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There was an excellent Larry King the other night with the question "Where do we go when we die?". They had a hardline Christian minister (who said that EVERY word in the Bible was gospel, every story absolute truth), a Catholic priest, a Muslim higher-up (sorry don't know the name), a Rabbi, some girl who was pretty into JC, and the president of the American Athiests. They had quite a conversation. It was very interesting, as someone who considers themself to be an atheist, to listen to the dialog.
As someone who does not believe in God (and I promise I won't jam it down your throat unless it's something you bring up first, say Amen) I have to say the bullshit about the pledge of allegiance and prayer in school disgusts me.
My "religion" or way of doing things is to treat people in a manner I would like to be treated. I think many atheists think you have your shot down here to enjoy life & be a good person, since there is no afterlife. That being said, if you want to pray in school, in an airplane, or wherever, go ahead, it does not bother me. If our currency says "In God We Trust" it's true that I don't buy it (no pun intended) but I'm not suing the government for putting it on my money. I also don't care about God being in the pledge of allegiance, once again, it's what the masses believe so it's fine by me. I am not offended.
Way too many people are way too quick to bitch about their rights being violated these days. Shut the hell up & get along with each other. If everybody had the same views the world would be one damn ugly place.
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