The vast majority of people just take for granted a monotheistic point-of-view...a Christian point-of-view. Despite the separation of church and state and the prohibition against the establishment of a state religion, the phrase "In God We Trust" has been on our coins since 1864...and has been required by law on our coins since 1908.
I create these images to make a small point about the separation of church and state. How would Christians react to the phase "In Gods We Trust" being put on our coins and paper money? They feel it is perfectly reasonable to represent their religious point-of-view on our nation's money...but it is highly unlikely they would tolerate our religious point-of-view being stamped or printed there.
This one-sided approach of the vast majority extends to other areas of our lives. In Missouri, teachers in public schools can teach Christian church hymns to our children for their "educational value." But, you can imagine the reaction to anyone teaching religious songs about Odin or Thor in the public school classroom. In rural Kansas, churches are allowed to hand out Bibles to students as they exit their public schools. But you can imagine the reaction if Heathens were to hand out religious materials to children leaving their public schools.
Plus the images above just sort of bring a smile to my face. :-)
Mark Ludwig Stinson
Jotun's Bane Kindred
Temple of Our Heathen Gods
http://heathengods.com
