A Silly and FALSE E-mail

The email pasted below is being frantically forwarded around to all lists in the country!  Maybe you’ve even been the one forwarding it on to ‘your list!’  I couldn’t resist my own reaction. IN GOD WE TRUST was put on the money in 1861.  Before that, of course, we were a Godless people.  Oh wait, wasn’t that when we were being being inspired to have a revolution, writing a new constitution and many other events that we claim are motivated by our love and trust in God?  God can be in our lives without being on our “filthy lucre,” our “root of all evil.”  Or does it mean that if we have IN GOD WE TRUST on our money it is blessed and we will prosper instead of being filthy and evil?  Do we really need to prove to God that He is in our lives by putting it on our money like a designer label?  I actually don’t think God cares whether the phrase is on our money or not.  I think He cares more whether we are being kind to each other, being compassionate to those who are suffering, refraining from judgment of our neighbors, serving those who are in need.  I don’t think He will, but He might say at those Pearly Gates (that incidentally won’t have a IN GOD WE TRUST digital marquee scrolling overhead), “I care what’s in your heart, not what’s on your money.” Sheesh. REFUSE NEW COINS This simple action will make a strong statement. Please help do this.. Refuse to accept these when they are handed to you. I received one from the Post Office as change and I asked for a dollar bill instead. The lady just smiled and said ‘way to go’ , so she had read this e -mail. Please help out…our world is in enough trouble without this too!!!!! U..S.Government to Release New Dollar Coins You guessed it ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’ IS GONE!!! If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!! DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE Together we can force them out of circulation… Please send to all on your mailing list!!!