Once upon a time, the United States was a land in which money was allowed to do its job, and that job did not include proselytizing. Minnesota Atheists have a small collection of this money, and they’ll be auctioning it off to raise funds to keep Atheists Talk radio on the air.
The first auction is up. It’s a series 1950 B $20 bill. If you’d like some god-free money, head on over.
4 comments
Skip to comment form ↓
Paul S.
February 3, 2013 at 10:44 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Huh – I had thought that the “In God We Trust” motto had appeared on money during the Civil War, and had been around since then. Actually, though, only coins had it until the 1950s, and not continuously.
Randomfactor
February 3, 2013 at 11:45 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve got a couple of Godless Singles in my wallet right now, in case someone tries to pull that “if you’re an atheist you shouldn’t use money ‘cuz it’s got godz on it” dumbassery.
starskeptic
February 3, 2013 at 5:08 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The FFRF refers to those bills as “clean” money…
Marcus Ranum
February 4, 2013 at 12:18 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
It’s why I carry a sharpie in my car.