Here We Go Again: Atheist Launches New Court Battle to Remove God from U.S. Currency

Jessilyn Justice : Jan 13, 2016
Charisma News

Newdow has also lobbied to remove "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.

"In God We Trust" on U.S. currency violates "the constitutional rights" of the country's atheist population, and must be removed, according to a new lawsuit. (Photo via Washington Times)

"The 'In G-d We Trust' phrase has continued to be a tool used to perpetuate favoritism for (Christian) Monotheism," the suit states, according to cleveland.com. "It has also continued to perpetuate anti-atheistic bias."

Attorney and outspoken atheist Michael Newdow filed the suit this week in Ohio. However, he already lost a suit in California in 2010 over the same currency issue. Newdow's also lobbied to remove "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.

The phrase "in God We Trust" was added to coins in the 1860s and paper notes in...

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