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Originally Posted by Daoust
I take no pride in being a part of this Godless country. I believe its a national shame and something we should try to hide, not flaunt.
I take pride in being a Canadian, dont' get me wrong. But I strongly dislike our growing atheistic, gnostic state.
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Daoust, I don't think you have it right. This nation is hardly a "Godless country". Look around. How many churches do you see? How many people send their children to publicly funded Catholic schools?
Our nation is not the unified Christian nation it was when it was founded. We are a nation of a multitude of religious faiths and cultures. Why have our governenment hold to anyone of these (or any for that matter)?
Governments should be secular. However, there is nothing to stop the individual politicians from expressing their faith. Most speeches I see, carry some mention of God or faith (Paul Martin is a faithful Catholic). The difference between here and other nations is that our politicians do not see it as neccessary to wear their religion on their sleeve. It may infuse who they are but it does not have to be all that they are about.
I know you are a devout practicing Christian. I applaud you for convictions as much as I do the GG for hers. I should point out that, I may be an aetheist but I will be one of the first people on the front line if there is a fight to defend anyone's right to practice their religion.
Here's a question. What if the GG was a Buddhist, or a Jew, or Hindu? Why would she swear to a God in which she has no belief? I would rather have someone who was true to their beliefs than someone who merely paid lip service to a religion to please the populace.