Reply #61: Bad analogy... given the context. [View All]

[Smarmie Doofus]

And the context is a sporting event:

1. Opening with the Star Spangled Banner;

2. Often with an exhortation to "honor America"... or a cryptic plea for war support ( " honor our brave men and women fighting overseas in the armed forces.");

3. Frequently with a military color guard and other trappings.

And to this your adding ( redundantly and nauseatingly) in the seventh inning a prayer, really... for god to bless *America* ( not the world, not the human race; not the universe).

Most folks will infer the obvious: that there is or should be a *special* relationship between "god" and "America". By special I mean a relationship that is beyond the reach of other nations.

Again... it is the *context* that makes this so... your Thanksgiving meal not withstanding.