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Originally Posted by aceventura3
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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It's not semantic at all. It was propaganda, there's plenty of evidence they were used as such. Propaganda is not the same thing as a slogan.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
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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Many things have had a much larger impact than religion. You remove them when they are clearly being used to represent the current government.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
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?
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How about this, I propose a new dollar bill that states: "Religion is a combination of group think and delusion". It wouldn't impact you, would it?