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Sweden and Denmark and mostly atheist/agnostic yet their flags show crosses. So are those atheist Danes and Swedes bad citizens? Or do they hate being Swedish and Denmark because their flags have crosses on them?
The flag of the UK has two crosses on it (St. George's and St. Andrew's) and its head of state is also the leader of its official church - which would make the UK, technically speaking, a theocracy. And yet, the pioneer in modern skepticism and rationalism is the UK (England, specifically speaking).
My point is that religion was, is and will be (for the foreseeable future) a part of every nation's and tribe's identity and culture. In fact, what many of us do not know is that some very everyday phrases of the English language actually come from the Bible.
It is my belief, however, that as time progresses, atheism or non-belief will become the norm and will be replaced by a rational and scientific understanding and explanation of the world. And then nations and tribes will look back at their monotheistic days just as we monotheists currently look back at our pagan pantheist days.
The mention of God, or gods, in a song, hymn, poem or national anthem only adds to their wonder and doesn't take away from it. If one wants to nitpick, he/she may stop enjoying Ghani Khan, Khushal Khan, Hamza Baba, Rahman Baba and all the other great Pashto poets because they mention God in their poetry. In fact, I would personally stop reading George R. Martin and Tolkein ,too, if I had issues with God/gods because both these authors mention gods and supernatural beings in their books.
The flag of the UK has two crosses on it (St. George's and St. Andrew's) and its head of state is also the leader of its official church - which would make the UK, technically speaking, a theocracy. And yet, the pioneer in modern skepticism and rationalism is the UK (England, specifically speaking).
My point is that religion was, is and will be (for the foreseeable future) a part of every nation's and tribe's identity and culture. In fact, what many of us do not know is that some very everyday phrases of the English language actually come from the Bible.
It is my belief, however, that as time progresses, atheism or non-belief will become the norm and will be replaced by a rational and scientific understanding and explanation of the world. And then nations and tribes will look back at their monotheistic days just as we monotheists currently look back at our pagan pantheist days.
The mention of God, or gods, in a song, hymn, poem or national anthem only adds to their wonder and doesn't take away from it. If one wants to nitpick, he/she may stop enjoying Ghani Khan, Khushal Khan, Hamza Baba, Rahman Baba and all the other great Pashto poets because they mention God in their poetry. In fact, I would personally stop reading George R. Martin and Tolkein ,too, if I had issues with God/gods because both these authors mention gods and supernatural beings in their books.
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