Peter Planchet: Romney vows to save In God We Trust on coins

With the presidential campaign in full swing, it is hard to believe that there had been absolutely no discussion about US coin policy. That changed yesterday when Mitt Romney at a campaign rally in Virginia Beach stated "I will not take God off our coins." His reference, of course, is to our motto "In God We Trust," which appears on all US coins.

Not to be outdone, the Obama campaign quickly responded by stating that "Romney’s implication that Democrats ever suggested removing religious references from the currency was extreme and untrue."

I have written about the motto In God we Trust on my website and have spoken about In God We Trust on youtube. Many Christians have objected to the motto including Teddy Roosevelt who stated, "My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such a motto on coins, or to use it in any kindred manner, not only does no good but does positive harm, and is in effect irreverence, which comes dangerously close to sacrilege."

As I have said before, I know of no church service where the minister says "Let us pray. Please take out your Jefferson nickel." Do Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama really need the motto to practice their religion? Or are they merely trying to score political points.

We now know the Romney and Obama position on "In God We Trust." Hopefully in the near future, we will learn their views on other coin features such as "e pluribus unum" or the reeded edge.

What do you think? Please comment!

8 comments:

AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 9:12 PM
SEPTEMBER 10th, 2012C.E.

DEAR PETER P.:... (WITH ALL DUE RESPECT)... STAY OUT OF POLITICS AND RELIGION, AND STICK TO "COIN COLLECTING!"

P.S.: MY DAD COLLECTED COINS(BASICALLY,"KENNEDY
HALVES"); AND, THE "KENNEDY-JOHNSON" CAMPAIGN,
WAS OUR 1ST! P.S.S.: I "WALKED THE AISLE" /
ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST, AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR ,
ON MY 5TH BIRTHDAY, DECEMBER 10th,1946C.E.

GOD BLESS YOU, (and in case you aren't aware,...
but then a lot of Preachers & Priests, etc...are
not either...NONE OF US, ARE DOING THE "PICKING AND THE CHOOSING" = MATTHEW XXIV : 31)! AND, GOD
BLESS THE DEMOCRATS!
AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 9:13 PM
THANKS!
SandySeptember 15, 2012 at 9:36 AM
I don't understand why it's such a big deal. Many people still consider the phrase religious so maybe that's why Romney thinks it is at stake in the election. I just hope they just respect God and stop using his name to this political campaigns.
KeithSeptember 15, 2012 at 10:13 AM
I think Romney has a point but then it actually fascinates me how much the Right, well some of them, likes to pretend that Obama hates God. That's insane. He is not that religious but the idea of getting the "In God We Trust" off of our money is just crazy. Btw, you have a nice blog here. I'm also fascinated with coins especially the old ones.
SamSeptember 16, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Talking about taking GOD off of our currency is not telling us how either of them unite congress and the senate as one regardless their party lines. In God, we trust. In politicians, we don't trust!
bettySeptember 16, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Hi! I'm glad I found your blog. Thanks for posting really great contents here. Nice coin blog. Keep it up!
KimSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:47 AM
This is a typical election issue to divert away from real issues. The debate shouldn't be about what's printed on the currency, but what's backing it.
NancySeptember 21, 2012 at 8:06 AM
Once again Romney shows that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.Just when you thought Romney's campaign couldn't get any worse, now he talks about 'god' on coins. Thanks for sharing. I like your coin blog! Really informative!