Putting "In God We trust" on government vehicles

[dragonman73]

So a city close to me are the latest ones to put "In God we trust" on the police cruisers. 

This irks me because God should not be mixed in our government and they are using the legal loophole that's it's on our money and the national motto. 

Which having "God" on anything in the government is unconstitutional since we are supposed to be a secular government. State and Church should not mix.

I'm so ashamed of this and I'm pissed now 

[LastPoet]

I trust better in competent cops that are competent drivers.

[SteelCurtain]

It's a legal loophole that has been upheld in the courts over and over.

[dragonman73]

I don't get the legal loophole, It's CLEARLY unconstitutional to favor a religion by any form of Government and "In God we Trust" shouldn't be on anything taxpayers pay for.

When someone questions the legality of putting these on government cars, the christian always comes back with "it's on our money and you have no problem spending money do you?"

Like we have a choice in that either............

[vorlon13]

A secular government invoking god profanes the deity.

Yet another example of the Christians in this country not knowing how to do their own religion. I think there is even a relevant Commandment on the subject, not that they would ever bother to check . . . .


Fucking apostates running amok again, the bastards.

[Mister Agenda]

The 'legal' defense of the phrase is that it is essentially void of actual religious content due to rote repetition.

I think the more they take advantage of this loophole, the closer the time when it will be repealed. The evidence is overwhelming that fundamentalists don't think it's void of religious content, and in fact, us it as a club to beat on those who recognize that we're not actually a Christian nation, just a Christian country.

[abaris]

Wasn't it the Eisenhower administration first coming up with the "In god we trust" motto?

[Goosebump]

Wasn't it the Eisenhower administration first coming up with the "In god we trust" motto?

Indeed it was: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-histo...t-into-law

Dunno why the court sees something passed in 1956 as so "ingrained"...

[Minimalist]

While they should be striking the god shit off the cars they should also strike down that "protect and serve" bullshit.  The only thing they protect are themselves.

[LastPoet]

While they should be striking the god shit off the cars they should also strike down that "protect and serve" bullshit.  The only thing they protect are themselves.

You have a thing with cops Min. I do not. Cops always were polite to me even when arresting me. They asked if there was need for hadcuffs even. No need so I just took a cruise to the station. There, after alot of redtape, spent the night at their hotel ( I saw worse in payed hotels) they even give me a ride to the train station. I was restrained earlier, because alot of drugs and a friend OD'd in front of me, nothing like I see in American cop shows.