The camel's nose under the tent

Back on 22 April, 1864, the United States Congress, in its less-than-infinite-wisdom, added In God We Trust to all United States coins, and we've been stuck with it ever since. The religious, of course, think nothing of it. The rest of us cringe and bear it.

Rico says he's still unclear as to exactly what we're supposed to be trusting in God for... Cancer? Poverty? Crime? It always seems like they want to give God the credit for all the good stuff, but never the blame for the bad stuff. Not a bad job, being god, if you can get it...