Why is it your opinion (Shadow and STM) that the US and its leaders operate with some sort of mandate from God? (in reference to:
STM: ...well US is using god to create propaganda...
Shadow: ...you chose Bush for president he toke on the role in gods name...
1) Bush is not the Pope.
2) Bush is no more outwardly religious in his words and actions than the average American president.
3) "God Bless America" is not propaganda.
4) America is not in a "Holy War" against Islam.
5) The Ten Commandments are not all of a sudden outdated just because we consider our world "modern." (Honor your mother and father? Ha! Screw that!)
6) There is an overall European attitude of disgust toward George Bush (if this is not the case, please correct me); which to many Americans translates into disgust toward the United States (our democratic tradition enmeshes our elected leaders with the country they lead), which explains what Kiva has been saying: as you've evidenced a general belief that America is "over-religious" due in part to George Bush acting, presumably, upon religious principles, and as you dislike Bush, it seems like you find fault in America due to its religious tendencies.