This thread was suposed to be funny. I now realize it isn't. I don't actually hold the views I mentioned in this post.

Everyone should define themselves by their beliefs first and foremost rather than what is (for most people, anyway) an accident of birth. So good on them.

Can we fucking lock stupid threads like these?

spurgeonryan said: But if we lock stupid threads all my threads would be locked.

I can read between the lines, yo.

"a good citizen stands with their country"

No. Really no.

the topic is probably fine, but the thread title is a bit of a flamebait...

Why is the poll so lopsided? Of course they should be considered American. They live in America (USA to be exact) and they work in America. It's kind of ridiculous that some people (including these Evangelical Christians) see them/selves as not being American.

I feel like the OP is a parody of something.

I'm not sure what though.

Anyways, i'm generally of the opinion that identifying your faith ahead of your country is a good thing.  Even if your an athiest. (Which is argueably no beleif.)

Maybe that's it?  It's a parody thread about that new Arizona law?  What with having to swear an oath to the Government to graduate, and some people argueing that means Atheists can't graduate highschool because it involes the words "so help me god"?  

Either way though, country affiliation really ain't nothing more then luck.  Be glad you live where you live sure, but it's not like living there makes you anything special.

They didn't say they don't consider themselves to be Americans, just that they identify with their faith first.

They are more American than Atheists, that's for sure at least...