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Originally posted by Stratos:
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Originally posted by Yorick:
Good. It's a stupid argument against anyway. Arrogant in fact. Arrogant in the assumption that every person reciting the pledge has the Western concept of who and what God is while they recite it.
Is God "everything in existence" as per pantheist Hindus/Buddhists etc, a human concept as per Atheism/Humanism or an omnipresent personality as per monotheistic Christianity/Judaism/Islam?
Why should Atheism become the state worldview? Isn't that what happens if you remove any and every mention of the metaphysical? Enforce and legislate atheism?
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I disagree, not mentioning God does not make anything atheistic but since a higher power have putted a ban on religious discussions, we unfortunately can't discuss this further.
(Just wanted to have the last word. [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) [/QUOTE]Banning people from mentioning their God, and legislating to ensure people cannot make reference to their faith or God is legislating atheism.