"Isn't it more about humanity than religion overall?" --- No...not to those who are pushing one particular brand of religion.

"Aren't the 10 Commandments something all humanity can live by?" Maybe...maybe not, but that particular formulation of rules is expressly connected to one particular religious tradition, and primarily is used to promote and support that tradition!

"Isn't that why they were given to the world?" -- They weren't...they were discovered in some old manuscripts....We don't know who wrote them. If you think they are good rules, and they are certainly not BAD rules, then live your life by them, and other good rules not precisely covered. But don't USE that set as if you can prove they are divinely inspired. Admire them, refer to them, enlarge on them...but don't cram them down people's throats.

"In God We Trust" --What about those who don't, and are still good people? Why can't we honor our country and swear to protect it without reference to religious background?


The right to religious freedom must be protected....people should be able to worship freely IN THEIR CHURCHES, but in this country Freedom OF Religion must include freedom FROM religion for those who wish it.

If most of the country were atheist, and you and 12 friends were the only Christians...or Jews...around, your right to worship and practice of your religion should never be infringed....and the reverse is true. If there were only 3 atheists in the country, there should STILL be no religious message in state and public documents or practices.

Fairness and freedom should never be a matter of majority vote or luck or trickery or state mandate. Certain personal choices should always be both freely chosen and not subject to the whims of the current power structure.