In God We Trust

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.”
-- George Washington

Mitt Romney has had to face voters’ skepticism about his Mormon faith. To address what seems to be the only issue voters currently care to hear about, Romney made a 20-minute address titled “Faith in America”. Romney stated that he would "serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause," adding that a President must serve only the common cause of the people of the United States.

“Be religiously careful in our choice of all public officers . . . and judge of the tree by its fruits.” – Elias Boudinot

A year from now America will have hopefully elected a new leader, and hopefully will have chosen the right person. With so many people of different backgrounds each with their own religion, how can we choose a leader whose faith might be the same as our but differ from someone else’s? And with that question in mind- since when did religion become so important and such a major part of election political leaders? Are there not Americans who are trying to remove religious reminders from government property?

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift from God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that His justice cannot sleep forever.” -Thomas Jefferson

So some Americans wish to have the right person in the Oval Office with the right faith. And some wish to have religious symbols removed. Perhaps it’s in time that during this long haul, and amongst all these religions, Americans remember this simple but important phrase that can relate to everyone- “In God We Trust”.

There's nothing wrong with looking for a President who we can religiously identify, it's just impossible to find one who shares the same faith with every American. Maybe we're looking for a leader who has the relationship with God that is needed to run a country. If that's the case than it can't be in man who we trust, but in God we trust.