Not This Shit AGAIN

[ChoppinBroccoli]

A chain e-mail (what else?) posted by my Aunt, who has lived a life of debauchery but has "discovered Jesus" in her frickin' SIXTIES, on her Facebook page. Here we go again, with the poor, downtrodden Christians being victimized.

REFUSE NEW COINS
This simple action will make a strong statement.
Please help do this.. Refuse to accept these when they are
handed to you.
I received one from the Post Office as change and I asked for a
dollar bill instead.
The lady just smiled and said 'way to go' , so she had read
this e -mail.
Please help out..our world is in enough trouble
without this too!!!!!
U.S. Government to Release
New Dollar Coins
You guessed it
'IN GOD WE TRUST'IS GONE from the front and back!!!

If ever there was a reason to boycott something,
THIS IS IT!!!!

DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS
AS CHANGE

Together we can force them out of circulation..


Please send
to all on
your mailing
list!

[zbdent]

1. If they DIDN'T have "In God We Trust" on them ... I'd hoard them.

Since that would be an "error" ... but the point is moot, because said coins don't exist ...

[Rider3]

2. Idiots

Aren't there other, bigger things to worry about? Jeez...

[abelenkpe]

6. I know right?

We should be busy applauding Rand Paul for pretending to oppose something democrats claim to oppose but never give any time or energy to actually opposing. Meanwhile we should ignore the ongoing attack on what little remains of the New Deal, our crumbling infrastructure, deteriorating environment and unemployment.

[pinboy3niner]

3. Snopes: FALSE

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/dollarcoin.asp

[kentauros]

7. Great article!

I knew they had moved the motto to the edge, but didn't know Congress had instructed them to move it back to the face. I guess too many "Christians" complained that it wasn't in everyone's face like before, and had to have it back. I would guess, too, that they sighed in immense relief at seeing it so prominently displayed again. Which also sucks because it meant the US Mint had to not only redesign the imagery but re-do the machinery.

I wonder if the complainers would have weighed those costs against having their precious religious motto in place again? Maybe we should find out and tell them they just foisted government waste on the rest of us just to satisfy their government-sponsored religious idolatry.

[abelenkpe]

4. After a lifetime of never going to church or praying or doing anything

remotely religious my mother rediscovered her catholic roots in her 60s too. Now her house is covered with religious icons and she claims to be very dedicated to her religion. Every once in a while she will send one of these forwarded emails to me too pointing out how horrible it is that religion is under attack. It's pretty tiring isn't it?

[ChoppinBroccoli]

5. I Just Saw A Picture Of Dollar Bills Pre-1950

Before 1950, NONE of the money in this country had "In God We Trust" on it. There was a picture depicting this that I saw just a few days ago, but now I can't find it.