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Originally Posted by Willravel
It was never about honoring god, it was about winning the hearts and minds of the religious. Just as "under God" in the pledge was anti-Communist propaganda, "In God We Trust" was propaganda. The people who support it being on the bills are likely ignorant of history. Or are a Jr. Senator from Wisconsin ...
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I guess its semantics. You call it propaganda, I say its a slogan. Either was it is not establishing a state religion.
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The impact has been stated many times: it's a blatant attempt at presenting our government as Christian.
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I think that is my question, how do you separate our history and the impact Christianity has had? Many of the traditions and customs followed in this country and by our government are based on religion, how do you draw the line on when and where to remove those traditions and customs?
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So is the Bible, from my perspective, but that doesn't mean it doesn't carry weight with other people.
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Who cares if it carries weight with other people as long as it does not infringe upon your rights? If a public official uses a bible to take an oath of office, how does that impact you? if it is a bible, a comic book or no book, isn't it the oath that matters?