The court refused to remove the phrase 'We believe in God' from dollars

The claim of a group of atheists and organizations demanding that they refuse to use this phrase on banknotes was rejected.

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The court of the eighth district in the state of Minnesota rejected the complaint of a group of atheists who demanded to remove the phrase In God We Trust from banknotes and coins (We believe in God). The latter pointed out that the existence of this slogan is contrary to the first amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion, writes RBC with reference to Reuters.

Judge Raymond Gründer did not agree with the plaintiffs. In his decision, he referred to the Supreme Court ruling of 2014 of the year. Then the plaintiff opposed the traditional reading of the prayer before the start of the meetings of the Legislative Assembly in Nebraska. The Supreme Court then dismissed the complaint, pointing to deeply rooted traditions.

Grunder pointed out that the phrase given on banknotes and coins corresponds to the ideas about the freedom of religion of past generations and does not contradict legislation.

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The phrase "We believe in God" first appeared on coins during the US Civil War in 1864, at the initiative of the Treasury Department. The latter agreed with the arguments of one of the Baptist priests, who offered to mention God on money "for the sake of the struggle against the Gentiles."

The phrase appeared on the banknotes in the middle of the 1960s. The reason for this was the decision of Congress made in 1956 year to make In God We Trust a national slogan. Its initiators then wanted to emphasize the religiosity of the Americans in opposition to state atheism in the USSR.

Reuters indicates that the interests of atheists in court were represented by lawyer Michael Nydudou, who is known for his anti-clerical views. So, in 2010, he tried to get an exception to mentioning God from the oath of allegiance to the US flag, but he lost the trial. The first attempt to get rid of the phrase In God We Trust ended in failure. Also in 2010, the federal court of the ninth district, which has jurisdiction in several states in the western United States, refused Nydou, noting that there was no state support for a particular religion.

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