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Originally Posted by tspikes51
Even so, it still was founded by theists, not atheists. Most theists believe in a god, so there you go. Still, our country was founded by a Christian majority, and guess what, majorities have to rule in a democratic society. What a fuckin' concept.
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Yeah... and our country also has this thing called the Bill of Rights
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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If Congress is not supposed to establish a national religion, then why is "In God We Trust" on our money? Not every religion believes in the Judeo-Christo-Muslim god. What about Buddhism? Hinduism? Neo-Paganism? There's three well-known and well established religions that do not believe in a singular God. Therefore, putting "In God We Trust" on our money clearly shows favoritism towards monotheistic religions (and it would follow that we favor Christianity since our money doesn't say anything about Allah, Yahweh or Jehovah).
So... we were founded by theists. And these theists that decided we should be an independent country said "Hey, maybe it would be a good idea if people weren't pressured into other religions. That way they wouldn't have to leave and found a new country." What a fuckin' concept.
