I was under the impression that a reasonable number of lawyers were Jewish, though admittedly I was thinking nationally.
Do you mean the one about the Decalogue? I got it. I was pointing out that not even the Christians agree with what the Ten Commandments are. Yet another reason for that bullshit term “ceremonial deism” as a cover for their unconstitutional actions to be shot down.
My favorite bit of SoCaS trivia is that one of earliest cases wasn’t atheists trying to get God out of public life.
It was a dispute between Catholics and Protestants over who’s version of the Bible would be used.
In the early days of Edgerton, Wisconsin, it was common practice for public school teachers to read aloud to their students from the King James Bible. In 1886, Roman Catholic parents protested about that to the school board and cited their belief that the Douay version of the Bible was the only correct translation for their children.
What preceded ‘In God we trust’, on the money is what the
anti theists should take up as the motto for their cause. How could they not win, it predates this one the right adores so much. Isn’t that how it’s done? Revere the past? Let’s go even further back then that’s more pious and more patriotic, right? Right?
“In God we trust”, replaced the much more apt, ‘Mind Your Business’.
“In God We Trust” 'cuz The Kingfish is unavailable.
Dan
That original motto was Franklin’s doing, I’m guessing? It sounds like his style.
According to Wikipedia, yes
Gott mit uns
Not yet but I’m knitting some. 
If I had a child and that child were attending a school in Louisiana, I would encourage the child to ask at the beginning of each class, “Which god are we trusting in?” And then when they give the child the answer you know they’ll give, I’d have a field day with my lawyers and, likely, the ACLU in suing the bejeezus out of the school.
I predict an epidemic of just this sentence in graffiti added to the official motto
Vishnu. Always tell them it’s Vishnu. Fundie Christians really hate that.
(I’ve taken to asking them why NOT Vishnu, and pointing out how many people have believed in Vishnu for how many centuries. It really does upset a lot of them)
Most would probably say something like, “the one, true God.” But you’re right, at least a few of them would say, “the American God, Jesus!”
Me, I would probably say “I’m just trying to earn a paycheck, kid. I got bills to pay. Don’t be a smartass.”
I thought it well known that the only God in America is the Almighty Dollar. Novus ordo seclorum!
Give me that old time religion
Have you considered the worship of the Great Feathered Serpent Quetzlcoatl? Here are just a few of the benefits he offers:
- His name is fun to say! Try it!
- While Quetzcoatl, like all deities, enjoys the occassional sacrifice of human blood, he often prefers the sacrifice of hummingbirds or butterflies instead. I figure you can probably keep him happy by capturing moths when you clean out your closet.
- One of the largest pterosaurs ever is named after him, which is pretty cool!
Shhh! We don’t usually say that part out loud.
We will pray to Aphrodite
She’s beautiful but flighty
In her silken see-thru nightie
She’s good enough for me.
We will pray to Zarathrustra,
Pray just like we used-to,
I’m a Zarathrustra booster,
He’s good enough for me.
Sorry if it’s been mentioned, but when Kentucky passed the same law, a school in Lexington responded in the only appropriate way.