| A lawyer filed suit in Ohio this week seeking to remove the phrase “In God We Trust” from U.S. currency. It’s far from a new fight, and as with many interactions between religion and the American state (like the “under God” part of the Pledge of Allegiance), the invocation of the almighty is newer than you might think.
“In God We Trust” was first added to U.S. coins during the beginning of the Civil War, when religious sentiment was on an upswing and concerned Americans wanted the world to know what their country stood for...............................................Full Article: Source
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