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At least they did not put a fish symbol on it. But whoever did this clearly have no clue about the inclusion of the Shadah on the flag - it is like erasing "In
by tibbydudeza 4y ago
At least they did not put a fish symbol on it.
But whoever did this clearly have no clue about the inclusion of the Shadah on the flag - it is like erasing "In God We Trust" from the US dollar.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoWasn't the religious phrase a relatively recent addition to the dollar (1950s)? I saw a recent survey about whether people think it should be removed again. It strikes me as bizarre that money should feature religion when most religions have specific rules against money, but then I'm in the UK and we're largely a secular society.
- tibbydudeza 4y agoThe US is a rather religious country that identifies as Judeo-Christian compared to it's peers where church attendance and religious self-identification are headed towards the doldrums.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoIronically, the European countries you might be referring to as peers all seem to have official churches where the government plays a role, whereas the US does not.
- Semaphor 4y agoHuh? What do you mean? Here in Germany afaik that’s only the church tax which is open for any religion, including Islam . with certain caveats about how it’s clearly aligned to the structure of the major Christian church organizations.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThat is what I mean, that kind of thing would be considered crazy in the US. Or things like the official church in UK or Denmark.
- Semaphor 4y agoOffering a way to centrally manage tithes for your church is so far away from "official churches" that it’s a lie.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI assume at least 50% of US voters would agree, but it is one of those things that extremists are willing to put a lot of effort into fighting and so the majority will let them have it because there are bigger problems. Especially since physical currency is less and less relevant.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoIf I were of the Christian persuasion (most definitely atheist) then I'd be wanting the phrase taken off money too - it seems entirely opposite to the recorded teachings of Jesus, but then I have questions about the validity of various pastors that seem to be remarkably rich.
- wolfendin 4y agoIt was only added to the paper dollar, beginning with silver certificates, in 1957. (Which itself, in its current small bill form had only been issued for about 30 years at the time)
- yucky 4y agoYes but the "God" in our case, is in fact the Federal Reserve. They are the Creator here.