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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
its funny how, things are as they are in America, but in Britain were the state and church are so entwined, where you are forced to say hymns in school, where the head of state is also "The Defender of the Faith"... that Christianity is a minority and fringe religion, and the Church is openly mocked by most.
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I think that the word would be...
ironic. In any event, I was not aware that Christianity was a minority in Britain. (color me another uninformed, self-involved American) What, would you say, is the "prevailing" religion? I don't like that the "Church" is openly mocked, but then again the Church has done it's fair share of mocking.
I've made no secret of the fact that I am an atheist. I do not believe in a "Divine Creator", or a "Supreme Being". If pressed into anything, I would probably lean toward an earth based religion, but I'm not there yet, either. I believe in Freedom of Religion. Freedom of
ALL religions. To me, that also encompasses a freedom
from religion. What you believe, what the old lady down the street believes, or what the checker at the grocery store believes should not affect
my life. And, for the most part, it does not. I only have a problem with "religion" when it's forced upon me. How does that go? My right to swing my fist ends at the tip of your nose? Or something like that.
"In God We Trust"? "One Nation Under God"? To be honest, neither really bother me all that much. Do I wish that they weren't there? Yeah, I do. But, with gas prices climbing to what they predict may hit upwards to $5.00 per gallon, and Winter coming with natural gas prices expected to rise by 70% over last years costs, I don't really care what the hell they put on my money. I just worry about having enough of it, at this point. In other words, I've got more important things to worry about that a deity that I don't believe in anyway.
Gilda? I'd say that you pretty much nailed it with your last post.