No, it was first put on the 2 cent coin in 1864.
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/currency/in-god-we-trust.shtml
W3bbo wrote:
blindlizard wrote: I hate change in my pocket, I prefer bills. Also, In God We Trust is not just Christian. Jews worship God, Muslims worship God
But not atheists/agnostics, and there are several polytheist religions, and deists don't necessarily believe in a divine being.
Wasn't most of the "God" stuff added in the Joe "Death to godless communism!" McCarthy-era anyway?