This one is full of inconsiderate points that demonstrate my position on why Xianity shouldn't be the de facto force that runs the world. I'm not even going to essay this one; I'm going to number list it.

1. Let's start with the "Sit Down and SHUT UP! ! !" line. Xians often bellow and scream that this is a Xian nation founded on Xian principles and by Xian forefathers writing Xian documents like the Constitution seem to ignore parts of that last bit when it suits them. The Constitution protects everyone's right to free speech, as well as freedom of and from religion. An Atheist's right to have an opinion and not worship a god is equal to a Xian's right to have an opinion and worship a god. We never claim they should "sit down and shut up"; of course, this is despite the fact that when some of them talk, they go on spewing forth ignorant, thoughtless diatribes like that line of crap above. We let them spew anyway, because it isn't our place to tell them to SIT DOWN and SHUT UP.
    
2. "In God We Trust" was never our national motto. In 1782, the motto "E Pluribus Unum" was officially made our country's motto. It is Latin and means "One out of many." This is very descriptive of the vast and varied differences of the people of the United States of America, and the founders' recognition of our theretofore unmatched diversity. "IN GOD WE TRUST" had no business being added to our money in the first place. It was the urging by a Xian preacher to the Secretary of the Treasury that resulted in Congress voting it in... and this is a clear violation of the Constitution, which clearly states that Congress shall make no establishment of religion. Voting to put "In God We Trust" on our money is clearly government support of religion. That's not right, any more right than if they had chosen something else. How do you think the Xians would feel if their money had any of these on it:

   • In Allah We Trust (the god of Islam)
   • In Yahweh We Trust (the god of Judaism)
   • In Zeus We Trust (king of the Greek Olympian gods)
   • In Eris We Trust (Greek goddess of discord and confusion)
   • In Isis We Trust (Egyptian goddess of fertility)
   • In Quetzalcoatl We Trust (Aztec and Toltec god, symbol of death and resurrection)
   • In No Gods Do We Trust (the Atheist belief... but we don't insist that it should be on our money)

   Read more on this subject here.
    

3. "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance was a sham. The original text of the Pledge did not contain the words "Under God" and did not until 1954, when they were added during the insanity of the Communist-fearing era. Communism was widely regarded as synonymous with Atheism because Marx was an admitted Atheist. However, making the unscientific connection of "Marx was an Atheist; Marx was a Communist; all Communists are Atheists" is nonsensical although wholly typical of Xian logic. This type of flawed logic is called a non sequitur and is either an error in thinking or a deliberate attempt to justify a desired conclusion—typically Xian). Adding "UNDER GOD" made the frightened, moronic Xians feel better about themselves. Like the examples above, imagine how the Xians would feel if the Pledge had:

   • ...one nation, under Allah, indivisible...
   • ...one nation, under Yahweh, indivisible...
   • ...one nation, under Zeus, indivisible...
   • ...one nation, under Eris, indivisible...
   • ...one nation, under Isis, indivisible...
   • ...one nation, under Quetzalcoatl, indivisible...
   • ...one nation, under no gods, indivisible...

4. Assume the statistics are correct. 86% of Americans are supposedly united in an amazing stance against Atheism and godlessness. What the writer of this email forgot when he wrote it is that the 86% are composed of a vast range of different religions. He forgets that there are lots of other religions in this country besides Xianity. Read more here.
    
5. Further assuming correct statistics, let's say for the sake of argument that 80% are Xian denominations. Key word there: denominations. Xianity, especially in this country, is loaded with denominations. There are Catholics and there are Protestants. The Protestants can be Lutheran, Universalist, Christ Scientist, Methodist, Congregationalist, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh-day Adventist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Baptist, and so on and so forth. The Baptists make it even sillier: there are more sub-denominations of Baptists than you can shake a stick at! Why are there so many Xian denominations? Why, if they profess to be of the same religion, are there so many subsets? Because they disagree with each other. Each denomination thinks it is right and all of the others are wrong. To put it plainly: they all are worshipping different gods. Read more here.

Now, to all you Xians who may be reading this and losing your minds (although I hope you're developing an open mind instead): given that the number of Atheists exceeds every single Xian denomination except for Roman Catholic, how would you like your money to have "IN NO GODS DO WE TRUST?" How would you like to stand up and pledge allegiance to "one nation, under no gods, indivisible?" Would you feel your religious freedom were being violated? If you say "no," then you're almost certainly lying. And that is, most unfortunately, typical of Xians.

The easiest solution? Observe the Establishment Clause of the Constitution and keep the government out of religion! The fact that the government has violated the Establishment Clause time and again, over and over, does NOT make it right, not even one little bit right. The email cited above has been known to circulate with supposed supporting facts: the Ten Commandments displayed in government courts and buildings, Moses on the Supreme Court building, prayer before Congressional sessions, the unanimous vote by Congress to alter the Pledge of Allegiance, religious presidents making religious claims, and so on and so forth.