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Originally Posted by jamarquez The MAJORITY of AMericans are in some form of Christianity (90%) and while our Atheists in the US will be (1%) |
Do you have a source for these statistics? They seem way out of proportion, but then again, I'm a cynical bastard like that.
Also, just because the majority of Americans are Chirstian of some type does not give them any special rights. Part of the ideology behind the framing of the Constitution was to prevent the "domination of the majority", thereby protecting the liberties of those who do not hold the popular beliefs.
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Going back to my little sister like you say on the Q&A thread. Yeah my little sister is very special to me and i love (the greatest gift ever) to death, but when programs such as Blind date and Eilimidate come on AFTER SCHOOL like aound 3 -5 they are on they are STIFFING THAT DOWN MY SISTER MIND. and i don't want my 9 year old sister being exposed to that. I was changing the channle one time and we pasted one of the shows, and they were doing body shots and my sister asked me "What are they doing?"
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Uh, what does this have to do with the image of a cross on the LA Seal? I can understand your disgust with these shows - and I agree with said disgust and share in your concern for your younger sister, but this has very little bearing on the topic at hand.
As for religious symbols on public emblems - I really think it's a minor thing. Religion - like it or not - is part of the past of the United States and part of LA's and California's culture in general. Having the image of a mission (complete with it's cross) is not something to sweat about. Now - if the nation's/state's flag was swapped out for something more religious (ie: similar to that of Isreal's) there could be a problem and a just reason of concern. Now if they just stuck a cross in there - yeah, that could be seen as a gross assuption of the religious beliefs of Los Angeles citizens in general - but give me a break. It's not like they're ramming the Bible down your throat or forcing you to go to church. It is a cross, not a gun they have pointed at you - if you feel threatened/intimidates/frightful of that - there are deeper problems at hand.
James