[Rob-H29696]

There are definitely some contexts when hearing references to God bothers me and other contexts when it doesn’t. It doesn’t bother me to hear people who believe in God talk about their beliefs. It does bother me when people assume that I share their belief in God, and it really bothers me when people suggest that because I’m an atheist, I can’t be a good person or a real American. That’s why I wish the Pledge of Allegiance didn’t contain the words ‘under God.’ Whenever I say the Pledge, either I have to leave out those two words, which makes me feel I’m drawing attention to myself, or I have to say something I don’t believe, which feels awful. Maybe the reference to God that bothers me most is in the courtroom, when the bailiff asks witnesses to swear to tell the truth ‘so help you God.’ What will I do if I am ever a witness at a trial? Will I put my hand on the Bible and swear like everyone else? Then I’d be lying before I’ve even begun to testify. Would I ask to exercise my right to affirm, rather than swearing? If I do that, will there be people on the jury who will think I’m less trustworthy because I refused to swear?

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Name : Rob-H29696, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 25, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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