Comments on: In God We Trust? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/08/01/in-god-we-trust/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Doreen http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/08/01/in-god-we-trust/#comment-394 Doreen Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:21:33 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/08/01/in-god-we-trust/#comment-394 How ironic that his "In God We Trust" day he writes <blockquote>Today, our country stands strong as a beacon of religious freedom. Our citizens, whatever their faith or background, worship freely.... blockquote> What hooey. Religious freedom should include freedom from religion. And some cannot worship freely - take the soldier killed in Iraq who could not have a Wiccan symbol put on his grave. Or UU ministers, representing a denomination that believes in the worth and dignity of every person, cannot marry 2 women or 2 men. I'm getting that "These colors don't run the world" bumper sticker today! How ironic that his “In God We Trust” day he writes

Today, our country stands strong as a beacon of religious freedom. Our citizens, whatever their faith or background, worship freely…. blockquote>

What hooey. Religious freedom should include freedom from religion. And some cannot worship freely – take the soldier killed in Iraq who could not have a Wiccan symbol put on his grave. Or UU ministers, representing a denomination that believes in the worth and dignity of every person, cannot marry 2 women or 2 men.

I’m getting that “These colors don’t run the world” bumper sticker today!

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