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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I don't think it is comparable to "bling bling" and "Let's Roll", although I see what you are getting at. God is much deeper than any popular catchphrase.
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Sorry. I somehow lost track of this one...
Sure God "is much deeper than any popular catchphrase,"
to some. When it's attached to the end of every soundbyte, every speech, et cetera, et cetera, almost as an afterthought, it seems incredibly cheap and certainly comparable to the "catchphrase du jour."
The intent and purpose of the words are what matters. Are politicians really expressing their beliefs and actually calling down the blessings of God when they say, "God, bless America" or is it cheap shenanigans simply to court the electorate and snag the 'religious' vote?
I agree with Filtherton. "God" is welcome in the government so long as "He" proves his usefulness. As long as invoking the name of The Almighty equals extra votes, politicians are more than happy to keep the ruse of "God" in government alive.
And it is exclusionary. I have no qualms with any particular religion and I certainly couldn't care less what denomination my President chooses as his own or how he professes his faith. To be honest, I want a President who consults his faith when making the big decision. I just don't want his faith making his decision for him. The Schiavo incident, gay marriage...incidents where personal religious beliefs (in this case Christian ideology) outweigh the common good of the republic, well, they make it exclusionary. It's kind of scary thought since I always heard it was "out of many, one." Says so right there on my quarter, "E pluribus unum" and not "We'll protect your interests as long as they coincide with ours." Of course, that'd be kind of long for a quarter...