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U.S. Government to Release New Dollar Coins You guessed it 'IN GOD WE TRUST' IS GONE!!!
Who originally put 'In God We Trust' onto our currency?
My bet is that it was one of the Presidents on these coins.
All our U.S. Government has done is Dishonor them, and disgust me!!!
If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!!
DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE
Together we can force them out of circulation.
Please send to all on you mail list !!!
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This was my response that I emailed back to her:
"I don't believe in god anymore, at least not "that" god. And I don't think "god" has any reason to be on my money. So this is actually kind of refreshing to me.
I realize that our founding fathers for the most part were christian and therefore incorporated their beliefs into their new world, including the monetary system. They thought this was right. They also thought it was right to have slaves, to burn witches at the stake, and to steal from, rape and murder the people who originally founded this country. Those also were part of their "christian" beliefs. Just because our founding fathers believed something back then does not mean it has any part in our lives today.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died for my right to have no religion at all, my right to NOT believe in god. Lives were paid just so I can not have a religion. Or a god. I am not one of these stupid people who is going to fight something that has been around since the beginning, even though I am in the minority, just to prove a stupid point. There are way more important things to concentrate on. I was not offended that "god" was on my money. But I am not upset that it is now being removed. Like I said, its kind of refreshing to me.
You said you were disgusted that the government was removing it. What disgusts me is that the same government that is sending 18 year old boys to their death for oil left any mention of "god" on it for so long. And all christians should be way more upset about their "christian" government behaving like this than they are about god on or off of their money. How many emails are forwarded about how evil Bush is, how evil this war is? "
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Here is a link about the new coins: http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/news/presidential_dollar/
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I keep getting all these god emails. I know people are really trying to be nice, but it really is just as annoying as the Jehovah's Witnesses who bang on my door and won't go away in an attempt to bring me the gospel. Please people, stop sending these to me. I love you all, I know you are just trying to be a good "christian", but please stop trying to save me. Maybe you all should examine your own lives before you try to save anyone else.
Sometimes it really amazes me how much in the minority I am. But thats ok.
I think today will be a day to study - my tarot, henna, meditation, yoga, exercise, spells, herbs. A spiritual day. Sydney is home today, sick with the stomach thing that I had a few days ago. Maybe I will have Syd do some things with me. Of all my kids Syd is the spiritual one, the one with intuition, the one with a different kind of soul. Ryan has the soul of love. Syd is loving, but her soul is spiritual. Her personality is closest to mine, especially as a child. I would love to teach her things, and learn things with her, and have her follow in my foot steps. Like me, she has a bad side that is as equally powerful as her good side. On her good side she is a giver and a healer and a nurturer. And a finder. She can find anything that is lost. Her little mind just works differently than the rest of the kids. She has always, and probably will always, stuggled with academics. I want her to do well in school, and have always tried to help her. But I also realize that there is more to life, more important things, other ways to live and to help people, than through academics and "smarts". She is an animal lover, a nature lover. She reminds me so much of myself when I was little.
Kirk recently got her some quail eggs and an incubator to hatch them in for her science project. They are at his house (I know, I can't believe he actually did this for her, but I'm so excited about it, it was really nice of him). Right now she is sitting behind me watching Animal Planet.
Trust me, we have way more spirituality and love in our home than most die hard christians. Please quit trying to save us. Just let us be.
I have been fighting being depressed lately. Lots of thoughts of my dad. Life. Money. Sadness. Just sad thoughts. I haven't been able to get away from them. Maybe today is just what I need. A day with Syd.
We are led to believe that we give our children life, and that we sustain them.
I think maybe they save us.
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Just at school, stopping by to say I love you. I'm glad I brought my food. If i ate jack-in-the-box today i would be really really sick. As it is my stomach fuckin' HURTS right now. But I knew it was going to happen, can't miss school though.
Love ya.
you know, it's just amazing to me how many people freak out about god stuff. I am glad you responded how you did. There should be ZERO cross-over between religion and politics. None. "Please stop trying to save us" I smiled. If only all that energy went into giving homeless people hot meals and places to sleep or live. Without any banging over the head with the god thing. Just be kind. When I read my bible a while back I recall Jesus went around doing good. He fed people and loved them. Huh, what a concept. :) nic
Yeah, what a concept.
That's always kind of been my concept.
Reminds me of what happened at Tempe church about 10 years ago. A few of the church members (a clicky little group, I know Scott Doles and Sherry Clem were there) decided to have a potluck in the park close to the church. A couple homeless people approached them asking for food and were turned away, being told it was a "family" lunch. A little while later one of the people (Ron Cherington) felt bad and went and found them to offer them some food, but they had already found some somewhere else.
When I was hungry you gave me something to eat. And I quote.
Like I've always said, I have no problem with Jesus. It's his fan club that drives me nuts.
I can relate. The stupidity that has been/is done in the name of God by so-called "Christians" really gets to me.
Like you, a lot of my protest is not against "God" per se, but against the way people have misrepresented Him for so long. I am currently in rebellion against church-as-usual. Six families were shafted after years of sacrificial service to the ministry- ourselves included. We lost everything, Barb and now we are living with friends here in MI. All of the former staff wrote letters of concern to church leaders, but it all got swept under the carpet, just like my sexual abuse in SDA schools. STINKS! I'm trying to forgive, but it's hard. (Okay, I'm ranting here, but it's been a rough week.)
God is/has been very real to me all my life. But I respect your point of view and understand where you are coming from.
Sad thing is, most of the people in the "Fan Club" aren't there for Jesus. They are there to self-congratulate themselves for not eating cheese & refraining from listening to music with drums. Jesus didn't come to call "saints" but sinners. Yep, I'm a sinner and so are all those who think they are better than us. Difference is, we'll admit it and most of them won't. I feel sorry for them- I've been there- most of them live in fear of enjoying their lives lest God strike them down or shrivel their private parts. ;o)
Hope you feel better soon. I'm also trying to stay on the positive side of things right now as life pretty much sucks.
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