Hey, guys... ;-) There is one simple reason why I don't freak out in a knee jerk reaction over things like Obama saying "so help me God" and I don't worry about it being a conflict of interest between church and state.

It's because I live in a country, Canada, where religion barely ever even raises a blip in the ongoing political dialogue of the nation. It simply doesn't matter here, except to a few cranks who have an emotional obsession about it, and they comprise less than 1% of the population, I figure.

Oh, and there's another reason. I don't expect everyone else in the world to bend to my own chosen preferences in such things...whether they be "for" or "against" such things as using the word "God" in a ceremony or believing in some concept which could be called "God". They can do it if they want. They can not do it if they want. I.....don't.....care. I am not threatened. I lose no sleep over it. I enjoy the variety of viewpoints, since I am living amongst a variety of people, so it's to be expected.