Nuclear Madd, I think you've summarized pretty well what a lot of people have posted.

You bring up a good point, though, about swearing in atheists on the witness stand. The "swearing in" statement was written back when "swearing to God" meant something to people (even criminals). At the same time, though, witnesses are told that they will be held in contempt if they don't tell thee truth, so I guess we still have all the bases covered.

I think at some point soon we're going to have to start considering mentions of God on currency, documents, etc. in a historical context.

I don't think atheists should have a problem recognizing that America was founded by individuals whose concepts of freedom were shaped by the religion of the time. Facts are facts; we don't have to like them. wink