Quote: Dave the Wonder Boy said: Wednesday says that "In God We Trust" was added to our currency under the "Communist witch hunt" atmosphere of McCarthyism. I made quite clear that this is a distortion, and that "In God We Trust" was part of American coins since 1866, and that this was not part of some radical change brought on by McCarthyism.
Okay, one more time (mostly because I have another half and hour to wait):
Quote: Wednesday said: We also added "under God" to the pledge, "So help me God" to the oaths for certain offices, and put "In God We Trust" on paper money during those years. All of those are being challenged, though.
Do you see where your statement really doesn't contradict mine? Yes, "In God We Trust" was on American coins before 1957, but I never said it wasn't. I said "...and put 'In God We Trust' on paper money during those years." The term paper money doesn't include American coins. The list you gave of currency bearing "In God We Trust" before 1957 does not include paper money.
If you still think I said "In God We Trust" never appeared on any of our currency before McCarthyism, then there's nothing more I can do. The proof is in the puddin'.
Quote: Dave the Wonder Boy said: And in point of fact (as both linked articles make clear)McCarthy is credited with absolutely no role in these changes, either in 1866 or to paper currency in 1957. )
So much for the liberal allegation of these changes occurring due to a "McCarthyist communist witch hunt".
I never said McCarthy was credited with any sort of role in these changes. What I said was that, under that atmosphere, changes were made during that time partly to separate the democratic US from the "atheistic communists." Two totally different things.
