The mention of God on U.S. currency is back in federal courts, this time because an atheist considers “In God We Trust” a burden. But it’s far from the only religious reference.

The writing ' In God we trust ' is seen on a dollar bill on August 14, 2015, in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Trutschel—Photothek/Getty Images. By Sarah Begley. January 13, 2016 4:12 PM EST.

God “is the light. And our schools need light in them like never before,” the Jacksonville Democrat said Feb. 21. “It is not a secret that we have some gun issues that need to be addressed.

"In God We Trust" first showed up on the one dollar bill in 1957—by 1966 it was on all U.S. currency. (Efforts to get it on postage stamps have met with less success: ...

The national motto concerns them so much that a key part of their legal argument in asking the court to remove ‘In God We Trust’ from the currency, is that the phrase violates the separation ...

Though “In God We Trust” was added to coins, it was not added to the increasingly common paper money. In fact, when coins were redesigned late in the 19th century, it disappeared from coins as ...

"In God We Trust" has been the national national motto since 1956. Pastor Jesse Bradley of Washington state addresses its important in our national welfare.

'"In God We Trust"' Was Added to Our Money in 1956' That phrase actually first appeared on U.S. currency as early as 1864, though not as far back as the era of Washington and Adams.

"In God We Trust" first appeared on a 2-cent coin in 1864, according to the U.S. Mint. A 1955 law still in effect made the phrase mandatory on all U.S. money, both bills and coins, ...

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted 396 to 9 to reaffirm the U.S. national motto: "In God We Trust." "Some public officials have stated ...

What does “In God We Trust” really mean to you? We either mean it, or we don't. There's no gray area here. If we don’t, we’re left to live in the little box we’ve built for ourselves.

But "In God We Still Trust" evidently satisfied neither of those requirements: it wasn't released at all (in any format) until it appeared as one of the four new songs included on Diamond Rio's ...