# NYC School wont allow "God Bless the USA" song at graduation

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**Created:** [June 11, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyc-school-wont-allow-god-bless-the-usa-song-at-graduation/264063 "2012-06-11T20:31:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyc-school-wont-allow-god-bless-the-usa-song-at-graduation/264063/44 "2012-06-13T08:18:22Z")

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> [@How do you dispose of....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-dispose-of/49889/15):
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> Wow…this thread went from calling one person a tool (which we can all agree on) to calling anyone who is religious a tool basically (see posts above).
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> You people have issues. Those images above posted by biker boy are ridiculous. Do you realize that most Christians (at least Pentecostal/Baptist ones) don’t stand around picketing at funerals, etc (like the Phelps family)? You judge a whole group of people based on a few particular people who happen to pop up in the media or in the news pictures. Those people are what you call ‘crazies’…most of us are nothing like that.
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> WTF is wrong with you? That’s like me saying all atheists/non-religious people are douche bags and obviously that isn’t the case. I work with some people who don’t share a single similar belief as me as far as God goes but are great people who I know I can count on, depend on, etc.
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> Stop being so ignorant and hateful. If you don’t believe in God, fine, but STFU about it. You tell Christian people not to push their opinion down your throat, but isn’t that what your’e doing?
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> Hypocricy at it’s finest. I gotta admit this thread has somewhat pissed me off.
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> /rant

Ilya, I like you REGARDLESS of how much I disagree with your faith. It’s yours, you don’t ask me to believe it – therefore I don’t rag on you about it. Seriously, at least you’re not crazy like my mother in-law. She speaks “in tongue” frequently. It’s mostly to the cat, parrots and dogs or just herself. Weird shit… LOL

As for me, I’m a die-hard atheist and a man of science. I have a tattoo that reads ἄθεος which is ancient Greek for “without gods” or “godless”. I do not believe in supernatural beings of any sort. I don’t hate people that embrace religion, no matter how much the concept might frustrate me.

I think most intelligent people would agree that church and state should be completely separated. It has nothing to do with Christian beliefs, it’s just not relevant in any way/shape/form.

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