PTET - godless culture

Can an atheist be a loyal American citizen?

Can an atheist be a loyal American citizen? Clearly not! And it's high time to take alarm about it.

Fourteen percent of the US population says they have no religion. You might be living next to one right this very moment and never even know it! But, after we're done weeding out the godless heathens among us, let's keep rolling:

• Can a Catholic be a loyal American citizen? This one was a matter of serious debate for over a hundred years, and it still seems like the Pope is calling the shots for some of them.
  
• Can a recent immigrant from India be a loyal American citizen? Oh sure, he took the citizenship test, but he's still got family back there, and he speaks English funny.
  
• Can someone who was drafted into the US military be a loyal American citizen? Forced to perform unpleasant tasks against their will, they're likely to carry a grudge, you know.
  
• Can someone from the South be a loyal American citizen? Their ancestors weren't, and the acorn doesn't fall far from the oak!
  
• Can a quadriplegic be a loyal American citizen? I've never seen one hold his hand over his heart as the flag went by.

In short, we're completely surrounded by potential subversives and traitors. But don't despair. Hang right here. I'll be back in just a moment after I pick up all the torches and pitchforks I've been storing in my basement.

'Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit atrocities.' -- Voltaire

Richard S. Russell, Madison, WI
Letter to the Illionois Leader, Tuesday, July 13, 2004