[SpamCop-Social] Re: Defenders of "under god" are ... mislead or misleading (pick one)

[Kenneth Brody]

Miss Betsy wrote:
> 
> IMHO, it is picky to fuss about the name of "God" - the point being
> that, at this time in history, most US citizens believe in a Higher
> Power(s) and that makes us a nation, under God, even if some people
> don't believe in any god.  The founding fathers were of different
> faiths and beliefs and they were willing to be tolerant of
> expressions of faith as long as there wasn't one 'government
> faith'.
> 
> While I would in no way want the government to grant or deny favors
> because of one's religion, I do not like having those people who do
> not believe insist that I have to act as though I don't believe
> because they are uncomfortable with expressions of faith.

Yet, you don't see a problem with forcing them to act as if they do
believe?

And, no one is stopping you from believing, and no one is asking you
to act as if you don't.

> I don't
> care if they are silent in the part about 'under God' if that galls
> them instead of viewing it as simply a fact that the majority
> believe we are.  IMHO, they are the ones who are intolerant and
> making godlessness a state 'religion'

Why not just recite a prayer to Jesus every morning, and simply tell
any non-Christians "just don't say the prayer"?  Or for that matter,
recite a prayer to Allah (it's just another name, isn't it) every
morning.

The point is, that just because such recital doesn't conflict with
the majority of today's population, doesn't make it constitutional.
State-sponsored religion of the majority is still State-sponsored
religion.

Remember, "popular speech doesn't need protection".

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