The United States should take "In god we trust" off of the currency

Point One 1. We should not lie on our currency, or imply that people are second class citizens on our currencyIn 1970 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled: "It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise." [2]It has been said before that 'In God We Trust' on American currency is not a religious act. This is not to discriminate against any group of people or their beliefs but simply to provide symbolism of patriotism. Point Two2. If there is a lie, or some sort of indication that someone else is a second class citizen, we should take it off.Since I feel like I addressed most of this in the first point the only thing I'm going to add is that no matter what we do someone is going to complain about the 'In God We Trust' print on our currency. Currently you are debating that Atheists are feeling discriminated against for having it on there, but did you think that maybe the Christians would also feel discriminated against for you taking it off? (Or anyone who believes in God, for that matter)This is to assume that 'In God We Trust' was a sign of religion, which it is in fact, not. Point Three 3. There is a statement on our currency that is both a lie, and it implies that atheists are second class citizens.Atheists would not be the only people affected by this is this is indeed the problem that we face. It makes me wonder if you yourself are an Atheist (Though this is just out of curiosity and has nothing to do with the debate at hand)In addition to your definition of second-class citizen I would like to add my own as an elaboration to yours.Second-Class Citizen: A second-class citizen is a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or legal resident there. [3]You are arguing that Atheists are not treated with respect, are not recognized, and are discriminated against because of their beliefs despite being legal citizens of America. I'm sorry but I've never heard of anyone saying that they weren't friends with an Atheist because 'In God We Trust' is on the American currency. Point Four4. Therefore, we should take this statement off of our currency.To elaborate a bit on my third point I would like to say that the only person I have seen so far being offended by our United States motto are the Atheists (Though I will acknowledge any evidence for any other minority group)As you have said yourself America is only made up of 5% of Atheists. This is not to say that they don't matter and their opinion should be pushed aside, but this is to say that not everyone will be happy with any decision the government makes. In 2006 the Senate reaffirmed 'In God We Trust' as the official national motto of the United States of America with a vote. The vote came out to be 396-9. [2]And seeing how it would be completely absurd to say that Atheists never got a job or were able to enter into school because of this national motto I still see no huge reason as to why it would be imperative for the national motto to be taken off of our currency. I cannot take Jefferson's quote into consideration since it is not in the first amendment of separation of church and state. I also cannot take your dictionary reference of separation of church and state since it is a summary of the amendment and not the actual quote. I will, however, provide the amendment for you. Separation of Church and State"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." [1]I will also provide article VI as it pertains to this debateArticle VI"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." [1]http://en.wikipedia.org... [1]http://en.wikipedia.org... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org...;[3]