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It was Bill Nelson, head of NASA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson I assumed it was intended for the America

It was Bill Nelson, head of NASA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson I assumed it was intended for the American audience.

mulmen 5y ago
As an American I find any religious expression by government officials in the course of their duties to be offensive and harmful to our nation.
- Symbiote 5y ago
  Understood, but it's still there, and is obvious to foreigners and visitors. We see "In God We Trust" printed prominently on the money, senior politicians emphasizing their religious credentials, and much more visible religion in daily life. See, for example, the chart at [1], for the number of people who pray daily. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/07/31/americans-are-far-more-religious-than-adults-in-other-wealthy-nations/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/07/31/americans-a...
  - el_nahual 5y ago
    "In God We Trust" was added to currency in the mid 1950s as part of the "Red Scare" and anticommunist sentiment. Before 1957 the national motto was E PLURIBUS UNUM - One From Many. Too commie! This was the same time that "under god" was added to the pledge of allegiance, which before just read "... One nation, indivisible"
    - mulmen 5y ago
      It turns out Barry Goldwater was right about the preachers.
  - mulmen 5y ago
    Ok? So we agree? I have seen American money. I find it particularly distasteful that we also carved “In God we trust” into the halls of Congress. I’m missing your point though.
- systemvoltage 5y ago
  I feel the same but it’s futile to be resentful.
- syshum 5y ago
  Ironically, the 1st amendment of the US Constitution will protect his speech. As Americans we have the RIGHT to express religion free from government intrusion, that includes officials of the government contrary to what the Freedom from religion crowd believes. I do wonder, do you feel the same about members of congress from the Islam religion wearing religious clothing, and symbols while conducting Official US Business? How about Jewish members? Or do you reserve your offense only for Christians?
  - mulmen 5y ago
    He can say what he wants on his own time. When he speaks in an official capacity he needs to leave religion out of it. Unless he wants to also thank Satan, The Flying Spaghetti Monster, and Sauron.
    - syshum 5y ago
      So why would those 3 fictional characters be ok, but the fictional character of God not be OK? It is also telling you refusing the answer the question about other religion so I will go ahead and assume your like most and save your ire for only Christians making you a hypocrite in 2 ways. So at the end of the day you are just bigoted against Christians, and are using secular desires as a cover for this bigotry, it is not religion that bothers you, but Christianity
      - Symbiote 5y ago
        I think mulmen is wisely ignoring your ridiculous and baseless claim. They wrote "any religious expression".
        syshum 5y ago
        But they claim Satan would be OK, Satanism is recogized religion in the US, even has Tax Exempt status. So if NASA was headed by a Satanist, and they proclaim "Thank Satan" then according to mulmen that would be OK. Given this context I am not sure how my claim is either ridiculous nor basless

It was Bill Nelson, head of NASA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson I assumed it was intended for the American audience.

mulmen 5y ago

As an American I find any religious expression by government officials in the course of their duties to be offensive and harmful to our nation.

Symbiote 5y ago
Understood, but it's still there, and is obvious to foreigners and visitors. We see "In God We Trust" printed prominently on the money, senior politicians emphasizing their religious credentials, and much more visible religion in daily life. See, for example, the chart at [1], for the number of people who pray daily. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/07/31/americans-are-far-more-religious-than-adults-in-other-wealthy-nations/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/07/31/americans-a...
- el_nahual 5y ago
  "In God We Trust" was added to currency in the mid 1950s as part of the "Red Scare" and anticommunist sentiment. Before 1957 the national motto was E PLURIBUS UNUM - One From Many. Too commie! This was the same time that "under god" was added to the pledge of allegiance, which before just read "... One nation, indivisible"
  - mulmen 5y ago
    It turns out Barry Goldwater was right about the preachers.
- mulmen 5y ago
  Ok? So we agree? I have seen American money. I find it particularly distasteful that we also carved “In God we trust” into the halls of Congress. I’m missing your point though.
systemvoltage 5y ago
I feel the same but it’s futile to be resentful.
syshum 5y ago
Ironically, the 1st amendment of the US Constitution will protect his speech. As Americans we have the RIGHT to express religion free from government intrusion, that includes officials of the government contrary to what the Freedom from religion crowd believes. I do wonder, do you feel the same about members of congress from the Islam religion wearing religious clothing, and symbols while conducting Official US Business? How about Jewish members? Or do you reserve your offense only for Christians?
- mulmen 5y ago
  He can say what he wants on his own time. When he speaks in an official capacity he needs to leave religion out of it. Unless he wants to also thank Satan, The Flying Spaghetti Monster, and Sauron.
  - syshum 5y ago
    So why would those 3 fictional characters be ok, but the fictional character of God not be OK? It is also telling you refusing the answer the question about other religion so I will go ahead and assume your like most and save your ire for only Christians making you a hypocrite in 2 ways. So at the end of the day you are just bigoted against Christians, and are using secular desires as a cover for this bigotry, it is not religion that bothers you, but Christianity
    - Symbiote 5y ago
      I think mulmen is wisely ignoring your ridiculous and baseless claim. They wrote "any religious expression".
      - syshum 5y ago
        But they claim Satan would be OK, Satanism is recogized religion in the US, even has Tax Exempt status. So if NASA was headed by a Satanist, and they proclaim "Thank Satan" then according to mulmen that would be OK. Given this context I am not sure how my claim is either ridiculous nor basless