thats strange i asked dad what they do here if ur an athist and he didnt know gess it didnt happen when he was on jury duty those 2 times pitty we dont have any consitutional lawyers on here
Do you all really think that a few references to god in some minor ceremonies like the pledge of allegiance or the swearing-in of a witness makes the US a religious country? The US is only a religious country insofar as many of its citizens are religious, and that affects the way they view the world.
Im religious but I am a member of no organized religion. In fact I am completely against the existance of organized religion.
I didn't know that. And I don't understand it either. It would mean infinitely more to me personally to swear on the Constitution than on the bible. In fact, in my opinion, it's rediculous to swear to tell the TRUTH on something that full of LIES. Although, simply swearing to tell the truth would mean a lot to me also. In fact, if I were going to tell the truth, I'd just swear to tell the truth, and If I were going to lie, I'd swear on the bible. "I swear on this book of lies, to tell nothing close to the truth."
No, because the ignorance of religion doesn't influence our government. Where I'm from, you are not required to say the pledge in school, you just have to stand up. You do not have say anything, the freedom, the right of silence. And the kids who say it, just mutter it. As an adult, who says it religiously (forgive the pun Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! ) besides the government? Some of you are confusing, having a religion with religion being your life. And the Muslim states the government talks about are governed by Muslim laws. I haven't see any devine laws in the constitution...besides "thou shall not kill"...and even that has its exceptions.