[Claeren]

I don't sing that line of the anthem, but sing the rest louder than anyone else around me (whenever it is sung).

It was not added to address the Christian roots of Canadian society (of which there are few compared to other 'roots'), it was added 'to fight godless communism' and to appease a bunch of religious political types, both of which really have little role in todays world and a lesser role each year respectively. Seems like more of a political addition than a christian addition, and it seems only christians would want the/a government co-opting their faith and having it sung by mostly non- or quasi- believers of their faith.

Personally, even if i were christian, the last thing i would want is government being in my religous business. How many people here saying it should be in the anthem go to church every Sunday? Or go shopping or to a movie on a Sunday? How comical is it that the one tiny way they want to pay respect to their god is by forcing a bunch of non-believers to xsay it over and over at hockey games but when it comes to them sacrificing their time for their faith it is minimal at best? (And plummeting church attendance figures do not lie no matter if a bunch of you claim to be pious church goers).


Regardless, i will continue to not sing the entire anthem knowing that I am one of a growing group of citizens who do so. Now is not the time to remove it but in another generation i would bet that it is removed.




Claeren.