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Originally Posted by Plan9
New man: The "In God We Trust" written on currency is about as powerful today as "Chevrolet: Like A Rock." It's a slogan. It could have very well been something else. "In Tuna We Trust" perhaps. Fun fact: Did you know that our national bird could have been the wild turkey instead of a bald eagle?
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Yeah, we all know Ben wanted the noble turkey as our national symbol. Which has nothing to do with god. How about this; people would have bitched and moaned if Chevrolet was allowed to die, but it would have happened. Try actually removing "in god we trust" from our currency and see what happens. Try restoring our Pledge of allegiance to it's original phrasing as it was for 100 years. I think you will then see how deeply engrained god is to 'mericans.