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Religious Equality For All!

Before you think there is a war on religion whenever something like removing "In God We Trust" from the money, or removing "Under God" from the pledge is brought up, just please think about it a little harder.  There is no war against you holding whatever faith that you want.  The problem is plain and simply government and state endorsement of ONE SINGLE religion.  Believe what you want and do what you want as long as you don't hurt anyone or take anyone's civil rights away, but our government should remain secular regardless.  It should not take any specific religious stance.  If "In Allah we trust" was put on the money or children in schools were pledging allegiance with one nation under Krishna, Christians would go insane trying to get that changed.  It doesn't mean you are starting a war on Islam or trying to destroy Buddhism or Hinduism.  It means you are trying to be fair and not put one religion over another in the eyes of the state.  Or...