Urban said:
the presence or absence of one word in our pledge of allegiance (even if it was put in out of mcarthyist paranoia) will not sway the public to or from a religion. I really beleive that because I said it every day growing up and I'm more budhist than anything.
As far as green peace, they're a bunch of propoganda endorsing liars as far as I'm concerned. people starve to death in africa and they convince authorities that GM crop donations are poisonous. Horse shit. I hope a whaling ship harpoons the whole fucking lot of them.
Not to beat a dead horse or anything but I was FORCED to say it EVERY DAY in grade school. I do not agree with religion being forced down my throat.
When I enlisted in the military they were just starting, on the oath, to allow people not to finish with "in god we trust". I stood silent along with one other person and the guy that swore us in gave the two of us a baffled look then avoided us as much as possible.
My point? What the fuck is the Christian Deity doing in my pledge to defend the United States and why do I get judged negatively for not supporting it?
As Madmick has said, that's a violation and those who say "it's not a big deal" don't seem to get it. It's about respecting all cultures equally. Public display of religious favoritism by the US Government IS a big deal.
Notice that they're saying "happy holidays" now instead of Merry Christmas? People are mad about that. I personally say Merry Christmas, but, do you understand why it needed to be changed when used for a mass audience?
In case you're wondering, I am not anti-religion nor am I an extremist from some off-shoot religion. Religions have their uses. Personally, I consider religion to be more about a chosen way of life than about the gods themselves. I consider my self to be a free thinker that will not be constrained by others. I make decisions on my own and am solely responsible for their repercussions. There will be no forgiveness for my actions and if I am unable to bare the shame of the action I don't take it in the first place.
Any one seen Kingdom of Heaven? I loved that move. The scene where the castle is being sieged and Orlando Bloom turns to the priest for advice... "Convert now (to the attackers religion) and repent later."
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