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Thread #62451   Message #1010503
Posted By: GUEST,Deacon Blues
29-Aug-03 - 08:21 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'Christian' Loonies Lose It in Montgomery
Subject: RE: BS: 'Christian' Loonies Lose It in Montgomery
I do think Moore is raising a legitimate point when he says that we invoke the Christian god all the time in government sponsored events, buildings, and rituals. He is correct to draw attention to the hypocrisy of those in the US who say on the one hand, we must have separation of church of state, and on the other, we must invoke the Christian god in all of our important rituals and ceremonies (ie swearing in and oath taking).

It is hypocritical, and the practice should be ended. In this day and age, when there are so many religions, denominations and sects of religions, agnostics, atheists, and people who profess to worship in non-traditional ways (ie New Age pagans, wiccans, etc) we shouldn't be invoking the Christian god in any of our government documents, rituals and ceremonies, etc. The time has long since passed when we should cleanse all levels of government of ANY vestiges of religion, period. The invocation of the Christian god is something our secular nation shouldn't do anymore.

Now, if Justice Moore would care to assist in elminating the hypocrisy by cleansing all levels of government within the US and it's territories, in order to be literal minded about all this, I'm right beside him on it!