Atheists want God stricken from inaugural oath
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How is making, through court injunction, another human being to not say something because it doesn't sit well your own beliefs forcing your view on another human being?Cheeze_Pavilion said:
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I never said it designated Christianity, just that it was founded on Christian Beliefs. The US is definitely not designated a Christian nation (though it is worth pointing out that only one President to date has not been Protestant, and he was Catholic).Xiado said:
Yes, as long as they provided the same for every other religion. If they provided it for only one, or gave preferential treatment to any one, then it would be unconstitutional. Since nobody wants to open that can of worms (If my religion demands Diamonds for its vestments, is that preferential, and if they refuse because I demand natural diamonds, are they discriminating...), I doubt it will happen.Cheeze_Pavilion said:
However, the government can and does give money to charities that are openly religious for the purposes of charity work. In fact, local religious centers have long been held as one of the best ways to get charity work done, and as such, local governments will often give out money to local churches, temples, synagogues, and mosques to take care of the poor and/or homeless.
This is bordering the Christian zealots, only without the annoying deity backing them. I thought atheists were all about, don't push your religion on me and i won't push mine on you even if I secretly mock you with my atheist friends. So this bunch as every other seems to be going down the drain.
PETA is a terrorist organization, while Atheists are an ironic religion. There is a big difference.
I'm sorry I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you saying atheists are non-conformist and turn to satanism/paganism? Or that theists are non-conformists who turn to satanism/paganism?Xiado said:
The oath can wait. I want that tripe in the pledge of allegiance and our currency taken off.
Fucking 50s were a burden to the human race.
Fucking 50s were a burden to the human race.
Hey, all you atheists who want God stricken from everything, I've got a suggestion for you. How about we play the fun little game called LET IT GO!!! The man is the bloody President (or will be soon enough), so it should be his damn call on what he wants to say at the end of his innauguration. If he wants to say Praise Allah, or Hail Xenu, that's his frigging choice! If you're so bent out of shape over the whole thing, don't watch the innauguration then.
Perhaps, just a thought here, the idea of a secular state meant that it was not a church-run government, there is NOTHING in the constitution to say that the people were or were not believers.
The founding fathers were fleeing the Church of England, which had close ties to government and was persecuting anyone that didn't conform, they wanted to ensure that wouldn't happen again.
As for Inaugural Oath, it should be stricken, in the sense that no one is made to say that, but it should not be Banned, so that no one is made to omit it either.
The founding fathers were fleeing the Church of England, which had close ties to government and was persecuting anyone that didn't conform, they wanted to ensure that wouldn't happen again.
As for Inaugural Oath, it should be stricken, in the sense that no one is made to say that, but it should not be Banned, so that no one is made to omit it either.
You still get the odd atheist who will kill random people. And there have been some world leaders who have done terrible things to oppress religion because of their own atheism.ChristmasChild said: