Secular Humanism On The Rise
In Europe and U.S., Nonbelievers Are Increasingly Vocal – washingtonpost.com
The majority of nonbelievers say they are speaking out only because of religious fanatics. But some atheists are also extreme, urging people, for example, to blot out the words “In God We Trust” from every dollar bill they carry.
That’s the Washington Post’s idea of “extreme”?? Ha! The day a bunch of atheists band together for the purpose of killing religious believers — THEN they can legitimately be called “extremists”.
I don’t have a problem with scribbling out “In God We Trust” on dollar bills — but I doubt it will be terribly effective in persuading anyone of anything. I agree with the general sentiment, though. I believe there should be NO religious references in anything having to do with our government. No “In God We Trust”, no “One nation under God”, and certainly no “Ten Commandments” in the courtrooms. It’s not because I think religion should be wiped out entirely — I think there can be great good from religious belief — rather, it’s because a Democracy oughtn’t favor one kind of religious belief over another, or over no religious belief. Religion and government should be completely separate.
Posted by RebeccaHartong on September 15, 2007 under Uncategorized
“I believe there should be NO religious references in anything having to do with our government. No “In God We Trust”, no “One nation under God”, and certainly no “Ten Commandments” in the courtrooms. It’s not because I think religion should be wiped out entirely — I think there can be great good from religious belief — rather, it’s because a Democracy oughtn’t favor one kind of religious belief over another, or over no religious belief. Religion and government should be completely separate.”
Thank you, thank you! I agree entirely, and it’s NOT because I am somehow opposed to any god or religion. Religion is a fine thing — it provides comfort and structure to an awful lot of people. But it DOESN’T belong in government! Goverment should be absolutely secular. Unfortunately, there are certain groups (check out Bob Enyart and his band of idiots for an example) who are working towards the establishment of a Christian theocracy. You know…kind of like…uh…well…the Taliban.