex, pets, power, fame, etc. If the words Yahweh, Alla, Vishnu, etc were used it would have a very different meaning. I still think the original phrase "E Pluribus Unum" is the appropriate expression to use.
ETA: E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) is in direct conflict with white supremacy, white nationalist, christian ideals.
jlynn37
Level 8
July 3, 2019
2
Yeah, what's the difference? "In god we trust" or "The Force be With you". same thing.
We really need to change the motto. Maybe go back to E Pluribus Unum? Or maybe add just one more letter: In Good We Trust.
BestWithoutGods
Level 8
July 3, 2019
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