Thursday, December 10, 2009

Freemasons


Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around 5 million, including just under two million in the United States and around 480,000 in England, Scotland and Ireland.The various forms all share moral and metaphysical ideals, which include, in most cases, a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme Being.






In GOD We Trust




Notice the difference: The motto "In God We Trust" does not
appear on the 1935 dollar bill (top).
The phrase only began appearing in the late 1950s.



In God We Trust is the official motto of the United States and the U.S. state of Florida. The motto first appeared on a United States coin in 1864 during strong Christian sentiment emerging during the Civil War, but In God We Trust did not become the official U.S. national motto until after the passage of an Act of Congress in 1956.It is codified as federal law in the United States Code at 36 U.S.C. § 302, which provides: "In God we trust" is the national motto".








Below is a listing by denomination of the first production
and delivery dates for currency bearing IN GOD WE TRUST:

DENOMINATION,              PRODUCTION,                  DELIVERY
$1 Federal Reserve Note  / February 12, 1964   /  March 11, 1964

$5 United States Note  / January 23, 1964    /   March 2, 1964

$5 Federal Reserve Note  / July 31, 1964    /    September 16, 1964

$10 Federal Reserve Note / February 24, 1964  / April 24, 1964

$20 Federal Reserve Note  /  October 7, 1964  / October 7, 1964

$50 Federal Reserve Note / August 24, 1966 / September 28, 1966

$100 Federal Reserve Note / August 18, 1966 / September 27, 1966








Patriotic Christianity