My understanding of the terrorism, gleaned from both my personal history with it and everything that's happened since, is that we are NOT "godless" - we are seen as Christian. We are the Infidel not because we follow no god, but because we follow the wrong prophet, being Christ. Which we don't, but the perception overseas is that Americans are Protestant (and therefore Christian), and to top it all off we're in cahoots with the Jews. But we are NOT seen as a godless country, we are seen as a Christian country, which is against our founding principles. But Bush, and all the GOd Bless America frenzy, are playing right into their hands, making us look more and more Christian every day.

The law here in Virginia includes a moment of silence (which I don't like either) and the Pledge of Allegiance is said by the teacher, but the students do not "have" to participate (yeah, right, like any 5 year old is going to stand up to the teacher). It's like one of the preschools I didn't put my kids in that said they have "voluntary prayer" (which meant the teacher said a Christian grace, but the kids didn't have to say it too - yeah, right, like a TWO-year old is going to stand up to the teacher).

And yes, I'd like to see it off the money too. If this is the first chink in the armor, I'm all for it - no fingers in the dike this time! (Spaw... a straight line for you...)