Why does 'Under God' want to be removed?
SInce we were here first should'nt Moslem immigrants be expected to form to our way of life, and not theirs?
2007-08-03 18:44:44 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Isn't it a wedge issue in which if we continue to allow the foreigners room they will eventually bring us down?
2007-08-03 19:00:20 · update #1
Anyone ever heard of Muhammed?
What did Muhammed ever do for mankind?
2007-08-03 19:01:39 · update #2
We are the blessed ones who everyone wants to see be de-blessed.
2007-08-03 19:01:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
First, as has already been pointed out, the Founders had nothing to do with 'Nation under God.'
Second, Islam is the third Abrahamic religion. Muslims believe that the Koran is the third and final installment in the great book. They follow the Torah and the Bible. They believe that Jesus was a prophet sent by Allah (God). Muhammad, to Muslims, is the last prophet of God (Allah). So, they believe in the same God.
Third, do you have any idea how many atheists and agnostics live within this country? If you only want people who believe in the same god as you, there are millions of nonbelievers for you to worry about, before you ostracize the Muslims.
2007-08-04 02:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You forget that there are millions of Americans who worship a different god, or different gods, or no god at all.
"Under God" in the pledge, money, and other government areas, is unconstitutional in my opinion ( you know, the part where government should not promote religion ).
Anyways, who says Muslims (that's the way you spell it) want it removed? Aside from the fact that there are already hundreds of thousands of Muslims in the U.S., they too believe in a god, and can rightfully accept "Under God" as meaning theirs as well (even if it isn't "Allah").
Most people just want it removed because it's not fair to people who are polytheists, agnostic, or atheist, which have always been here, but are also all growing populations in the U.S.
2007-08-04 01:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ok, as it was already pointed out...
"One Nation Under God" was NOT added to the pledge until the 1950's...that is a known fact. Whether or not you want to argue that it was "implied" by the founding fathers??? Well, that is up to you...
2007-08-04 02:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by starrzfan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was born here in the USA, and I was born a Christian, but now I'm an atheist. Am I unpatriotic now? Do I need to ****ing leave because I'm Unamerican now just because I don't pray to the God that most Americans do?
2007-08-04 03:12:09 · answer #5 · answered by PsychoCola 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"SInce we were here first should'nt Moslem immigrants be expected to form to our way of life, and not theirs?"
wtf does "Nation under God" have to do with Muslim immigrants reforming to our way of life? Both Christians and Muslims believe in God, the difference is each other's version of the story.
2007-08-04 02:00:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Moslems DO conform to the American way of life--which is FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
As for the "under God" phrase in the Pledge of Allegience--that was not in the text when it was written. It was added later by the same kind of intolerant fake Christians tha t now try to villify and smear Muslims simply because they follow a different religion. Which makes these right-wing bigots the ones who are unAmerican.
2007-08-04 01:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
As much as I agree with your sentiment, I cannot think of any founding document (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, etc.) that says anything about being a nation "under God." I still think "under God" should be in the pledge, but your reliance on the Founding Fathers may be a little misplaced.
2007-08-04 01:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by Matt W 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Why can't we all just get along and stop all this stupid fighting if we don't stop it will end in the world being blown to bits by our side there side then no one will need to worry about GOD.
2007-08-04 02:17:09 · answer #9 · answered by Teenie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Muslims would say we were "under God" as well.
When they said under "God", was that assumed to be only the Christian/ Jewish God? (And yes, it's true that the God in Islam is the same God as the Christian and Jewish one...you know, same history).
According to the founders, we have freedom of religion, anyone is able to practice any religion they like in this country.
So the word "God" applies to every ones God, not just the Judea one.
Thank GOD we live in a great secular land, just like the founding father's intended.
I think it's fair to call all who are this ignorant about our founding fathers and the founding documents "un American".
2007-08-04 01:47:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
Um, the phrase "one nation under god" was added to the pledge of allegiance in the 50s...1950s. No founders had a hand in it.
The pledge itself didn't enter society until the 1890s.
2007-08-04 01:47:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 3⤋