Pagan America
Pagan America: "This article shows the error of the recent religious-right movement by examining the very documents establishing the United States of America (the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution) and the symbols and mottoes used by the early Americans. In every case, Paganism prevails and Christianity does not.
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"In this tongue-and-cheek historical lesson, I presented myself as pagan, but of course I don't really practice pagan worship any more than I do Christianity or Judaism. Nor did any of our most influential founding fathers. I find no offense in using dead pagan symbology, but the use of monotheistic Christian symbols certainly offends many freethinkers, atheists, or the polytheistic religious.
"So if anyone points to the 10 Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance, or the word "God" on a coin, and tries to claim America as Christian, give him (or her) a copy of this essay and perhaps they might feel offended, thus putting themselves into other American's shoes.
You might then recite their Golden Rule to them."
http://www.nobeliefs.com/
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"In this tongue-and-cheek historical lesson, I presented myself as pagan, but of course I don't really practice pagan worship any more than I do Christianity or Judaism. Nor did any of our most influential founding fathers. I find no offense in using dead pagan symbology, but the use of monotheistic Christian symbols certainly offends many freethinkers, atheists, or the polytheistic religious.
"So if anyone points to the 10 Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance, or the word "God" on a coin, and tries to claim America as Christian, give him (or her) a copy of this essay and perhaps they might feel offended, thus putting themselves into other American's shoes.
You might then recite their Golden Rule to them."
http://www.nobeliefs.com/
posted by Hugh W at 4:01 am
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