[Viva Le Dissention]

You're right. Where I come from, people are civilized and have respect for their fellow man. We respect God and his creations.

We don't harrass our fellow human beings and we don't have some high-handed morality that we blast other people with. We don't attempt to belittle others into agreement.

I'll take my small view of the world and continue on. I like it a lot better than having my "eyes open," like you.

[maxwell]

We don't harrass our fellow human beings and we don't have some high-handed morality that we blast other people with. We don't attempt to belittle others into agreement.

Which is precisely what Dr. Newdow was trying to do.

Make up your mind.

[Miss Marple]

Regarding atheism and the Pledge, I have a question.

Now Christians and Jews and Muslims believe in a single God, and that is a tenet of their faith. Hindus believe in many gods, and Buddhists in no literal God. Atheists believe in no God, and apparently no life after death.

Now, since an atheist thinks there is no God and that we are all a bunch of simple minded fools, what harm does it do to hear the word? I mean, every day the child hears words like "Easter Bunny" and "tooth fairy" and "Santa Claus" and probably tales at Halloween about ghosts and goblins. If the atheist believes that God is fictional, what is the big deal about HEARING the word...it would be no different to the atheist than hearing the words "tooth fairy."

In my opinion this is a concerted attempt to undermine yet another part of traditional Americana.

[billhilly]

"I'll take my small view of the world and continue on. I like it a lot better than having my "eyes open," like you."

If you are going to play in this league, better get some padding in your glove.