ilikewhatyousay

emotive value is the wrong phrase, children stir up emotions easily because they are young, innocent and have barely begun to live their lives. He doesn't mention adults because all adults die, children aren't supposed to die as children, they are supposed to die as adults.

how witty.

The people who bring peoples kids into things are looking for this kind of reaction. They aren't being serious, they just enjoy seeing people getting wound up.

I understand what you say about direct communication of his existence - however, you could argue that God didn't want people to know of his existence and that, in fact, we were created purely to live our lives, that God didn't want any religions, that God didn't want people to spend their entire life worshiping him. Then again, the whole prospect of God could just be a load of rubbish. Oh the swings and roundabouts!

The whole patriotic ethos of the US is sickening. The Government use it to manipulate the people of the country it controls. It's pathetic. People who can't think for themselves are drawn in because it surrounds them and leads to them being consumed by pretences and lies. The US Government is essentially doing what Sadam did and Osama is doing. What's even more pathetic is that the UK Government as outsiders see this manipulation and falsehood and yet follow the US in whatever action they take.