I Am An Atheist

Government ba<x>sed On Religion

By: ashleymarie21

Written on August 30th, 2012

America is famously known as the freest nation in the world, yet no one is equal?

I'm aware that I'm lucky to live in the US; I don't have to walk ten miles to find clean water, my food source is constant, and being a woman I have almost (almost is stressed) as many rights as men. But there's a huge grey area in our government that angers me completely. It's clearly stated that we have freedom or religion (or lack of one). But yet no religion is equal.

It's almost assumed by our government that everyone is Catholic or believes in God. For example, if I were in court, would they make me swear on the bible? Being an atheist that would mean nothing more to me than swearing on Curious George.

Gay people can't get married because God said no thousands of years ago? Are we still stoning people? Didn't think so. Mitt Romney wants to make abortion illegal because his God doesn't believe in it. Please correct me if I'm wrong but this seems like a huge misjustice. Legally speaking you can practice whatever you want as long as you don't hurt other people. Making gay marriage illegal hurts a lot of people, but its okay?

My point is this simply: the United States would be so much better of is there was a separation from church and state. People have been saying that for years yet somehow nothing is changing.

Can someone shed some light on this for me? I'm just so confused as to the thought process of these people.

By: ashleymarie21

Age: 16-17 , Female

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6 responses

MasterLee

Well if we are to be a theocracy, I choose the cult of the glazed jelly donut.

Sep 14, 2012
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BiForce

Did you know "Focus on the Family" has their own zip code? Christian organizations have sooo much power in this country.
Prop 8 in CA, the one that bans gay marriage, was created by the Mormon Church.
Why can't they worry about themselves and leave everybody else alone?

Sep 14, 2012
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Teasaidh

It is basically just americans that refer to this as "the freest nation in the world." I was born in the US but grew up most of my life in Europe. In many ways, some of them are far more free. Watching the political/religious free for all this spring, all I want to do is move back to Europe.

Sep 3, 2012
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LaughingCavalier

Church and state are supposed to be separate in the US. Well according to people like Thomas Jefferson it should be anyway; according to him it was one of the founding principles of the USA. But what did he know.

Anyway, this was Thomas Jefferson's opinion on the matter (not that many US right wingers seem to care these days):

"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church and State."

Aug 31, 2012
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- LaughingCavalier
  I would add that, maybe, it just goes to show how screwed up the American religious right have become when it takes a nominal red coat like me to remind them of the principles on which their country was founded.
  
  Sep 4, 2012
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baron34

Oh they are just weird people thinking weird ways. The US has one of the most dangerous religiously-governed soil in the world.

In the 21st century, I believe that there should be no place for a religion in a democratic government's practice.

Aug 30, 2012
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