There is so much ignorance scattered throughout this thread it's hard to know where to begin. I guess I'll just pick on a few things that bothered me...
1) The words "under God" were not added to the Pledge of Allegiance until the early 1950s. Therefore it cannot be used in any argument about what ideals our founding fathers had in mind when establishing our country.
That being said, I recited it every morning of grade school and have no problem saying it today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_allegiance
2) The same thing stated above goes for "In God We Trust." It wasn't added to US currency until the 1950s. Before that only "E Pluribus Unum" (meaning "From many, one" or "Out of many, one") was the only motto used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Pluribus_Unum
3) Whether the country was founded on Christian ideals is debatable. What's absolutely not debatable is the fact that it was founded on the concept of the separation of church and state. The government should have absolutely no say in what citizens of the United States believe. Religion should have absolutely no say in the affairs of our government.
Obviously we still need to work on this (prayer in school, hand on the Bible, gay marriage, etc).
Alright, I'm tired of typing. I'm done for now.
Originally Posted by DeweyWRX
There is so much ignorance scattered throughout this thread it's hard to know where to begin. I guess I'll just pick on a few things that bothered me...
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