;) On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Bridge <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Mar 25, 7:18 pm, Steve Marriott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Notwithstanding the right of Project Reason to grind their axe, it's > worth > > pointing out the following: > > > > The 1st place video leads the viewer to believe that the motto was > changed > > solely in reaction to the threatening influence of the Soviets. However, > it > > fails to make it clear that the motto had already been a part of our > > nation's history long before, and had actually originated in the cause to > > fight slavery: > > > > "Almost a century and a half ago, eleven Protestant denominations mounted > a > > campaign to add references to God to the U.S. Constitution and other > federal > > documents. Rev. M.R. Watkinson of Ridleyville PA was the first of many to > > write a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase in 1861 > to > > promote this concept. *2* Watkinson suggested the words "*God, Liberty, > Law* > > ." *3* In 1863, Chase asked the Director of the Mint, James Pollock to > > prepare suitable wording for a motto to be used on Union coins used > during > > the Civil War. Pollock suggested "*Our Trust Is In God*," "*Our God And > Our > > Country*," "*God And Our Country*," and "*God Our Trust.*" Chase picked > "*In > > God We Trust*" to be used on some of the government's coins. *The phrase > > was a subtle reminder that the Union considered itself on God's side with > > respect to slavery*. Congress passed enabling legislation. Since a 1837 > Act > > of Congress specified the mottos and devices that were to be placed on > U.S. > > coins, it was necessary to pass another Act to enable the motto to be > added. > > This was done on 1886-APR-22. "T*he motto has been in continuous use > > on the one-cent > > coin since 1909, and on the ten-cent coin since 1916. It also has > appeared > > on all gold coins and silver dollar coins, half-dollar coins, and > > quarter-dollar > > coins struck since*" 1908-JUL-1." > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > You're ruining the moment, Marriott! ;-) > > > > > > On a lighter note (maybe)... > > > > I think I know what's happening in the 2nd place video as it's coming to > a > > close, where it shows everyone looking skyward in wonder and surprise: > > > > "And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up..." > > Revelation 6:14 > > Oh yeah, waaaaaay lighter. LOL > > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 5:56 PM, ornamentalmind < > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > I remember having to relearn the pledge in school...quite difficult to > > > do let alone to understand. > > > > > On Mar 25, 2:25 pm, Bridge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 25, 4:09 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > The Project Reason Video Contest Winners. > > > > > > > Some great videos here…what do you think? > > >http://www.project-reason.org/contests/video_contest/#entries > > > > > > I forgot that they added "God" in the fifities. That's eye opening. > > > > > > Good stuff. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "A Civil Religious Debate" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<a-civil-religious-debate%[email protected]><a-civil-religious-deb > ate%[email protected] <ate%[email protected]>> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/a-civil-religious-debate?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "A Civil Religious Debate" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<a-civil-religious-debate%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/a-civil-religious-debate?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "A Civil Religious Debate" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/a-civil-religious-debate?hl=en.
