And this be our Motto, in GOD is our TRUST

Kind of blows out that whole church and state thing, doesn't it.

To those that believe there should be an insurmountable wall between the "church" and the "state", this stamp must be an annoyance. Maybe more than an annoyance.

It's unacceptable, they might say, that the Feddle Gummint even has such a motto, a motto that not only declares that yes, there is a Supreme Being (this "God" we've heard so much about), but, also that this Supreme Being is the recipient of our trust.

This "trust" business really is the worst of it, isn't it? It's bad enough that we officially acknowledge the existence of God, but do we have to put our trust in him? Should He really have anything to do directly with us or how we should organize our societal affairs? Can't we have a motto like "God, Take Him or Leave Him"? A political leader must (MUST!) put aside his or her faith, or lack thereof, when making decisions of governance.

And what about that crazy postmark-- "Pray for Peace"? What? "Peace" is not something you pray for. Peace is achieved only through an intense process of negotiation and compromise (also known as "talks") conducted by the bureaucratic, multi-national, quasi-democratic collection of both free republics and despotic regimes (also known as "the U.N."), where every self-appointed tin-horn Presidente-For-Life can hold forth and lecture us on human rights.

Political leaders with no trust in God, and peace via the U.N. squabblers?

I think I'll stick with the advice found on this stamp and postmark.