discrimination of atheists

[kandrathe]

Many presidents have added the phrase "so help me God," as is required by law for other Federal oaths.

Do you think that anyone taking a presidential oath without those words would dare stand for reelection? Upon what document do presidents take their oath? (Hint: it is not the Federal Register.)

Which in researching has been tradition since Washington. Only Teddy Roosevelt did not use a bible, or utter those words. As I understand it not that he was irreligious, but that he felt pandering cheapened both the religion and the Presidency.

In looking into this I was a bit surprised to learn that "In God we trust" is actually the official motto of the United States.

I prefer 'E pluribus unum' which much like our republic is Roman in ideation. I guess I'm more in line with Teddy. I'd offer an alternative, "For the love of money is the root of all evil".

In the face of a government that see fit to without due process rendition citizens off in the dark of night to secret prisons, torture them, and leave them there without charges for years... Having someone annoyed by 60 year old words on the rapidly worthless currency seems minor to me.