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Related: About this forumAtheist Students Urge Leaders of Both Parties to Adopt Godless Platforms at Their Conventions
July 13, 2016
by Hemant Mehta
Heres a nifty bit of activism. Over the weekend, during the Secular Student Alliances conference in Columbus, Ohio, attendees sent more than 200 letters to the leaders of both political parties platform committees urging them to adopt secular language at their conventions.
We are requesting that you keep your party platform secular by removing references to God, on behalf of the millions of secular Americans that share our values. We would like to see your party become inclusive to the growing secular community who are alienated by religiously exclusive language.
Our nation was the first modern secular democracy, founded with principles based on American Enlightenment ideals. We ask that you hold true to these principles by relying upon reason, history, tradition, compassion, science, and philosophy to guide and inform your partys platform.
We urge you to consider the wisdom of the Framers of the United States Constitution, who gave us a Republic. Let us keep it godless.
Our nation was the first modern secular democracy, founded with principles based on American Enlightenment ideals. We ask that you hold true to these principles by relying upon reason, history, tradition, compassion, science, and philosophy to guide and inform your partys platform.
We urge you to consider the wisdom of the Framers of the United States Constitution, who gave us a Republic. Let us keep it godless.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/13/atheist-students-urge-leaders-of-both-parties-to-adopt-godless-platforms-at-their-conventions/
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Atheist Students Urge Leaders of Both Parties to Adopt Godless Platforms at Their Conventions (Original Post)
rug
Jul 2016
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demosincebirth
(12,529 posts)1. Really?
rug
(82,333 posts)2. It doesn't look to be well-grounded in reality, does it?
Festivito
(13,452 posts)3. Someone wants Dems to alienate Christians dropping out of Pubbie-dumb.
Afraid we Dems would win too big with so many Christians re-evaluating the Trumped GOP? Too bad.
God bless us.
rug
(82,333 posts)4. I wonder, if the republicans actually did take their suggestion, would they vote for them?
One issue voters can be petulant to the point of irrationality.
Festivito
(13,452 posts)5. Not for being godless, rather, voting against Trump and for a woman.
They need to pick one. Let it be ours.