Atheists suing to remove religion from inauguration

December 29, 2:27 PMAtheism ExaminerTrina Hoaks

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A lawsuit is being filed today in the District of Columbia, according to an article on the Friendly Atheist Web site, to ban religious ceremony from the inauguration. As I have expressed my disdain, more than once, over the fact that religion is included in this governmental ceremony, you can imagine how pleased I am to see someone taking action to end it. My only lament is for the fact that I am not a part of it.

It is difficult to anticipate how this will turn out, as attempts like this one have, in the past, failed. But, make no mistake, just because they have failed, that doesn’t mean they weren’t valid complaints.

Because the US is predominantly Christian, madness like this is supported and allowed to continue. As per usual, lawmakers and politicians allow their politics to be influenced by their religion – which they absolutely should not do as they are supposedly legally bound not to do so. Hopefully, they will wake up once and for all and do what it is they are supposed to do… defend the law of the country.

I have to wonder, though, how Christians would respond if what was included in the inauguration was a praise to Haile Selassie. I imagine they wouldn’t be so keen to keep religious ceremony as a part of the proceedings.

I will be keeping an ever-watchful eye on the progress of this lawsuit and I will continue to hope, against all odds, that right will prevail in the end.