This illustration is an idea that came to me as I had a discussion the other day about currency and whether or not the phrase "in god we trust" should be printed on our currency.I used a Stock image from a Deviantart user, AilinStock, as reference for the pirate,and just a regular coin for reference on how our coins look.When I ask people their opinions on having the phrase, "in god we trust" on our currency, I often get the response, "Well, I personally like having it on there because it coincides with my beliefs." The problem, however, lies within that little line of justification itself--they have no problem with it because it coincides with their beliefs. Unfortunately, for wide swaths of the population, this statement does not coincide with their beliefs (Buddhists are an atheistic religion, and Hinduism is polytheistic, rendering any mention of a singular "god" slightly absurd, as well as the roughly 20% who identify as non-religious).I'm not on a soapbox saying that this phrase must be erased from our currency today. I only want to help give people an idea of what it might feel like if they happened to live in a country that used a currency which featured statements that did not coincide with their beliefs. Your own reaction may vary. You may feel offended that I have the gall to even suggest you should try to put yourself in another person's shoes, when they are obviously wrong! Or you may just shrug your shoulders and say, "I still don't see the big deal". But either way, you will have opened your mind to a new idea, and will have had the chance to determine if that idea is valid or not. And then, you can go on your way, happy knowing that, at least in this one little area, you have put at least some thought into the issue