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Originally Posted by captaincaptain
The whole "God Bless America" saying nowadays is just that a saying. It wasn't even said at the end of political speeches until Nixon did it 38 years ago (at least in the States). Unless it's the song "God Bless America", I don't see it being religious or patriotic, more like kissing the baby at political rallies, it's for show.
Also, atheism has nothing to do with political affiliation.
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Yeah well, go run for a national level political office as an atheist and let us know how many votes you get. There's a reason why politicians always spout about God and Christian propaganda... because that's what people want to hear. If you think that any politician ever says anything for any other reason, then you are completely out of touch.
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Originally Posted by Tuna
That's all well and good if he wants to ignore the Establishment Clause RVCA posted earlier which prohibits our government favoring a certain religion. Who cares that he's disregarding the amendments, so long as he wins over the voters.
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That's basically what it boils down to. Like it or not, that's how you win elections.