Exclusive: Democrats Drop 'God' From Party Platform

[LAGC]

Guess what? God’s name has been removed from the Democratic National Committee platform.

This is the paragraph that was in the 2008 platform:

“We need a government that stands up for the hopes, values, and interests of working people, and gives everyone willing to work hard the chance to make the most of their God-given potential.”

Now the words “God-given” have been removed. The paragraph has been restructured to say this:

“We gather to reclaim the basic bargain that built the largest middle class and the most prosperous nation on Earth – the simple principle that in America, hard work should pay off, responsibility should be rewarded, and each one of us should be able to go as far as our talent and drive take us.”

http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2012/09/04/democrats-drop-god-from-party-platform.aspx

HAHAHA! Poor fundies are freaking out over this minor change.

The only thing that has changed here is the paying of lip service to deity. It gets old seeing politicians hide behind the G-word just to try to add "appeal to authority" (a logical fallacy) to their arguments.

(In contrast, "God-given" appears multiple times in the 2012 Republican Party Platform.)

[pitbullgirl1965]

1. It's about time too

I wonder what prompted it?

[LAGC]

2. Probably just to be more inclusive.

There are quite a few faith traditions that don't believe in God, so no reason to make them feel unwelcome in the "Big Tent".

[cbayer]

3. Excellent move, imo.

While individual speakers certainly have the right to express their beliefs or lack thereof, this had no place in the platform and removing was the right thing to do.

[rug]

4. Democrats change platform to add God, Jerusalem

http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-change-platform-add-god-jerusalem-211928130--election.html

[cbayer]

5. I would really like to know how this happened.

I didn't read any objection do this anywhere, just praise.

[Jim__]

6. I believe the Obama campaign objected to the change from the 2008 platform.

Why throw the republicans red meat and put some blue-leaning swing states back in play? I'd much rather secure this election than gain some ideological purity in the, largely symbolic, platform.

[cbayer]

7. My objection is that it is exclusionary to have the God wording in there, and that's

not what we are about.

If they hadn't touched it to begin with, it probably would not have been a big deal. But taking it out, then putting it back in just puts a big spotlight on it and makes it much worse.