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No big celebrations are planned for Monday, with Oct. 1 being the 50th anniversary of the appearance of "In God We Trust" on our paper currency. After all, most Americans barely notice the phrase -- until, of course, someone tries to take it away.
Not that anyone is likely to succeed in erasing the motto anytime soon. Court challenges -- including the most recent in 2006 -- don't get very far. And polls consistently tell us that the vast majority of people want to keep the phrase on the money.See the full content of this document
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Sun Opinion One Haynes
Even many Americans who aren't especially religious identify with descriptions of a nation "under God" and take comfort in singing "God Bless America," which s...
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