Originally Posted by Exoparadapsyphobia

Well decreasing the instances of a religious preference is just another way our nation is becoming neutral/equal towards all citizens and what they believe in. For instance the pledge of allegiance; having something included in it that makes a religous preference to God is like saying to someone who is Budhist "your beliefs don't exist, God is the only God" when they are asked to say it. So by taking it out it becomes neutral and equal towards all religions, or non religious beliefs. When we say our country has equal rights, it also pertains to religion. So the only way to become equal towards all religions is to have as little religous preference as possible as a nation. Although I must admit America is obviously a Christian nation, but the statistics are slowly changing as more and more immigrants come in, thus the need for neutrality when it comes to religious preferences.