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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even though we live in a secular democracy, our world is more prone to religious thinking than it is to secular thinking. In real-life small talk and in comments on message boards like this one, people often put things in a religious context, sometimes without realizing or intending it. For people who want to be more sensitive about this when in a non-religious setting, here are some comments to avoid: 
 
-	“What church do you go to?”

-	“I’ll pray for you.”

And a recent response on this  forum to a former Southern Baptist who became an atheist: 
 
-	“This is why crap religions piss me off. You shouldn’t be denied a relationship with the eternal energy.”

(pp either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that atheists don’t believe in an eternal energy and thus don’t think in terms of being denied it.)

-	“God bless you.”

(Even atheists will say “God bless you” after someone sneezes.  It’s automatic! They don’t realize they’ve said it until it’s out.  It’s not meant religiously even among religious people.  It’s just our way of acknowledging a sneeze.  Maybe we could get used to the European focus on health -- “Salud” or “Gesundheit.”)

Any other examples or ideas on how to handle it?  Hope to hear from both religious and non-religious people.
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No American is, or can be forced to be a member of, or attend, or contribute to, or believe the teachings of, any church or religion.

However, America never has been a secular nation. The majority of those who live in this country are, and have always been, religious.

Many Americans practice Christianity, their individual beliefs have influenced society.

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WTF?

[quote]America never has been a secular nation[/quote]

[b]This is as wrong as a fact can be[/b].  Our constitution has no mention of god or christ other than to say "[i]make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof[/i]".  Meaning the USA is staying out of the religion business.  This was not an accident or an oversight by our founding fathers.  Stop wishcasting for your theocracy.
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+1 [/quote]

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