Manual

In God We Trust

Our Nation was founded on the principles that specic inalienable rights are guaranteed to all living people that no man or

government can take away. How is it that “In God We Trust” is even questioned in contemporary society?

Would Americans prefer their motto:

In communism we trust.

In atheists we trust.

In man we trust.

In government we trust.

In the United States we trust.

In Democrats we trust.

In Republicans we trust.

In Europe we trust.

In China we trust.

Which motto do you like better?

Despite a secular upbringing, I never felt “In God We Trust” was some sort of offensive gesture thrust upon me by the

religious right. Intuitively, I knew this motto suggested our humility as human beings and possessed the recognition that we

as individuals, while free, shall not try to dominate over fellow citizens and that we all are answerable to a higher power.

If it is not “In God We Trust” that we place our highest reverence and respect, but some other entity, is it not within the

purview of that authority or entity to dispense or withhold our rights?

If rights are guaranteed by man, can man take them away?

If rights are guaranteed by government, can government take them away?