“It would seem that not only is religion lacking in the schools -- so is common sense. I wonder what a teacher is supposed to say if a kid asks about those four words on a dime -- 'In God We Trust.' Or maybe that's why they aren't being taught how to read these days.”

(-; I like it a lot ;-) To the point, way more accuracy than not.

Observations by a educator will reveal this, that in difficult times the conventional individual will proclaim 'In God We Trust," while in the profitable times they make fun of the those who make this proclamation.

"In God We Trust" — not politicians!  Hence the checks and balances of a republican form of government. Why?  Because power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Words on the obverse side of American coinage used to appear "Mind Your Business" — in more ways than one! ;-)