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Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

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2. People will just roll their eyes...

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 06:05 PM

Aug 2015

and think, "those stupid atheists!"

But the funny thing is that it won't be because they actually trust in god. The phrase is meaningless now. It's just like a kind of icon that represents conformity.

Frankly, I don't want a cop who trusts in the supernatural if I need help....like the FFR statement says.

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Freedom from Religion Foundation calls for removal of “In God We Trust” stickers [View all] progressoid Aug 2015 OP

OMG (ducks!) jonno99 Aug 2015 #1

People will just roll their eyes... AlbertCat Aug 2015 #2

How do you know they don't actually. LiberalAndProud Aug 2015 #3

Well....if they actually trusted in god AlbertCat Aug 2015 #4

Could "In God we trust" be conflated to mean "God is on our side?" LiberalAndProud Aug 2015 #5

good point RussBLib Aug 2015 #6

In the State of Florida you have the option to have Grammy23 Sep 2015 #7

Same in South Carolina, pretty much. onager Sep 2015 #8

Coroners have been using that a lot in their reports about police shootings Lordquinton Sep 2015 #9