10-28-2005, 02:07 PM
Wow, I didn't realise you were such a selfish person...if it were between myself and 100 others I would gladly sacrifice myself knowing that I did it for a greater cause and did not seek to preserve my own life by destroying others. I'll bet you're one of those people who would rather move to Canada or pretend to be gay in order to get out of military service if we were being invaded.
On topic though, if you notice the US was initially inhabited by religious people and then later colonized by religious outcasts. The country was founded on religious ideals and morals. You know why this country spreads out from one ocean to another? Manifest Destiny, a religious belief. Is it any coincidence that our laws have deep roots in things like the ten commandments and the Bible? I'm not religious, but I can accept these things.
And the pledge? Is it really going to hurt you to say it? Does it somehow force the belief in God into your head?
Oh, and by the way his name is not God...God is actually more of a title, as the Greeks had mutliple Gods, really God just refers to some higher power. Each religion has a different name for their God/Gods.
On topic though, if you notice the US was initially inhabited by religious people and then later colonized by religious outcasts. The country was founded on religious ideals and morals. You know why this country spreads out from one ocean to another? Manifest Destiny, a religious belief. Is it any coincidence that our laws have deep roots in things like the ten commandments and the Bible? I'm not religious, but I can accept these things.
And the pledge? Is it really going to hurt you to say it? Does it somehow force the belief in God into your head?
Oh, and by the way his name is not God...God is actually more of a title, as the Greeks had mutliple Gods, really God just refers to some higher power. Each religion has a different name for their God/Gods.