Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy
Wrong, it was put there as part of a joint resolution of the 84th Congress to certify "In God We Trust" as our national motto. That resolution, P.L. 84-140, was signed by the President on July 30, 1956.

Go back to before paper money though and "In God We Trust" has appeared on coinage, more specifically the 2cent coin, since 1864.
Damnit, I was looking for this. There was an essay written on the difference between "God" and "Natures God", and how the difference came about. There is a lot more to the beliefs that many of us hold today.

Quote Originally Posted by zimabog
well if by "check your local currency" you wanted me to reply with something different than talking about currency, then my apologies.
No apology needed, lol. I did kind of just throw it out there.