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A Nation "Under God"? Hardly :: ILCA Online :: Making Labor Media a Force to Be Reckoned With

"Whatever happens, you can be sure our pious political leaders will remain steadfastly on the side of God, as they were after the 2004 decision. As
usual, they are bombarding us with religious propaganda, while allowing those who argue on the basis of religious faith to prevail in
debates on abortion, gay rights and other important secular matters.

The most recent surveys show that nearly 42 million Americans are atheists, agnostics or otherwise have no religion. Although many of them have a moral
code at least as strong as that of religious Americans, they are generally seen by government officials and others as immoral. They are consistently
treated as second-class citizens, their views -- their very existence -- barely even acknowledged.

The religious majority obviously cares not at all that its views are being imposed on others, thanks to the majority’s irrational certainty that its
views are correct. No proof, only blind faith, is offered as evidence that this is “one nation under God” – and none is required, because the majority
rules. "