At 03:29 29/06/2002, geoff stanton wrote:
Who is this god fellow anyway??
"Why do Americans make such a big deal about God anyway?"
"One nation under God" is how that oath goes doesn't it? Does that cover Allah or Zoroaster? Sorry if you happen to follow a polytheistic religion, whether it be variety Hindu or variety Wiccan. Requiring such a religious observance of all citizens seems little different from requiring them all to make regular prayers in the direction of Mecca. What sort of oath needs to be retaken on a regular basis? Surely once should be good enough? And if it's not, it's not worth that much in the first place, is it? Especially when people are expected to parrot it even if it goes against their own tenets. It's a funny little ritual. I wonder what other countries have similar? Morgan L. Owens "Crusade, Jihad - A holy war's a holy war, isn't it?"