In yet another court battle, Atheists have lost their case to remove “In God We Trust” from all of the United States’ currency. Religion News Service (RNS) reported that the plaintiffs—a group of humanists and minor children—argued that carrying around national money with a religious phrase printed on it violates their constitutional right to freely practice religion as they desire.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York declared that printing the motto on the United States’ currency does not violate the constitution. The three-judge panel says that the phrase does not represent the religious affiliation of the American government, but rather acts as a “reference to the country’s religious heritage.” RNS reports that Rory Gray, a member of Alliance Defending Freedom, supports the court’s decision:
“Americans need not be forced to abandon their religious heritage simply to appease someone’s animosity toward anything that references God.”
Read more on this court case on Religion News Service’s site.
