Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass?

[westerebus]

85. We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are ,,,

created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights.

And you want to argue this isn't a belief system?

The probability that if you are born into a society that requires a Pledge of Allegiance, recited by school children as they stand facing the Nation's flag at the beginning of their school day, might prompt one to consider the term indoctrination in the secular sense of the word.

Then there's the Naturalization process to become a citizen where one would affirm, swear, and take the oath of citizenship should one desire to join in after completing a rigorous course on citizenship.

Then there was a time when men were conscripted into the military known for its bigotry, yet revered as the cornerstone of the Nation. Even today, many applaud the decision to bring women into combat roles as equalization of the playing field. All the while sexual abuse inside the military is rising and the suicide rate continues to climb among those exposed to combat.

Then there's the full faith and credit of this Nation's People to pay the debt of the Nation's Treasury Bills which as far as I can tell is faith based given the political structure currently in place. Considering the fundamental understanding that there is no debt crisis to begin with despite what the authorities of this Nation would like some to believe.

Cognitive dissonance is not the same as intellectual dishonesty. The ability to hold two or more opposing ideas is fairly common place among a majority of people who are not intellectually dishonest per se. Consider the Congress for example attending a prayer breakfast and voting not to fund women's health care. Not exactly following in the foot steps of their exemplar who instructed 'Love thy neighbor as thyself '. Or those members not attending because some lobbyist has them on a vacation to influence them so the corporations they work for will pay no taxes. A very thin line.

And lastly, by definition a liberal would not belong to the klan.

* if i've mis-spelled something , sorry.