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"In God We Trust !" Is America a "god-centric" country ?

Started by Anatta, August 26, 2011, 01:19:47 AM

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AudreyH

Honestly, I find it a touch redundant to even ask if America is a god-centric country. Of course it is, a good fraction of America is due to religion and solely that. Both the Great Awakenings and the Cold War only strengthened this, particularly in modern times the Cold War. America v. Soviets, Religion v. Irreligion. As mentioned, the phrase In God We Trust was plastered on everything despite its obvious challenges to secularism. And of course let's not forget that the right-wing has made just about every social argument an argument about religion, even though in the eyes of the US Government the bible and every other religious text is non-existant in its realm. Thankfully, since the Cold War has ended, America has been going the way of Europe and steadily *truly* secularizing. My generation is the least religious generation to ever exist on US soil, and I only see the apathy/doubt increasing as time passes, to be honest.
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Lisbeth

Quote from: Goodlowe on September 07, 2011, 02:09:15 PM
Thankfully, since the Cold War has ended, America has been going the way of Europe and steadily *truly* secularizing.
Don't count on it. The right wing is resurrecting the Russian Boogeyman. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2547352/posts
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AudreyH

Quote from: Lisbeth on September 07, 2011, 03:04:32 PM
Don't count on it. The right wing is resurrecting the Russian Boogeyman. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2547352/posts
Yeah, but people from Free Republic don't have the tightest grasp on reality most times, they are more right-wing than the average tea partier usually. I know myself and my peers couldn't care less about the occasional Russian spy story. And I don't really think that affects our secularist view on the world, but I dunno perhaps it could in the future unfortunately.
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VeryGnawty

Quote from: tekla on August 28, 2011, 02:36:44 PM
Someone beat you to it, see: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
http://www.venganza.org/

The Sauce is strong with this one.
"The cake is a lie."
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treeworshipper

America is a love centric country!!!


America = Love = Freedom = Whatever you want
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