FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013: The Freedom From Religion Foundation
(FFRF) sued the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this year. Why? Well, since
they believe that atheists should not be forced to see the motto, “In God We
Trust”, every time they handle coins and paper currency, the FFRF was attempting
to use legal means to banish that phrase.
For me,
personally, I’ve always felt money to be a godless necessity, but I digress…
Now, you can
either read the HuffPo Story or let me Cliffs Notes it, as follows:
In the end, U.S.
District Judge Harold Baer, Jr., told the atheists to suck it up; to learn to live
with that motto. He probably would’ve told them to go to Hell, too… but… then
again… WTF is the likelihood of those doubting God’s existence believing in the
Devil… HUH?
Nonetheless, I
really do believe the FFRF’s goal to be as sound as the dollar. Well… uh… since
the economy still sucks, big time, maybe I should rephrase that?
I believe the
FFRF’s goal to be correct. However,
they would’ve had a better chance of winning their case had they presented some
damning evidence to refute the U.S. Treasury’s preserve the status quo POV.
And oddly
enough, that wisdom comes from the Holy
Bible’s New Testament; 1 Timothy as follows:
6:9 For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.6:10 For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.
Yes indeed, Timothy
nailed it when he said, “…money is the root of all evils.” Ergo, to even
consider for a nanosecond that God wants to see the U.S. Treasury sullying his good
name… why… why… why…
That’s blasphemy…
that’s vilification… that’s defamation of character… that’s libelous and
actionable! Hell, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if God is so pissed off that He’s
presently ISO an attorney so He can sue the bastards who mint our money…
Of course the
setting for the initial legal consultation could present a problem. Although He could walk on water… He still
wouldn’t want to set foot upon the hellish cesspool, which Earth has become. And
the alternative wouldn’t be much better. That being His going to Hell to meet with one.
Now, to be
realistic here, considering the backlog of court cases and the all too real
prospect that the appeals process could take this all the way up to the SCOTUS…
this “In God We Trust” issue could drag on for many years.
In the meantime,
things could get really ugly. And not wanting any of us to wind up being the
collateral damage in any of God’s off target, WMD lightning bolts, may I
suggest we settle this out of court?
It’s high time
we found a more appropriate motto to appear on our filthy lucre. How about
selecting one of the following:
In Fraud We
Trust
In Wad We Trust
In Trump We
Trust
The Root Of All
Evils
Of course, if any
of you have any better alternative mottos… well… that’s what the comment box
below is for. C’mon… let’s see how long we can make this list.
