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How Has Government Or Business Affected You As An Atheist?

Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I've had to give testimony in court a few times.
The standard is still the "under God" oath, but I've always
requested & received an alternative oath to just tell the truth.

Anyone else bumped into theocracy, de minimis or otherwise?
 
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suncowiam

Well-Known Member
My biggest obstacle with the government is to get my kids out of being forced to learn common core math.

I can't believe we've been legislated to learn this crap.
 
Polymath257

Polymath257

Think & Care
Staff member
Premium Member
When I was a grad student in Kansas, we had to sign a loyalty oath included 'so help me God'. I always scratched out those words. Nothing came of it. Of course, the loyalty oath itself is problematic, but not because of my atheism.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I needed surgery on a broken leg back in the 70s.
My surgeon was chief of staff at Good Samaritan in Baltimore.
In order to be admitted, I had to specify a religion....no religion, no surgery.
So I put down "born again pedestrian".
This satisfied the requirement.
 
It Aint Necessarily So

It Aint Necessarily So

Veteran Member
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Revoltingest said:
How Has Government Or Business Affected You As An Atheist?
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Sticking "one nation, under God" into the Pledge and putting "In God We Trust" on the money helped me realize that I was not actually an American in the eyes of the government except technically.

That turned out to be very helpful. It made the choices that came near retirement much easier, choices that improved the quality of my life and that of my wife.
  • "No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God."- American President George H. W. Bush
No problema. Adios.
 
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David T

David T

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The anti darwinist fanatics from OSHA Always coming around the jobsite with their little tracks of safety, and always trying to sneak up on us and make us pay fines. It's crazy.
 
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columbus

yawn <ignore> yawn
David T said:
The anti darwinist fanatics from OSHA Always coming around the jobsite with their little tracks of safety, and always trying to sneak up on us and make us pay fines. It's crazy.
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You'd think that those OSHA people would be more sensitive to the Darwin Award winners of tomorrow, wouldn't you?
Let's take our country back!
Tom
 
Stevicus

Stevicus

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It Aint Necessarily So said:
Sticking "one nation, under God" into the Pledge and putting "In God We Trust" on the money helped me realize that I was not actually an American in the eyes of the government except technically.
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I occasionally see signs (usually in some greasy spoon roadside diner) which say "In God we trust - all others pay cash." As if God would actually eat in places like that.

But I don't really worry too much about things like that. I view "God" like I would any fictitious character or abstract concept such as "liberty and justice for all." It's all just symbolism anyway.
 
lewisnotmiller

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
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Not much. More mildly annoying than directly impactful.
Something like realising the Queen of England is also the Queen of Australia. Hard to see a reason to take up arms, or even yell too hard, but it vexes me.
 
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Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
lewisnotmiller said:
Not much. More mildly annoying than directly impactful.
Something like realising the Queen of England is also the Queen of Australia. Hard to see a reason to take up arms, or even yell too hard, but it vexes me.
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So....you're a subject.
If you meet her, you'll have to curtsy.
 
lewisnotmiller

lewisnotmiller

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Revoltingest said:
So....you're a subject.
If you meet her, you'll have to curtsy.
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I wouldn't, and I'd probably get in trouble for it. Passive resistance is as far as I'd go, since I have little opinion about her, and my contempt is reserved for monarchism as a concept. Particularly a foreign monarch.

Still, got a chuckle out of the thought of me curtseying...
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
lewisnotmiller said:
I wouldn't, and I'd probably get in trouble for it. Passive resistance is as far as I'd go, since I have little opinion about her, and my contempt is reserved for monarchism as a concept. Particularly a foreign monarch.

Still, got a chuckle out of the thought of me curtseying...
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How I picture an Australianistanian curtsy.....
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