TreborLow

Let's not make a mountain out of a can of beans (or soda). I too, remember when that phrase was added and objected then and still do. We are a country with a constitutional separation of Church and State and we should abide by that law. Right now, there are too many other, much more important things to protest than an aluminum can.

amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

Whose God? mine? yours? an agnostic's? a Hindu's? a Protestant's? a Jewish, Catholic, and on and on? Do you realize that most wars in history have been fought over religion? Millions of people have died over the centuries because someone else didn't like their god. Best to not pretend that your version of God is the only version that's legitimate. "When you pray, go into your closet.....". In other words, your religion should be a private matter and you have no right to tell me I'm wrong about mine. We can all love one another as human beings without insisting that one particular belief system is the only path to love. In fact, most religions don't even seem to understand the concept of love. If they did, we wouldn't still be having religious wars.

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

Thankfully, God is adored and respected in many institutions of government, as shown by the collage here. Without God in our lives, we become lost. Witness what happens to countries like Russia or China, etc. when the "state" becomes their god.

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Larry Powell Loc: Columbus OH

When was this image made? Stories like this fly all over the internet and usually are not true. I do not know about this one.

Larry Powell Loc: Columbus OH

That is a very foolish remark and I do not think this is a political forum.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Totally agree!! Well formulated and stated!
Mark

EdU239 Loc: The Northeast

One added bit of irony: From Wikipedia— The author was a Baptist minister and Christian socialist named Francis Bellamy.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

I guess you would but that guts the pledge of its significance.

Our nation was founded by folks who knew that our rights came from our creator and that no human or government could take them away. The idea that there should be justice for all is founded upon the idea that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. The language is very clear and specific.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

The only God that actually exists....the God that the founders recognized; the Creator. The God of the bible.



Actually that's false. Quit repeating it.

The biggest murderers in history have been Godless.
In their book, “Encyclopedia of Wars,” authors Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod document the history of recorded warfare, and from their list of 1763 wars only 123 have been classified to involve a religious cause, accounting for less than 7 percent of all wars and less than 2 percent of all people k**led in warfare. While, for example, it is estimated that approximately one to three million people were tragically k**led in the Crusades, and perhaps 3,000 in the Inquisition, nearly 35 million soldiers and civilians died in the senseless, and secular, slaughter of World War 1 alone.

History simply does not support the hypothesis that religion is the major cause of conflict.



Sorry, I will proclaim the t***h for as long as I'm allowed to...even if you don't like.

I'll also point out the severely sloppy reasoning you are displaying here:

Your point: "other folks claim that their god is the real god and so do you so nobody can know which or if any is real"

The issue with your reasoning: Just because counterfeit bills exist does that mean that real money doesn't exist? Of course not. That's horribly sloppy thinking.



Hahaha...this is so out of the atheist play book! I don't believe in your bible but I'll quote it if I can get you to shut up.

How would you like another quote out of that same bible?

"Go preach the good news to all men...." and "make disciples out of all men"

Whoops.



The problem is that the concept of loving your fellow human is a wholly Christian concept. Without an ultimate standard of morality, why should one piece of cosmic broccoli care what another piece of cosmic broccoli does to them?

Morality only makes sense via the Christian worldview.

And secondly, nobody said it's a path to love...at least not Christians. We say this: "you will die in your sins unless you repent and believe in the only One who can save you...Jesus Christ...so please reach out to Him before it's too late and you receive the just punishment for your sins...."

That's the Christian message and that's what I'm commanded to proclaim as the good news.

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

Thanks for the reminder a lot of people are offended by the way he or she or it looks like. Down with the Statue of Liberty!! Till we can tell it’s sex oops I’m g****r i mean I I need another shot of da koolade

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

I like your idea we should strike all the coins with God on them down! Then we have to go after George Washington next! He owned s***es very bad boy he must be stricken from da history books. I think the next 10 or so presidents as well. Honest Abe also mentioned God he must go folks! Sorry I know there won’t be much left of our country, but upward and onward

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Those who are bent of digging into the archives of history should be able to discover when the word “God” was inserted.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

I seem to recall that the Masons called Him the Grand Creator of the Universe. I need to be corrected on this - other Masons sound off.

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

Beautiful well stated!