It's common - far too common - for public officials to introduce god-talk into their public statements or speeches. This is often defended on the basis of most Americans believing in God and, therefore, it's appropriate to integrate that belief into public acts of government. Well, most Americans believe in Jesus, too - so why not put 'Jesus' in the places where they say 'God'?
Daily Poll: If it's OK for the government to acknowledge God, is it OK to acknowledge Jesus, too?
- Yes, and the government should acknowledge Jesus more often.
- Yes, and both are equally wrong.
- No, it's OK to acknowledge God but not Jesus.
- I don't know.
- I don't care.
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I’m a bit confused by the wording…shouldn’t the second choice read, “No, both are wrong”? As in, No, it’s not OK to acknowledge either one?
No, because the question is: IF the government can acknowledge God, THEN can it acknowledge Jesus as well. An answer of “no, both are wrong” contradictions the condition placed on question, which is to assume the validity of acknowledging God (as in, for the sake of argument).
The first choice is for those who think B follows from A, and who also agree with A.
The second choice is for those who think that B follows from A, but who disagree with A (and therefore B as well). It’s difficult to word that succinctly.
It’s not ok for the government to actknowledge any god or jesus in in format at any time.
When you allow a government to become religious you get hitler….this is seen time and time again through out history.
I can’t answer this because it needs to state it is not ok for either