"under God", should it be taken out?? Options

[starling]

The case is up before the Supreme Court. So what do you think??

[noaccounthere]

That is the big thing behind the athiest...y dont kno if it is the truth....the bible was written by someone in which we still dont kno who....and according you the bible it was a dream that someone had interpreted in to what we have today as the bible.....and the fact that there is no physical proof to the exsistence of God is the reasoning to why many people feel the was they do.....Also lets say in the next 5 years someone discovers intelligent life on another planet.....lets say that they look nothing like us...that was tear apart Christianity.....because it states in there that Life (interpretted as human)...was created in god image...mean he was shaped like us.....so none human intelligent life mean....a lyin bible....to some extent......

THe bible was written by many diffrent authors. It goes by the JEDP theory. J for yahwists who believed god in form of personification or as bieng humanly. Elohists - I forgot their motives, gotta look up rel notes on this, Deutronomony - forgot also, and priestly - which was made by priests to get people to practice the faith more. THats the reason why when you read the bible you see soo many diffrent versions of one event. For example, the creation stories. Theres a yahwist and priestly version.

But what im getting here is that the Bible was written by many diffrent people, incorporating cultural diffrences and needs of that time. The real message of the scriptures are not visibly seen they are up to your interpretation. Thats why people say the bible is alive, because each time you read it you may come to a diffrent conclusion of the message.

As for proving religion. Thats impossible. Religion itself especially christianity is based on faith and interpretation. THe religion will always change even if new scientific finds disagree with it.

For example, Scientifically the earth could not be formed in seven days. What do we say now? It was written in the interpretation of what God days or how long God days might be.

As for the created in God's image, It is not to be taken literally. It means we were built in the image to do good like God. But to others it may be taken literally. Thats the hard part about religion. You really dont know the real belief of one's real religion unless you study it. Heck ive been FORCED to study it by going to a catholic school all my life and still am and I still dont know alot of concepts. And frankly im not up to read the whole CCC (catholic catechism of the catholic church).

As for the 'under god' my views stay the same as it did on the earlier post. The guy is merly using his daughter to promote athiesism without the oppertunity to state what others believe.