peepers, on Nov 21 2007, 12:11 AM, said:
Kira, on Nov 20 2007, 10:23 PM, said:
Did you read this entire site Biada? 13 is the number of original colonies in the US. This is just proof that you can't trust everything you read on the internet. I'm personally offended by this site and the links posted on it.
Just so everyone knows what I'm talking about, I'm referring to the link provided.
http://www.jesus-is-..._our_dollar.htm
Why are we always getting bombarded with "Jesus this and Jesus that" on Ghostvillage? Is anyone else concerned about this?
Kira
IMHO......... I've enjoyed this post very much.............. and I'd like to add that
In God We Trust is a statement that symolizes freedom......... it was printed on the money for a good reason..... Religious freedom is the
why our country was founded...... the
how is this most important phrase, just look around....... that dollar has gone a long way........
Thank you for sharing your findings biada!!!
Hi Peepers,
I was referring to the links off the site he posted, not the post itself. The post itself about the symbolism in the dollar bill is very interesting to me, as well as artistic. When you read the site it came from however, the bottom says something like "Jesus Saves" or something to that effect. Then there are other links that talk about Jews being in charge of all the money and other things I found personally offensive being a Jewish woman.
Yes, you are right that the US was founded FOR relgious freedom by the group who came over on the Mayflower in 1620. As a history teacher for the past 8 years, I am more than aware of that. The Georgetown settlers who came in 1607 came only as a money making venture; they wanted gold and were to bring it back to the King.
Why the US became its own country was more to do with the citizens rebelling against the taxes put upon them by the English King. Remember the phrase "No taxation without representation?" They wanted the right to elect their own officials that lived in the US, not in England. That's why the colonists declared their independence from England in the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It wasn't until the Bill of Rights was added in 1787 that the First Amendment gave all citizens the right to practice their own religion without interference from the government.
Anyway, I know this is off topic, but no, I'm not against the dollar bill saying "In God We Trust." I just was offended by the links off the link Biada posted as to where he got his info. That's all. And maybe I was being sensitive to the link, not the info about the dollar bill. We cool?