A federal court has ruled that printing "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency doesn't amount to a religious endorsement and therefore doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution, the ABC News website reports today (June 8, 2018).
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals in Chicago made the ruling yesterday in a lawsuit brought by self-declared Satanist, Kenneth Mayle. He argued the motto propagates a religious view he opposes.
A lower court tossed the suit citing a Supreme Court decision that a motto on currency isn't something people display prominently and thus that people are not forced to publicly advertise views that clash with their own.
Mayle appealed to restore the suit, but the 7th Circuit Court refused, describing the phrase as a "historical reminder" of the nation's heritage.
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