"In God We Trust" on our money.
There is certainly nothing spiritual about money; even the big J.C. said it was Caesars and distinguished it from that which belonged to God, Caesar was virtually considered a god at the time.
However reading "In God We Trust" every time you look at money must have a subconscious effect, because I believe those people consumed by greed come to view those without as less deserving, or further away from God. This message is subliminally pervasive in our society and aimed at all income/social classes.
As a result the poor, homeless and downtrodden with less "God" in their pockets are to be feared or shunned, they’re living is increasingly criminalized, even helping them becomes a crime in some areas.
To it's extreme I believe this vague fear, disregard and general shunning led to allowing a homeless "Good Samaritan" to die on a New York sidewalk.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8225451Whether you believe in him or not, this is the opposite of everything Jesus purportedly taught.
Goldman Sachs and other self-serving profit at all costs, corrupted institutions are at the pinnacle of this ideological heap of refuse.
Thanks for the thread, Joanne.