Perplexed by this argument from a fundie friend

[Eilonnwy]

Fact checking may have helped you, because the President has not insisted we do not have a National Day of Prayer. He simply didn't make a day of it the way Bush did.

I have no problem with stamps, since to me they seem like a consumer good. Yes it's government made, but if people want a religious stamp, why should that bother me? There are plenty of other stamps to choose from. So the stamp thing is extremely minor to be, ultimately, pretty much a non issue.

It sounds to me that your Christian is friend is probably more insulted that it's a Muslim stamp, because there are a huge number of Christian stamps and the National Day of Prayer is a separate discussion.

I would call her argument a false analogy and just false in general because we still do have the National Day of Prayer anyway. If they didn't allow Christian stamps, she might have a dog in the fight, but that's not the case.

Edit: Also note, when something is religious and done within the purview of the Government, it's an all or nothing deal. So, either no religion gets preference or all religions get notice including lack of belief. If the stamps that are put out allow for any religious or non-religious imagery, I have absolutely no problem with it. Therefore, since we do have Christian stamps, we MUST include Muslim stamps.

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More on the National Day of Prayer:

A Wisconsin judicial court ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional last month, but President Obama still issued a National Day of Prayer Proclamation just as he did last year. The only thing President Obama didn't do is hold services in conjunction with the day.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-2...03544.html

Of course as an atheist, I think it's unconstitutional and should go away.