Religion

yes, but what I said was to not dislike someone based on if they do or do not believe in a god.

yes yes tex, I like you too
*under breath* yeah right

yerstupid 😛
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*slow handclap*
you're the first one that said that for sure

Queeq, with that quote of mine you used I was talking about the parting of the Red Sea, not the Flood. All I said about the Flood was that it wasn't a certainty.

Originally posted by Gundark
That pledge thing pisses me off. So when the kid cited the pledge, he could have just stayed silent for those two words. Whats the big deal ? His father just wanted some publicity as far as I'm concerned.

pff! nonsense! religion should be taken away from such important speeches. especially in a country like USA, where people from so many different countries live. and on money and in politics and everywhere, argh! let people decide themself what they want to believe, and let it be a personal matter, not with one 'correct' religion stamped in your face everywhere.

Well maybe they should just have everybody vote on it and go with the majority. I could care less one way or the other whether its in there or not.

well of course it's okay for you when you believe in God. others though, might find it more important,

It DOES seem odd that, in a country where Church and State are seperated, that those who believe in their country but not in God have to include God in the allegiance pledge.

I never really thought about it that much. I'm a firm believer in God and a religious person (although you'd never know it to meet me, cause I don't normally discuss it) but the pledge is just something I never bothered to sit down and analyze. I've got enough other things on my plate.

fair enough, but you said that happening discussed earlier pissed you off , in that other post

I think it should be against the law to say God Damn-it in public, and Holy Shit, and Jesus, cause some atheists might get offended!

Seeing as it often offends religious types as well I am surprised that anyone says them at all...

I was making a joke! 😄

hmmm, in dutch you have "godverdomme"
wich is actually "god, make me stupid", so it's more a wish than something else...,

My God, it's a miracle!!!
Yers, God has actually answered your prayers!!!! 😛

a bit too many times actually...

I didn't say that I disliked atheists. There are some people who just take it to the extreme and try to push their atheism on everybody else.

yes, but there are certainly those amongst the christians too! both have 'extremists'!

Yeah, but atheist complain about having religion forced upon them when they are the ones who are foisting their lack of religion into everyday society.