Also in 1954:
Congress passed a law requiring that In God We Trust be placed on all
U.S. coins and currency. Prior to this action, the phrase had appeared
only on some coins but not on dollar bills and paper currency. The first
dollars bearing the religious motto were printed in October 1957. In
1956, Congress changed the national motto from E Pluribus Unum ("out of
many, one," which still appears on the presidential seal) to In God We
Trust. Original coins did not bear this motto. The first coin to bear
the phrase was issued in 1864 at the request of the Baptist minister
Mark R. Watkinson who suggested the addition would "relieve us from the
ignominy of heathenism." Gradually the religious phrase was added to
other coins, although President Theodore Roosevelt officially objected
to the practice, regarding it as sacrilegious.
Erika
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>>| -----Original Message-----
>>| From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>| Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:24 PM
>>| To: CF-Community
>>| Subject: RE: CNN Breaking News
>>|
>>|
>>| Once again incorrect facts:
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>>| In *1954*, not 1957, Congress after a campaign by the
>>| Knights of Columbus, added the words, 'under God,' to the
>>| Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a
>>| public prayer.
>>|
>>| So, 62 years without it, 48 with it.
>>|
>>| -----Original Message-----
>>| From: John Fix 3rd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>| Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:18 PM
>>| To: CF-Community
>>| Subject: CNN Breaking News
>>|
>>| "Under God" was added to the pledge in 1957 by an act of
>>| Congress. It was put in near the height of the Cold War
>>| while we were battling the atheist communist alliance.
>>| That means for most of it's life, the pledge had no
>>| reference to God.
>>|
>>| John
>>| www.bigbox.com
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