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.

There's something particularly disconcerting about a man with a gun and a uniform and a god. The wall might be very thin right there.

they wouldn't need a gun, would they?


The phrase means nothing. It's simply displayed as a badge of conformity.

I think that is what it's come to mean in many minds. If it meant what it actually says, would it even need to be written?

...except possibly on money to demonstrate that we don't serve manna as if invoking a spell against the actual truth.

They DON'T trust in God; it's just lip service.

I shudder to think how someone would really act if they truly did trust in God.

In God We Trust on your license plate. If you opt out you just have the name of the county where your vehicle is registered on the lower edge of the plate. I don't know when it was changed because when we moved here in 1989 we did not have that as a choice. Here in NW Florida, you see a mix of tags with the saying on it and others without. I have never heard of anyone being criticized for not getting it on their tag even though there are churches on every corner around here! If you are not affiliated with a church, you better keep quiet about it or you will have some explaining to do. It's easier just to dummy up and avoid the hassle.

Moved back here recently (where I grew up) after living in Los Angeles for many years.

The DMV offered a choice of 2 free license plates: normal or "In God We Trust" across the top.

According to a recent article in the local paper: those "In God We Trust" police decals are being adopted because of mistrust in the police after Ferguson, North Charleston, etc.

JEEZ how did that mistrust happen? Here locally, just a few weeks ago, a 19-yr-old white kid was shot and killed during an "undercover drug sting." He was sitting in his car, in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, when the sting went down. He panicked and tried to drive off. A cop claims the kid was trying to run over him, and fired 2 shots. The cop said he fired thru the windshield. The coroner said probably not, since the kid was hit in the back and side. Rumor says the coroner also used the word "homicide" to describe the shooting - not "self defense." Case is still ongoing.

it rarely gets much press tho. Or court room time...