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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by ndsipa_pomu on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:27AM (#33982580)
Wasn't the religious phrase a relatively recent addition to the dollar (1950s)? I saw a recent survey about whether people think it should be removed again. It strikes me as bizarre that money should feature religion when most religions have specific rules against money, but then I'm in the UK and we're largely a secular society.
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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by lotsofpulp on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:33AM (#33982630)
I assume at least 50% of US voters would agree, but it is one of those things that extremists are willing to put a lot of effort into fighting and so the majority will let them have it because there are bigger problems. Especially since physical currency is less and less relevant.
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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by ndsipa_pomu on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:42AM (#33982704)
If I were of the Christian persuasion (most definitely atheist) then I'd be wanting the phrase taken off money too - it seems entirely opposite to the recorded teachings of Jesus, but then I have questions about the validity of various pastors that seem to be remarkably rich.
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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by tibbydudeza on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:32AM (#33982617)
The US is a rather religious country that identifies as Judeo-Christian compared to it's peers where church attendance and religious self-identification are headed towards the doldrums.
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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by lotsofpulp on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:42AM (#33982706)
Ironically, the European countries you might be referring to as peers all seem to have official churches where the government plays a role, whereas the US does not.
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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by Semaphor on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:50AM (#33982770)
Huh? What do you mean? Here in Germany afaik that’s only the church tax which is open for any religion, including Islam .

with certain caveats about how it’s clearly aligned to the structure of the major Christian church organizations.

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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by lotsofpulp on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:37PM (#33987819)
That is what I mean, that kind of thing would be considered crazy in the US. Or things like the official church in UK or Denmark.
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Re:Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies flag by Semaphor on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:52PM (#33988150)
Offering a way to centrally manage tithes for your church is so far away from "official churches" that it’s a lie.
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