Fantastic point and great comments here.  Wish this stuff got more play in the mainstream media…

We are prone to assumption. We assume that if there were a God there would be no suffering. We assume that if we suffer, it’s God’s will, choice or responsibility. We assume that we have no power to end or avoid suffering. We rarely, however, assume responsibility for our choices. We know smoking kills but we do it anyway.  Are smokers telling God that they *want* cancer?  If he took away all the world’s tobacco, would smokers thank him for relieving them of the temptation or would they curse him, shaking their fists at the sky?  Have you ever tried to come between a smoker and their cigarettes? What about those who have found constructive uses for the tobacco leaf? 

What’s the point?  If happiness is going to be real, so must the potential for unhappiness (every action has an equal and opposite reaction). For anyone to be happy, they must have access to the things they choose.  For choice to be real, there must be at least 2 options.

It turns out that every thing we can do will fit into one of 2 categories; good or bad. So which do we choose and who do we blame for the result?  Many of us want peace--or so we say-- but let a few Knews broadcasts mention the word “terrorist” and far too many of us fall into line; ready to bomb unknown men, women, and children in any country in the world...without any consideration of *their* choice.

So considering that the choice to do bad is evidenced by the suffering that results, who is to blame when suffering occurs?

America has had a hidden hand in much of the world’s suffering. It’s corporations have raped and polluted much of the air, land and water--and they show no interest in stopping. It’s armies march on innocent people at the drop a hat. It’s citizens consume to the point of self destruction, borrow themselves into debt that they cannot repay and shoot their classmates at random.  There’s no shortage of Bibles or churches so not enough religion would not seem to be the problem. 

It would seem that for God to damn America would be a redundant effort; America is destroying itself just fine.

god, what is that? let’s start this analyses, please, w. following assertion/fact: we can only gather knwoledge w. our 5 senses. to sense baal/allah/god/yahweh one needs at least one more sense. so, if a judaist persist in telling us that hahweh will save jews, make’em light onto us, the unwashed, etc. (this analyses valid also for christians, hindus, muslims) that person could ‘know’ that only if he/she h. special sense(s).
we know, we can’t sense god w. 5 senses. god(s) nor isms can be smelled, tasted, heard, felt, or seen. there’s a purpose for me stating the obvious. my sugg’n to liberating media such as truthdig is to not give these uebermenschen any space nor mention them. the less said ab. them, the better. did u notice that these rabidos run to a doctor or hospital when sick just like we do.

A point of information here. “America” is the land between Cape Horn (60-S 30 W)and the Beaufort Sea.  80 N 175.

The USA, a political entity, is 48 contiguous States, Two non-manifest destiny States, and several territories including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the American Virgins.

NEVER have I felt anything akin to “God Damn America” I’ve often felt “God Damn these United States.  In other words, I love my country, but occasionally HATE its government! I might add this is a position consistent with “conservative” ideology!

Your faith and trust should be in the Lord not to a country. That’s what he was saying. Countries altimately fail but the Lord is constant. And why should we be upset when these words come from a man of God. Its not him who wants to be presedent. He’s a patriot to God first.

Military service (no matter how unjust and misguided the war) has been the gold standard for qualification for high office in the U.S. from the beginning, but especially since World War II. Didn’t do much for John Kerry. I voted for the John Kerry who testified before Congress in 1971 about the horrors of Vietnam, and he doesn’t exist anymore. So Rev. Wright’s military record impresses me only insofar as it contrasts with the chicken hawks of the Bush Regime. The Europeans have it right: get religious litmus tests out of politics!! While I’m voting for anyone against McCain, Barbara Ehrenreich’s article about Hillary Clinton’s religious affiliations and ties to Republicans really scared me.

All this banter about God blessing or damning the United States is ludicrous!  It’s anthropomorphism run amuck.  So many simpletons have the ridiculous belief that God is a being possessing human attributes such as feeling joy, sadness, anger, etc.  Such a God can only be the god of idiots.  Any God worth its salt is far and above such petty emotions.  In fact, it would be beyond any emotions as we know them.  Emotional behavior is within the realm of human behavior. God does not inhabit the same realm.  God is beyond being.  God does not favor any country or people over any other.  I resent having my intelligence insulted by religious morons.

Perhaps God is angry, that suppose to be Christians deliberately Lied, to invade a country, that started a war, that killed thousands, especially children, destroyed the land “Jesus” most likely walked at one time. Yes I think “God” May very well Damm us. It does seem our country is going to pot, and check out all that Mother Nature is throwing at us.