"god is only pretend"

[John Sabato]

Jack, I totally agree with Ron Wood on this point. There was nothing low class about your query or your feelings... This thread is a discussion of different points of view, not an argument.

Blayne,

... the lines I have chosen for my tag line were chosen carefully...they state unequivocally that we are a free nation, and that all who live here enjoy the same rights and privileges and chances at success... they are also the legal evidence that the founders of this country so believed in the existence of a Creator, that they recognized that fact in official documentation that they based the establishment of this country on it. So yes, they do reference the existence of a Creator as the basis and from whose authority all our unalienable rights extend... the phrases would not be bolded, if I had not intended them to have emphasis... the written word cannot by its very nature convey tone and intonation about the feelings they are intended to express.

It doesn't matter how many times I read those words, I am still in awe of the insight and intellect of the founding fathers and their unabashed acknowledgement of the being to whom they owe their existence, and what they accomplished with His endorsement... We are not the greatest nation on the face of the earth by chance... nor are we perfect... only the best that has come along so far.

thank you ALL, and especially you Jack, for your thoughtful and sensitive sharing of your feelings on this matter... discussions of this nature, while uncomfortable for some, are informative, enjoyable, and in no way threaten the "peace" we all enjoy here on this site as we enjoy our favorite hobby... They just cause us all to think.