God doesn't care about the Pledge of Allegiance (or your kid's in-class prayer)

                         People like to complain about how we can't have prayer in school or say God in the pledge of allegiance. When people do this I think they're pretty foolish. These people have decided to pick surface details and elevate them to primary reasons their religious values and the country's values are slowly deteriorating right before their eyes. And I'm sorry that this post reeks of Christian privilege, but the major offenders of this kind of ridiculous whining typically come from a Christian background (most likely because Christians have a hegemony on the media in America). These Christians will stomp their feet on the ground until the world around them somehow conforms to their occult rituals. I'm Catholic so it isn't like I'm guilt free. For a long time the Catholic faith was the biggest offender. A group that expected deference, while being entrenched in scandal and also picking petty fights such as whether the use of condoms should be allowed or if Harry Potter should be seen. It isn't until recently that Pope Francis made me realize how deluded many in the Catholic (and at large the Christian) faith have become. Pope Francis addressed the elephant in the room: income inequality. He called for wealth distribution and combat against poverty. His words didn't sit well with many conservatives, but honestly who cares it's not like he's forcing any of them to give up their money anyways. Oh wait, I can here it now. "But Raymond my parents are ultra rich and they donate all the time!" Really? Do they now? Wasn't it Jesus who told his disciples to leave everything behind and follow him. When he said everything, I think he meant everything. So unless your parents are constantly giving most of their paycheck to the red cross, I don't want to hear it.  We all know they're taking some liberties with the scripture aren't they in regards to the whole living in poverty part? Which is ok because faith is something you work at and strive for. But it means if you're going to let shit like being a selfish, self serving jerk fly, then you also need to be willing to let minor inconveniences like not forcing your religious beliefs on the general public and not making public schools take a religious tone (Catholic, Muslim, Christian, etc. schools exist) work as well.
            So if you want to complain to me about how it's ridiculous your kid doesn't have time to pray in class, then I better not see you walking back to a new Benz because guess what your kid not saying a Hail Mary isn't what's causing the moral degradation of this nation, it's possibly your complicit behavior in a capitalist system which favors the rich and disadvantages the poor. I feel like Jesus would have found the latter far more troubling. Or not. Maybe he's a stickler for prayer.