Should this saying be changed ?

Do you think the saying 'God Bless America' should be changed to 'God D_mn America' ?

How about if we changed our national motto from the exclusive 'In God We Trust' to the inclusive 'E Pluribus Unum'

'E Pluribus Unum' in fact was our national motto until 1956 when congress changed it.

I've seen my favorite variation of our national motto on several cash registers, 'In God We trust, all others must pay cash.'

lol thats kinda funny... ummm no I don't think they would ever change it to that!!!

well no because god could never damn america im sure withthe way everything is going in the world today wouldnt suprise me if he did think about it. God isnt mad at the whole world just things people do.

LoL yeah what she said

It makes no difference to me. Both are pretty silly things to say.

Yes, I think both are silly things to say too. But maybe 'Bush damned America' would be more accurate. We went from a surplus and relative peace to a nauseating deficit and we've killed a billion people in the process. Ugh.

no

I like that editor...

He certainly has damned us to years of financial woes, and he has damned the Iraqis, with his war of choice, to death and destruction. Not to mention how he damned almost 4000 of our brave soldiers to their death for nothing but lies and greed.

Ahahahahaha. Yes. Absulutly.

you are correct filetofspam. It was also at that time that they added the 'under god' in the pledge. This was during the fanatical anti-communist movement and was meant as poke in the eye of secularism.

We should revoke both of them

I don't think it matters because people don't generally mean it when they say it and if God is real, I doubt He cares for such 'vain and repetitious' blathering.

I think your name should be changed to Loser, how about that?

um... no! ik that america is responsible for globle worming but no way we should EVER change that!!!

I am surprised 'amblessed' that you would come up with such a comment. Are you angry?

Please look again - it was a question, not a comment - I'm not angry at all but I do know God will judge these comments made by a minister in the pulpit no less, whether it meets the criteria of the unforgivable sin of 'Blasphemy' - I don't know.

Of course you completely disregard this man's life experience, and that maybe his anger is understandable. Unless you are a black person, you cannot begin to imagine what his perceptions of this country might be. I am not black, but I have seen and heard enough racist comments in my life, that I can believe it has to be very difficult not to lash out in anger. I praise Obama for his eloquence and his ability to reject that anger.

All I know is, saying 'God-D_mn' anything, is not pleasing to God - you may not care, fine - I care and am praying for him and all on this site...Take care !!

Why would I care about a mythical being? The post wasn't about a god. It was about understanding the anger of a black man in this country. Are you able to have any discussion without bringing your belief in the supernatural into it?

first - the rev. wright did not say 'God-Damn America' he said 'God damn America' and he is correct. God should damn America. We have behaved deplorably towards other nations and our own citizens.

second - you are taking these words out of context. your judgment is based on a snippet of a sermon.

third - it is obvious from your question that you do not have any idea what black liberation theology is or of it's foundation. Black liberation theology is theology from the perspective of the African diaspora. The message of black theology is that the African American struggle for liberation is consistent with the gospel--every theological statement must be consistent with, and perpetuate, the goals of liberation. This theology maintains that African Americans must be liberated from multiple forms of bondage—social, political, economic and religious. This liberation involves empowerment and seeks the right of self-definition, self-affirmation and self-determination.

fourth - taken within the complete context of his sermons, there is NOTHING that the rev. wright has said that is ANY worse than what rev. falwell or pat robertson stated after sept. 11.
I refresh your memory
'I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'' Fellow evangelist Pat Robertson concurred with his sentiment.

Thanks for your input - if anyone says 'God-D_mn anything' they are clearly Damning (cursing) God's name - He says:

Exo 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

ameoba, excellent post, I agree whole heartedly.

But amblessed is incapable of reason. His only recourse in any discussion, be it religion of politics, is religious dogma.

Me thinks he is not to bright.