Why do some atheists want to take God out of everything if they are so open minded?

Question

Example: Wanting to take it out of the pledge of allegiance, out of God Bless You, etc.

Answer 1

"The world, full of rioting, full of godless pleasure, is asleep, asleep in carnal security. Men are putting afar off the coming of the Lord. They laugh at warnings. The proud boast is made, "All things continue as they were from the beginning." "Tomorrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant." 2 Peter 3:4; Isa. 56:12. We will go deeper into pleasure loving. But Christ says, "Behold, I come as a thief." Rev. 16:15. At the very time when the world is asking in scorn, "Where is the promise of His coming?" the signs are fulfilling. While they cry, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction is coming. When the scorner, the rejecter of truth, has become presumptuous; when the routine of work in the various money-making lines is carried on without regard to principle; when the student is eagerly seeking knowledge of everything but his Bible, Christ comes as a thief."(DA, 635)

Answer 2

You know, it's so easy to say "come on, why do you atheists care so much about God being in the Pledge of Allegiance?" when you believe in God. When you don't, it's a different story. If the Pledge said "one nation under Vishnu" I'd imagine that you'd feel differently about being required to say it every morning.

And I've never heard anyone say that they wanted to do anything with "God Bless You"...

Answer 3

It was illegally inserted into the pledge in 1954.

The pledge is coerced speech, anyway, and that means it is not free speech. It's the same as making you say an Islamic or Hindu prayer to start the day.

If you wish to say god bless you, by all means do so.

All we are doing is upholding the First Amendment: Separation of Religion and Government.

Answer 4

The addition of the word 'god' to the pledge was unconstitutional, and occurred during the 1950's. Many atheists would like to see the pledge restored to its original form, and to have the constitution upheld in the future. I don't know of any atheists that care about the phrase 'god bless you'. Seriously, where are you getting this crap? There is a freedom of speech in this country, if someone wants to say 'god bless you' everytime they see me, that's their right...I'll laugh at them for believing in fairy tale characters and worshipping imaginary beings, and that's my right. It's very simple, follow the constitution and keep religious cult dogma, doctrine, and fairy tales out of the government and anything paid for, sponsored by, owned by the public.

Answer 5

I'm one who doesn't think that anyone should be forced to say a pledge of allegiance at all unless you feel like it. "Under God" wasn't even added to it until the fifties.

Christianity doesn't belong in the government, public schools, and everywhere else like so many people want. Worship your god at home and at church, and leave our secular government the way it should be in order to uphold one of the main things the Constitution stands for. THAT'S what most atheists want.

Answer 6

Because a bunch of big headed Christians decided to put UNDER GOD in the pledge in 1954...

Seems odd that there was no mention of GOD in the original pledge which was penned by a Baptist Minister.

It was added in as a way to combat those godless heathen commies. Fear mongering by the Knights of Columbus put the phrase UNDER GOD in... seems only right that it should be removed now that the cold war is over.

Answer 7

The fight to keep America free is waged by people of all faiths, not just atheists.

And it has nothing to do with being "open-minded" it involves especting Constitutional rights and returning what has become a theocracy to our secular heritage.

(You DO know that "under God" was only added to the pledge in the 1950's, right?)

Answer 8

Study your history, cupcake. One Nation Under God wasn't added until the 50 and In God We Trust wasn't added to money until right after the civil war. It was a serious fight to get even that.
You are free to have your god at your house and at your place of worship. Just don't try to force it into mine. Laws should be based on humanistic principles and religion left up to the person. THAT is freedom of religion. Not freedom of YOUR religion.

Answer 9

How would you feel if Allah (pbuh) was in the pledge of allegiance? I'm not a Muslim, but that was the first example I could think of. They don't like having something they don't believe in forced upon them.

Answer 10

I am not an Atheist. No one religion belongs above another in the United States according to the constitution. Why are Christians being so Anti-American?