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Originally posted by UncleNoName
The man that brought the case to court (Newdow) isn't trying to sway people to atheism, he just doesn't think a nation where peoples of all religions and a nation where church and state are (supposed to be) seperate should be teaching atheist children and children of polytheistic faiths that they live in a "nation under God". How would you feel if you (or your kids) constantly heard that your nation is a nation "under God" if you didn't believe in one or you believed in many gods? He sees his daughter being singled out because she doesn't believe in God, and he wants change for his and other atheist children. The same for polytheistic children.
Look at this from the eyes of others...
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I understand about the whole seperation of church and state, but it's not like we're forcing people to believe in a certain religion, or even to say that part in the Pledge. If a person really was against it they could just not say it.
The thing that puzzles me is why athiest parents don't want their kids to believe that there is a God. Think about logically, athiests don't believe in a God or in an after-life, right? So what does it matter if their kid believes in God, because after they die they'll just not exist anyway. So what would it matter? On the other hand, if a Christian/Jew/Islam parent saw their kid becoming an athiest they would be concerned that they would go to hell. Remember, I'm not saying that people that believe in a God are right or that athiests are wrong, but there's no reason why an athiest parent should be concerned about this if they really believe that their beliefs are true.