- Dołączono
- 12 Lis 2015
"Under God" isn't even religious. It doesn't describe God, or prescribe man's duties to God, or say that God has shown special favor to some group. It's just an affirmation that there is no higher human authority over our nation. No foreign king or emperor.
While an interesting take, I feel like it's disingenuous. "Under God" pretty clearly means exactly what it says. There doesn't need to be any greater assertion of God's power, favor, or influence for the word to refer to a deity, and claiming it has a secular meaning seems like not only weasel wording it but simultaneously eliminating the entire point of defending the phrase.
"Under God" pretty clearly means that our nation is united and under the guidance and authority of a single divine being. The better point would be that if you're someone who doesn't agree with the concept of God's existence or the idea that our nation is united under God's influence and guidance, oh well, learn to get the fuck over it since it doesn't actually affect you in any way at all. It's either a statement of your personal beliefs or it's just words, either way it's not doing anything to you, same as crosses on memorials or nativity scenes in yards.