Under God in pledge of allegiance.

[SkyRock]

If you don't like the word God on your currency then get rid of the currency.

It's not about liking it there, the question is why was it put there.  165 years of it not being there should have told us something.  I personally don't care whether it's there or not as I will spend it no matter what, but if there were a vote tomorrow about it, I'd vote no!  I don't like being force-fed anyone else's belief about God, one should keep his relationship with God between him and God!  I think it makes us look stupid to put it on money, as if were sided towards a religous state.  

[SirLoin]

the actual polls did say that more than 80% of the people don't want "in god we trust" or mention of him in the pledge removed.



lazs

Well if that's true,then majority rules for now(democracy has spoken).All the more incentive for us non-beleivers to raise awareness & purge the minds of irrationality.

The day will come when reason (based on evidence) wins this poll.

[SirLoin]

double post..

[AWMac]

I Believe.

And that's what matters to me.

Mac

[SirLoin]

I Believe.

And that's what matters to me.

Mac
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that's fine with me...but not when your belief creeps into legislation(stem cell research,gay rights),propaganda(Intellegent Design),morality(abortion),museums(anamtronic humans riding on saddled anamatronic stegasaurous's),shopping malls(1 month of "praise him" music),the Constitution(gov Huckabee saying he amend it in God;s image),the Pledge of Alliegence(added in the 50's),history(the civil right's march being a "faith based movement",conversation(except when taken in vein),government(islamic fascism),the operating table(genetil mutilation..circumcision of either gender).

Governor Huckabee proclaims "I did not decend from a monkee!!'..He is right of course.We decended from other primates about 200,000 years ago.

If we decended from monkees,we'd all look a little bit like Gov Huckabee.

[AWMac]

Medical miracles that Professional Doctors cannot explain.

Ever hear of Divine Intravention?

 

Mac

[SirLoin]

Medical miracles that Professional Doctors cannot explain.

Ever hear of Divine Intravention?

 

Mac

Give me a verified example of it...and i'll belive too.

If God can heal,then why is there medicine?

[splitatom]

it almost always 1 person thinks  they should have it change becauses they want it to be changed

[SOB]

it almost always 1 person thinks  they should have it change becauses they want it to be changed

That is simply profound.  Did you come up with it by yourself, or is it the work of a great philosopher from our past?

[SkyRock]

it almost always 1 person thinks  they should have it change becauses they want it to be changed

No, it was a bunch of scared people trying to make a statement in 1954 that had it changed, before that, it just said 1 dollar!  I don't like people trying to influence my right to live with their take on religion, it is my belief that religion should be kept to one's self which is why we die and meet our maker alone, noone else but you and your creator knows where you stand.   Why make it a public affair?  If I trust God, which I do, I shall be the one who knows that, and if I want others to know, I will put myself out there and tell people, but to have my government try and speak for me on religion........is way to freaky.  I would rather all those boiinkers to shut the boink up and work on governmental things such as taxes and roads!  Leave my relationship with my maker to me.

[AWMac]

Give me a verified example of it...and i'll belive too.

If God can heal,then why is there medicine?

Because Man wants to equate himself to the same level as GOD.

Not gonna happen.

Mac

[SirLoin]

Because Man wants to equate himself to the same level as GOD.

Not gonna happen.

Mac

It's so gratious of you to speak for all of mankind...

There are too many world leaders in history that think like you.

[wrongwayric]

Who's God? Think about that one. Almost all religions i know of no matter what name they use for him/her it ends up coming down to this is our God that my religion is based on. My feelings are your not saying under the majorities vote/opinion it' everyone else's God, your saying under mine, the one you believe in and you would pledge yourself to. Just my 2 cents on it.

[AWMac]

It's so gratious of you to speak for all of mankind...

There are too many world leaders in history that think like you.

Nope just speaking for myself... you have to find your own way.

Mac

[Chairboy]

Who's God? Think about that one. Almost all religions i know of no matter what name they use for him/her it ends up coming down to this is our God that my religion is based on. My feelings are your not saying under the majorities vote/opinion it' everyone else's God, your saying under mine, the one you believe in and you would pledge yourself to. Just my 2 cents on it.

Unless you have more than one God (see 'Monotheism' versus 'Polytheism') or simply don't believe there is a god and don't want the US to move in the direction of Iran's or Afghanistan's previous theocracy.