WTF???

[AngryBiker]

Humanity may be overrated but it beats the alternative, IMNSHO.

And how many alternatives to being human have you tried? <- the preceding was a joke.

I'm all for secularism. I don't see our govt. 'forcing' religion anywhere. With all due respect, it seems to me that you guys are swattin' butterflies.

I can understand why you would say that and, believe it or not, I agree to an extent. These are relatively minor and harmless things, hardly worthy of getting worked up about, let alone staging actual protests. As an atheist, I see these little things as pushing the boundaries (if not actually crossing them) of the separation of church and state.

Our children are forced to recite "one nation, under god", regardless of their actual religion. I am forced to swear to 'god' that I will tell the truth. My money declares trust in 'god'. And so on. These small religious references are forced upon the entire populace, regardless of individual religious views.

So what? At face value, I agree... but I also feel it is important to remind the powers that be that they have already come close to the 'line' and should take care not to cross it. Complaining about these minor infringements is the easiest way to prevent them from going too far. Most of us do not actually expect them to change these things, but now they know they can't just keep heading toward theocracy without opposition.

Right on, friend. Here's to ya (clink).