The Parkus Empire wrote:Radiatia wrote:The whole "In God We Trust" thing is so outdated now that the Cold War is over. They introduced it as a way to differentiate the west from the communists, but nowadays it's just ridiculous to see a first world country whose government makes decisions based on directions from their politicians' imaginary friend.
Meanwhile the Commonwealth still says the queen reigns by the Grace of God on their currency and bishops get an automatic seat in the House of Lords, and parties in Europe use "Christian" in their name
To be specific: the Queen says that the Queen reigns by the grace of god. That "by the grace of god" thing is part of her name. She can feel free to say what she likes in that regard (as long as she doesn't claim a divine right to rule. That tends to get your head cut off. Similarly, private clubs can feel free to call themselves whatever they like.
bishops get an automatic seat in the House of Lords
Not true, but indeed, the lords spiritual are a silly idea and should be eliminated.