You, like everyone else out there, seem to be making the assumption that I'm a christian, or even religious. I have not idea if god exists or not, I'm an agnostic. I think religion has basically become a destructive and useless vestige of evolution, like man's urge to rape, kill, and war.

But, and this is important, religion is a natural function of humans. Every culture believes in spirits, or magic, or gods - all of which have rituals that require obedience and attention on some level. Atheism has its own dogma and creed that (inadequately) fills that human need.

Atheism lacks a comforting message about the afterlife, but it does make a positive statement about it. Making a positive statement about something we don't understand (and may be incapable of understanding) is an irrational act, and believing it requires an act of faith.

In fact, I wrote this poem about how proud I am to be an American, and how happy I am to have a good, Christian man like George W. Bush in office. I'm sharing this for the first time ever - I hope you guys like it.

I'm proud to be an American
where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.