Then all you would have is cold heartless bastards who care only for order and not for people.
I beleive that the order that the state wishes for is based on the interest in its citizens; or at least it claims to be. So actually, this is more likely to give the government at smooth run at attempting to fulfill this purpose of keeping sufficient order.
And I am just going to ignore that saint business...
Only simple and quiet words will ripen of themselves. For a whirlwind does not last a whole morning, nor does a sudden shower last the entire day.
I THINK IN STEAD OF MAKING A BIG DEAL THE SAINTS SHOULD JUST GO UP IN PRAYER IF THEY WANT IT TO STAY LIKE THAT.PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BACK OFF OF IT AND JUST PRAY CUZ IF U BELIVE IN GOD U WOULD KNOW THAT PRAYER CHANGES THINGS IN LIFE AND IT CAN CHANGE PEOPLE WANTING TO TAKE GOD OUT THEY WONT BE ABLE TO IF THE SAINTS WOULD PRAY
But God has no place in government. Warped Theocracy has shown us this. It can only lead to disaster. But neither can spirituality be taken out of the government. Then all you would have is cold heartless bastards who care only for order and not for people.
...a Wandering Star for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever...
I don't understand why it offends so many Christians that God could be taken out of the pledge, money, court etc.. What is the problem? Just because you don't say, "Under God", in the pledge doesn't mean you've fallen from grace! So why care? If "Under God" was never in the pledge, would be an issue to put it there?
Although, I feel someone should be allowed to practice their faith where ever they maybe be.
"Come now, and let us reason together!" Says the Lord... -Isaiah 1:18
Why do people try to put god in everything? Oh ho ho the tables have turned.
Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. Frederick Douglass
Originally posted by clpo13: Because not everyone believes in God. You would do the same thing if someone tried to put references to the Flying Spaghetti Monster in everything. You don't believe in the FSM, therefore you wouldn't like having money that says "In the Flying Spaghetti Monster and his noodly appendages we trust" in big letters, would you?
I don't think God should be takin out but I do see your point.
Not only that, but removing two words from the pledge and four from money would have no real adverse affect. The country will not fall into ruin because the dollar doesn't mention God. Why? Because this is not a nation based on religion. It never was. Things like "In God we trust" don't really matter; they're merely cosmetic. In fact, early US money didn't have God anywhere on it. And the pledge was originally written without "under God" anywhere in it. It was only at the height of the Cold War that "under God" was inserted into the pledge in order to differentiate America from the "evil" atheistic Communists.
So, if our country managed with few references to God when it was younger, why would it be a problem to remove them now? The United States is not a theocracy. The state is separate from religion, so the state should really make no reference to religion in any sense other than historical. And as I've already pointed out, the references in the pledge and on our currency are not historical.
Because not everyone believes in God. You would do the same thing if someone tried to put references to the Flying Spaghetti Monster in everything. You don't believe in the FSM, therefore you wouldn't like having money that says "In the Flying Spaghetti Monster and his noodly appendages we trust" in big letters, would you?
Not only that, but removing two words from the pledge and four from money would have no real adverse affect. The country will not fall into ruin because the dollar doesn't mention God. Why? Because this is not a nation based on religion. It never was. Things like "In God we trust" don't really matter; they're merely cosmetic. In fact, early US money didn't have God anywhere on it. And the pledge was originally written without "under God" anywhere in it. It was only at the height of the Cold War that "under God" was inserted into the pledge in order to differentiate America from the "evil" atheistic Communists.
So, if our country managed with few references to God when it was younger, why would it be a problem to remove them now? The United States is not a theocracy. The state is separate from religion, so the state should really make no reference to religion in any sense other than historical. And as I've already pointed out, the references in the pledge and on our currency are not historical.
Some people want to pledge to the US, and not to God. Believe it or not, there are atheists out there. I know, I know.. It's shocking. But in time it will be alright.
...a Wandering Star for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever...
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