Can an American citizen be a real atheist?

[Doubting Thomas]

It's not my fault that our currency has (in violation of the Establishment Clause) "In God We Trust" printed on it. If I had my way, it wouldn't be on there. So I don't feel like a hypocrite whenever I use money to buy something. If they'd provide atheists with alternative bills, I'd gladly accept them.

The Supreme Court ruled that the "God" in "In God We Trust" is such a generic god that it has no real religious meaning. I don't agree with this, but that's what they've said.

If it really bothers you so much that you feel like a hypocrite for not believing in God while our money carries his name, then do what I do and mark it out. Or write "No we don't" underneath. Who cares if it defaces our currency? It's not like anyone's going to actually throw you in jail for it, and I always imagine how upset it must make Christians to see that written on their dollars. Even if it is illegal to deface currency, having a phrase which claims that all Americans (the "We") believe in God is illegal according to the First Amendment because it's establishing religion. So it shouldn't even be on there in the first place.