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mainer

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13. True, but added to paper currency far more recently:

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:33 PM

Jun 2012

and certainly not in the time of the Founding Fathers:

"In God we trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.[1][2]

In God we trust has appeared sporadically on U.S. coins since 1864[3] and on paper currency since 1957.[3]

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How many of you knew "God" was a recent addition to our currency and the pledge? [View all] mainer Jun 2012 OP

Yep! Iris Jun 2012 #1

I did. From the same charming period where "In God We Trust" was made a regular feature on money... JHB Jun 2012 #2

In God We Trust was first used on American coins in 1864 Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #3

True, but added to paper currency far more recently: mainer Jun 2012 #13

"In God we trust has appeared sporadically on U.S. coins since 1864" Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #17

Mainer - are you trying to confuse people with facts? jillan Jun 2012 #4

I remember the change to the pledge.... jdadd Jun 2012 #5

So do I. I was in high school and obediently recited it. n/t RebelOne Jun 2012 #14

It was part of McCarthyism and anti-communist fervor. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #6

I did. But then I'm an egghead commie elitist. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #7

I did, but that's because I prefer American history to American "heritage" Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #8

If you're a coin collector you know. ileus Jun 2012 #9

Apparently you do not collect the coins described in post #3. former9thward Jun 2012 #10

It's really nice to watch an old movie with a classroom scene. No "god" crap in the pledge. Gregorian Jun 2012 #11

Oh yes, it was one of our responses to the Godless Communists! rustydog Jun 2012 #12

I learned this fact at DU. nt PufPuf23 Jun 2012 #15

Yes, and I also knew the Pledge's author was a socialist. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #16

I did, but only after 10th grade. sakabatou Jun 2012 #18