To those bemoaning the presence of the divine in the inauguration

[stupidicus]

99. Those facts don't change anything

nor do they undermine in any meaningful way the objections an atheist like myself might have to excessive god talk in the public square from our elected secular leaders.

I don't know if this was the case or not, since I have yet to watch or read it, I just found your parting comment pretty amusing as well as _______, thinking how could that be when at worst, such objections merely get the dander of the religious up who could care less about our objections to and distaste for such, and provides some around here a high horse they think we should never saddle, save under penatly of some admonition or worse.

Those types are the atheists worst enemy, but I find neither of them particularly threatening other than the damage they may do as holy warriors. Efforts to silence the atheist has a long tradition in this country too. http://www.godlessgeeks.com/LINKS/StateConstitutions.htm

I guess we atheist are the new political children who are to be seen but not heard eh?

If that's what makes us our "own worst enemies" I'd suggest you're fullofit.

I'd also say that had such objections been raised in the wake of Bush coronation, much more tolerance for it would have been seen around here. This kinda stuff imo, likely isn't generated so much by the objections raised over "god in the public square" matter itself, but who has ownership of that objected to in this instance. It's similar to though not to be confused with say, all the uproar over drone deaths during the Bush admin, but the wrath one risks from some around here when it is noted that the dem pres...

as one example