Why Does American Currency Say 'in God We Trust?' Question

we love answering audience questions you can submit them via voicemail 2192 David P or via email by gonna David Pakman dot com and clicking on contact us Rex wrote to me in rec said hey here's a question for you and Luis with a new visitor to the United States no which God is being referred to when they read in God We Trust on our currency or here one nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance I like this question okay would support a visitor to the US now it really depends on whether they are familiar with the United States or not I think the assumption would be if you're familiar with the United States you would think when you hear one nation under God that it is probably the judeo-christian God and I am I would let's start there would you agree with that Lewis if you are informed and visiting the US when you hear under God that's what you think I've I i would agree in that case yes that would be bad be safe to assume at the same time if you were visiting from a country that number one was not a Christian country predominately Christian Catholic country and number two you just were less informed about the religious demographics at the United States which would be perfectly fair would you would it be confusing to hear in God We Trust or or or or is hearing one nation under God I think it probably would be however many other countries have a kinda this tablished mint religion regardless of whether or not is one of the what we would in the US consider major religion so then the question becomes if you come from a country that Paulo's you know more a tribal religion or a less common world religion if you come to the US and you simply see one nation under God do you assume it it's that religion that to you has been the religion growing up in I don't know I mean you are in a different place and there really is no imagery that goes along with it but I could ease I could see people I yeah I could see people thinking about just a few pages don't know any better I think that there's no question that it is confusing it may it's not confusing to us here in the US because even if we disagree with a the the for example a federal holiday on Christmas which is a Christian holiday or in God We Trust on our currency even if we we disagree with that because we think it's not separation of church and state we still understand colloquially what gods and what religions are being referred to i think it's a good question I think it would be pretty damn confusing if you showed up here from another country and you weren't totally up to speed on exactly what's going on in the united states and the desire of the the particularly right-wing Christian lawmakers to mix and combine their religion with the law I think it would be pretty confusing