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Eko

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39. I like to challenge myself and others, and you presented a challege to me
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 11:24 PM
Nov 2022

that helped me learn something that I did not know. I agree with your comment for the whole, I cant argue with the opinion in it as I agree with it 100%. I think that any nefariousness with it with was with a few people, some congress people and legislators but for the whole Americans just sat back there as said that it was cool. And exactly like you said people think that wanting to remove it is religious persecution. How many became my question. I just thought that I would do a google search for it like "Polls on in god we trust" and you know what I found? Zero. No worries, Then I tried "how popular is in god we trust" and the most recent poll was from 2019 and had support of 53%, but it went from 90% in 2003 to 53% in 2019. 16 years a difference of 37%, 37% divided by 16 = 2.13 decrease every year. 3x2.13= 6.39 decrease since then and we have 46%. And while I realize my math really doesn't say much if we look at the percentage of people who attended a church in pretty much the same timeline we get "Americans' membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup's eight-decade trend. In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999." We had a 3% drop from 2020 to 2018, close to the 2% drop a year for in god we trust. From 1999 to 2020 we had a 23% drop for those 20 years, far short of the 2% drop a year but still showing a trend. I might put an excel file together to see if it is exponential like I think it is.Regardless I would like to see some recent polls, I believe most people don't care about it or don't like but of course I am biased. Regardless your statement made me go down a rabbit hole and learn more than I would of,
Thanks,
Eko

Bad logic Lithos Oct 2022 #1
It doesnt say "a" religion. Eko Oct 2022 #3
I think you're right to focus on each word. TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #5
the process of starting or creating something, Eko Oct 2022 #7
So religion wasn't started or created TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #8
Of course I never said that at all. Eko Oct 2022 #12
Okay. TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #16
Because to believe in god is to believe in religion. Eko Oct 2022 #17
You were focused on the words of TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #19
Not sure what you are talking about. Eko Oct 2022 #20
That's why I asked TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #23
If the law talks about god,,,, Eko Oct 2022 #24
Now you can show me religions that dont believe in Gods, Eko Oct 2022 #18
Religion is a noun, let put other nouns in there to see if it works. Eko Oct 2022 #6
It IS wrong, but it's long gone. elleng Oct 2022 #2
Thanks! Eko Oct 2022 #4
Because "trust" falls short of "worship"? Zambero Oct 2022 #9
It doesnt say anyting about trust, Eko Oct 2022 #13
Because god-botherers on the Supreme Court have said that up is down and right is left and RockRaven Oct 2022 #10
War is peace. Eko Oct 2022 #11
In God awe Trust was invented as a national motto in the fifties along with "uber God" in the pledge hedda_foil Oct 2022 #14
Ya I know. Eko Oct 2022 #15
Religion, as an attempt to explain forces that control the universe and the afterlife... 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #21
Wow really? Eko Oct 2022 #22
Sounds more like a belief than anything you can demonstrate with evidence Major Nikon Oct 2022 #25
This position might do that edhopper Oct 2022 #32
It doesn't matter if they are wrong Major Nikon Oct 2022 #26
It's not the "God" reference that bothers me. madamesilverspurs Oct 2022 #27
USSC decisions have it both ways: no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #28
As long as I define God as... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2022 #29
Because the constitution was in no sense anti-religious FBaggins Oct 2022 #30
They had all sorts of problems with state religions Major Nikon Oct 2022 #31
You misunderstand "state". Igel Nov 2022 #34
You must not have read past my first sentence Major Nikon Nov 2022 #35
Because the courts ruled that it's a meaningless phrase enki23 Oct 2022 #33
Kinda makes you just a bit proud knowing we have complete gibberish for a national motto Major Nikon Nov 2022 #36
Great one, missed this somehow. Eko Nov 2022 #38
Because, as usual, default Americans looked at it and agreed among themselves... Iggo Nov 2022 #37
I like to challenge myself and others, and you presented a challege to me Eko Nov 2022 #39
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