And this speech has what to do with Christianity? Yes, he did attack atheism, and did talk about God a great deal in the speech, but, especially given that you yourself admit that Paine was a deist, you can't just say that "you can argue the meaning of the word but not the intent of the writer," like you did when talking about "In God We Trust."
And for the record, here's Theodore Roosevelt's take on putting "In God We Trust" on money:
“When the question of the new coinage came up we looked into the law and found there was no warrant therein for putting ‘In God We Trust’ on the coins. As the custom, although without legal warrant, had grown up, however, I might have felt at liberty to keep the inscription had I approved of its being on the coinage. But as I did not approve of it I did not direct that it should again be put on . . . . ”
“My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such a motto on coins, or to use it in any kindred manner, not only does no good, but does positive harm, and is in effect irreverence, which comes dangerously close to sacrilege. A beautiful and solemn sentence such as the one in question should be treated and uttered only with that fine reverence which necessarily implies a certain exaltation of spirit.”
“Any use which tends to cheapen it, and, above all, any use which tends to secure its being treated in a spirit of levity, is from every standpoint profoundly to be regretted . . . .“
And for the record, here's Theodore Roosevelt's take on putting "In God We Trust" on money:
“When the question of the new coinage came up we looked into the law and found there was no warrant therein for putting ‘In God We Trust’ on the coins. As the custom, although without legal warrant, had grown up, however, I might have felt at liberty to keep the inscription had I approved of its being on the coinage. But as I did not approve of it I did not direct that it should again be put on . . . . ”
“My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such a motto on coins, or to use it in any kindred manner, not only does no good, but does positive harm, and is in effect irreverence, which comes dangerously close to sacrilege. A beautiful and solemn sentence such as the one in question should be treated and uttered only with that fine reverence which necessarily implies a certain exaltation of spirit.”
“Any use which tends to cheapen it, and, above all, any use which tends to secure its being treated in a spirit of levity, is from every standpoint profoundly to be regretted . . . .“
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
