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.
Stephanie Zvan is one of the hosts for the Minnesota Atheists' radio show and podcast, Atheists Talk. She serves on the board of Secular Woman. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The FFRF refers to those bills as “clean” money…
It’s why I carry a sharpie in my car.