Freethinkers jacoby5/10/2023 ![]() The former was required on currency only in 1956 and the latter was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954. You obviously know that “In God We Trust” and “One nation under God” are not from the founding era. ![]() Typically, you’ll hear these arguments: “In God We Trust” or “One nation under God,” or quotes from the Declaration of Independence. When you use those facts to refute their first argument, your opponent will fall back on the second argument, which is that we’re founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Or maybe you cite the First Amendment or the fact that religious oaths are constitutionally prohibited or that the Constitution is entirely godless. When you hear that argument, you may debunk it using, say, the Treaty of Tripoli, which says we’re not founded in any sense on the Christian religion. ![]() I want to discuss two things: One, the idea that we’re founded as a Christian nation. ![]()
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