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*There is an article on a proposed 'Creator Bill' which would begin the public school day with the recitation of the following excerpt of the [[Declaration of Independence]]: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The article opines: <blockquote>

*There is an article on a proposed 'Creator Bill' which would begin the public school day with the recitation of the following excerpt of the [[Declaration of Independence]]: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The article opines: <blockquote>

"The Proposed phrase offends: Women ("all MEN are created equal"), Pro-choice people ("among these are life..."), or African-Americans (it is well-known that the founding fathers did not include black people as "men")</blockquote><ref>http://www.atheists.org/The_Creator_Bill</ref>.

"The Proposed phrase offends: Women ("all MEN are created equal"), Pro-choice people ("among these are life..."), or African-Americans (it is well-known that the founding fathers did not include black people as "men")</blockquote>.<ref>http://www.atheists.org/The_Creator_Bill</ref>

*"We're respectful of the American People's individual rights to practice as they see fit (equal to our rights to do the same), but this does not mean we have to respect the decision.  If you choose to ignore logic and knowledge in order to believe in an invisible magic man in the sky, or Santa Claus for that matter, you've made a '''ridiculous decision''' and we're not going to pretend it's "just another way of looking at things" (original emphasis).<ref>http://www.atheists.org/religion</ref>

*"We're respectful of the American People's individual rights to practice as they see fit (equal to our rights to do the same), but this does not mean we have to respect the decision.  If you choose to ignore logic and knowledge in order to believe in an invisible magic man in the sky, or Santa Claus for that matter, you've made a '''ridiculous decision''' and we're not going to pretend it's "just another way of looking at things" (original emphasis).<ref>http://www.atheists.org/religion</ref>