Here's a rather nasty mark I found whilst fixing unconstitutional dollar bills the other day. It reads "Every founding father was a protestant. Let us honor them and their wishes. Stand against the heathen newcomers. God bless America."
WOW. All I can say is WOW. What a perfect example of the disgusting, xenophobic sentiments truly buried behind the phrase "In God We Trust"! Let's analyze this line-by-line:
- Line 1 is patently false. Most founding fathers were deist or refused to acknowledge a religion out of a (responsible & understandable) fear that such acknowledgment would lend govt-backed authority to that religion. Plus, the "we should follow the founding fathers" card is overplayed. Sure, they're worthy of honor because they put their necks on the line in the Revolution, but they are not gods nor saints, nor should we treat them as such.
- Line 2 is vague and presumptuous.
- Line 3 is where it turns from ignorant to hateful and just plain 'ol un-American. America is founded on acceptance of newcomers. It's what the Statue of Liberty represents: "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...". It's what "E Pluribus Unum" means. To "stand against" those of a certain religion is bigotry, plain and simple.
- Don't tell God what to do with his
diceblessings.
There's no doubt this hate speech is tied to the printing of the unconstitutional "In God We Trust" on Fed currency.
Anyway, I fixed this bill before re-spending it:
What do you think? Looks better now?
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