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If you believe in God, wouldn't you want Him to bless the entire world?
Sure but wouldn't you also want him to bless America too?
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If you believe in God, wouldn't you want Him to bless the entire world?
How about this?
So you agree with Wright?
I didn't used to, but then I had a frontal lobotomy and he just made so much sense. That was about the same time I voted for Barack Obama.
Wouldn't many religious people interpret the phrase to imply that God bless only America?
No. When we ask God to bless us, do we think we are asking God to exclude everyone else? No.
Why on earth would you think that?
We do. And we get hammered for trying to "force it down people's throats" when we do.
Wouldn't many religious people interpret the phrase to imply that God bless only America?To say "God Bless America" is to INVOKE the blessing of the Almighty on our Republic. It is a recognition that He sees over us.
For those of us who are not overly religious, it should hardly matter.
For those of us who are religious, it is perfectly appropriate to Ask the Almighty for His continued blessings, thereby implicitly acknowledging those blessings which He has already bestowed on us.
No.If you believe in God, wouldn't you want Him to bless the entire world?
Why say "God bless America?"
Why would I not want my community blessed?
You're asking God to pick yours out alone among everything else that sounds selfish about it. It's not really Christian to say God bless your community or country alone but nobody else's.
So you agree with Wright?
I didn't used to, but then I had a frontal lobotomy and he just made so much sense. That was about the same time I voted for Barack Obama.
Nothing is wrong with well wishes. It's the way the specific wish is being used as a poltical tool. The people who insist on 'God Bless America' don't want the majority to say Buddha Bless America or Allah Bless America.
It's about power and domination.
But another way of looking at it is that it's about holding firm against change and not wanting inclusive language used. Too PC. Some use the 'it's tradition argument.
Slavery used to be a tradition. No voting rights for women or blacks used to be tradtion.
God Bless America is here to stay. God Bless Amurka is another issue.
No, the majority who say God Bless America are Christian. America is 75% or so Christian. Why must the majority cater to the minority?
Inclusive language? What's wrong with using whatever term you personally believe in? Just say 'Budda Bless America' instead.
We try in the US to not have a tyranny of the majority. That's why we work to include all our citizens.
Why say "God bless America?"
Because saying "God DAMN everybody else" sounds too harsh?
We do. And we get hammered for trying to "force it down people's throats" when we do.
There's a difference in expressing YOUR love for God and forcing your religion down everybody's throats.
Example: Creationism
If you believe in God, wouldn't you want Him to bless the entire world?
How about this?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH5ixmT83JE]YouTube - Jeremiah Wright - God Damn America - Obama's Spiritual Mentor / Pastor[/ame]
Simple minds swallow out of context tiny snippets of a man's sermon without knowing the true meaning of the WHOLE sermon...
If you believe in God, wouldn't you want Him to bless the entire world?
How about this?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH5ixmT83JE]YouTube - Jeremiah Wright - God Damn America - Obama's Spiritual Mentor / Pastor[/ame]
Simple minds swallow out of context tiny snippets of a man's sermon without knowing the true meaning of the WHOLE sermon...
Simple minds swallow out of context tiny snippets of a man's sermon without knowing the true meaning of the WHOLE sermon...
Then enlighten the world instead of just insisting he didnt say what he said.
Reverend Wright is not saying God Damn AmericANS, he is saying God Damn AmericA, the government and things the government did...like invading a sovereign country and STARTING a war...
Reverend Wright is not saying God Damn AmericANS, he is saying God Damn AmericA, the government and things the government did...like invading a sovereign country and STARTING a war...
Okay... You realize youve just demonstrated that he said exactly what we said he said right?
So in context, he is still calling fo God to damn America. Has anyone but you suggested otherwise?
Wouldn't many religious people interpret the phrase to imply that God bless only America?To say "God Bless America" is to INVOKE the blessing of the Almighty on our Republic. It is a recognition that He sees over us.
For those of us who are not overly religious, it should hardly matter.
For those of us who are religious, it is perfectly appropriate to Ask the Almighty for His continued blessings, thereby implicitly acknowledging those blessings which He has already bestowed on us.
I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. What difference could that possibly make?
If you sneeze and I say "God Bless You" does that mean that some religious people might assume that I call upon God to bless ONLY you?
Should I care about that silly interpretation from such people?
Is that something that ought to legitimately make me alter my behavior?
Not seeing it.