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My hometown just blew a nice piece of change to erect a graven image of a religious slogan in our City Hall.
I don't have a problem with the Judeo/Christian superstitions but, by displaying the palcard "In God We Trust", does this translate into unfair treatment for other religions?
I was under the impression our system was set up to respect all religions, this leads me to believe we don't respect the "non-God" guys.

2006-09-17 06:06:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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I'm of the opinion that government buildings should not have religious anything on or in them. Of course, the Christians will rail at this opinion, but I stand by it 100%.

2006-09-17 06:10:22 · answer #1 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 3 1

No. Please look up Marxism, Communist/Socialism, Jean Trouseau, Sigmund Freud, Neitche, Nihilism the position the State turns into God and dictates to each and every part of your existence. Jean Trousseau, left 5 illigitimate children of their infancy and determined the "state" can make a significantly better be sure, fairly than safeguard his personal household tasks! Sound wide-spread? Freud develop into on the forefront of social engineering and believed that anybody who believes in a god as being flawed with an incurable neurosis! this style of questioning has failed in each and every society as has the fatalist view that regardless of occurs, i will do not something about it, there's no desire! Atheism is a faith as defined by employing Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. It has a set of values and ideology! the idea in self and technologies, better living by chemistry on my own! In u . s ., the bill of Rights contained in the first change guarantees the liberty to prepare or not prepare a particular faith, can workout that correct freely, without authorities interference and those of dissimilar religions may have legal redress with the authorities and under no circumstances worry or be intimidated by employing it!

2016-11-27 20:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Absolutely not.

However, "In God We Trust" is also written on our money. So I don't know if there's much you can do about that. But take heart, it doesn't say "In YOUR God We Trust"--which means you can substitute your own God in there, I suppose.

Try calling the ACLU or something, it is kind of a violation of Church and State.

To Devilsadvocate: For real huh? I would love to as well!

2006-09-17 06:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ana 5 · 2 0

Religious activities are works done according to ones faith.

Religious slogans aren't religious works (ceremonies) or laws (land laws) we are legally bound to.

The 10 commandments is a foundational faith. But it isn't land laws we have to abide by in America. There is nothing unconstitutional to have a cross or 10 commandments on government property.

Writing "In God we Trust." isn't making a law that a person has to believe in God.

Our country in the majority believes there is a God. So we is most of us. We don't all have to believe in God or else go to prison. We have freedom in America to believe or not to believe.

I guess one could erect a graven image with the religious slogan that writes, "Some of us don't trust in God."

It is not a violation of "seperation of church & state". An athiest can think in their head, "In God (think no-god) I Trust." Since that is the God of an athiest mind (nogod).

2006-09-17 06:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 1 2

You're right. Especially since there are many other quotes that could be used. A good one for multiculturalism is "E Pluribus Unum."

2006-09-17 06:16:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sincere Questioner 4 · 2 0

I am offended by all public displays of religion. I don't mind it when people have such beliefs, but it serves no purpose to declare your beliefs on government property. People simply wish to "win" the god debate by showing that their beliefs are endorsed by the government. Rather ridiculous really.

2006-09-17 06:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 2 2

I agree...Relgion should be seperate form government.Just because I'm Christian doesnt mean the rest of the world is...I hate hearing these stories.

2006-09-17 06:07:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6 0

that just proves that the churches are runing the goverment you will not find that in the uk in a on a city hall

2006-09-17 06:35:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Yes, corrupt people need religion as
their cover.

2006-09-17 06:09:40 · answer #9 · answered by nomad 4 · 2 0

This is absolute abuse of the system. Please tell me the name of your hometown, and I will forward this information on to American Atheists for a possible lawsuit. The church and state must remain separate, for all of our sakes.

2006-09-17 06:08:43 · answer #10 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 2 1

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