[Standing Wolf]

Speaking strictly as a lifelong atheist, I've got to say I'm tired of listening to atheists' self-important pronouncements. I don't pray. I'm entirely comfortable with the idea that others pray. If others pray publicly, I assume it's my place to respect their right to pray much as I expect them to respect my right not to pray.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Jesus believes in athiests .

Those which die find rejection from God a bit harsher than it was to reject Him .

Cheese.

[cricket]

"I see humans. . ." Strange, they can't see feelings either; but we know they believe in them; they have just told how hurt their feelings are. . .

Of course, some athiest are better than others. . .but sounds more like this athiest might be looking for a spiritual home.

"Divine interference" (?) People who want to pray are free to do so; but we don't know what they are doing. (?)

Bad proofing, athiest angst, athiest reality. . . or just 'clueless'. . .

[Old Professer]

I don't believe in Atheism.

[seams2me]

Let's see, atheists rejecting prayer.......shocking.

[HowlinMad]

Shove a gun up their A$$ or a grenade in their cakehole and they'll start praying!

[BOOTSTICK]

The First amendment allows freedom of speech,and one of those rights is to openly encourage belief in God. The fact remains, that Most Americans have great distain for Athiests, and rightly so, as it is their agenda to remove all religion from society. It is so reassuring that THE ELECTORATE will never elect an open Athiest to a major political office. THANK GOD!

[FReethesheeples]

Tough toenails for the atheists.

[FrdmLvr]

Ron Barrier of American Atheists told the Daily Illini that nationally televised prayer services, presidential references to God, and calls to prayer leave atheists feeling forgotten as US citizens. "Nonbelievers were touched by the tragedy just as much as believers were," Barrier said. "All we're doing is asking for a little sensitivity. Just because one does not have religious beliefs does not make one less of a citizen."

Oh, shut up!

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

What is it about another's belief in God that gets athiests all riled up? If there is, as they say, no God, then they should have a smug satisfaction that they are correct and the "believers" are going to be terribly disappointed when they die... actually the "believers" won't have a moment of surprise because their existance will end with their deaths. On the other hand, if the athiests are wrong, there will be a horrible moment when they die and realize they are now in another existance. I think the anger at "believers" comes from the idea that they may be wrong and they don't like what might happen to them. Don't worry athiests, we won't taunt you on the other side, we will want to have compassion. But it's not our choice now, or then, that you suffer and perish; it's yours now.

[victim soul]

"Nonbelievers were touched by the tragedy just as much as believers were," Barrier said. "All we're doing is asking for a little sensitivity. Just because one does not have religious beliefs does not make one less of a citizen."

Aetheists are American citizens with all due rights accorded them in our Constitution. Believers are citizens of this temporary world looking forward to being citizens of their ordained destination -- Heaven.And believers pray for all Americans including aetheists.

So where's the beef?

[A2J]

"All we're doing is asking for a little sensitivity. Just because one does not have religious beliefs does not make one less of a citizen."

True, but it does make one less of a person.

To deny our "eternal DNA" is to place one in the same realm as that of beasts. While we share a physical origin with the beasts of the field, humans are unique as to their creation as eternal beings.

A root word for "man" is "anthropos," which basically means "to look upward." Man instinctively knows that we are destined for a life after the physical. The question is whether one will be reunited with his Creator or not.

I believe athiests are generally confused people who struggle with inward instincts that they attempt to explain away with logic, although logic is confined to the temporal. They are puzzled when they view people who exhibit a faith in an unseen "Being" because their view of "reality" extends no further than their fingertips.

I believe that they are frustrated people, especially when they understand that their denial of a Supreme Being is vastly outweighed by the billions of people on earth who hold to such a belief and sense of eternity. If humans share such absolutes as physical and emotional hunger, then why is it so hard that we share a spiritual hunger as well? Are athiests the only ones, out of the billions on earth, that are right? I think not.

Thus, if amputation makes a body less a body, then the "self-amputation" of God from ones life makes them less a person.

[ninachka]

Poor Ron...I wonder what he thinks of the official National Hymn?

God of Our Fathers (National Hymn)
Music by George W. Warren
Words by Daniel C. Roberts

God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,
Our grateful songs before thy throne arise.

Thy love divine hath led us in the past;
In this free land by thee our lost is cast.
Be thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay,
Thy word our law, thy paths our chosen way.

From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence,
Be thy strong arm our ever sure defense.
Thy true religion in our hearts increase;
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

Refresh thy people on their toilsome way;
Lead us from night to never-ending day.
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever thine. Amen.

[VOYAGER]

Barrier said. "All we're doing is asking for a little sensitivity. Just because one does not have religious beliefs does not make one less of a citizen."

Try this, quit pissin' and moanin' and just ignore it.
You are probably not a Don Quixote or even his servant and the windmills you are jousting with really are windmills and are not your enemies.

Get over it!!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Plenty other Presidents referenced God. Our reps do every day in prayer before sessions.

I am so sick and tired of this crap. I am offended that they don't pack it up and move to athiest island R Us so I think I will sue them.

And LOL let them scream in chants of evil towards deaf ears.They are going against a huge majority, too bad I say.God forbid if they change the channel of offense and got lifes.

[boycott]

The atheists can turn toward my ass and kiss it.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

LOL I suppose they are offended every time they look at American cash money, so they should not touch it nor use it EVER!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

There intentful narcissisim is not good so therefore it must be the opposite of good=evil.

[He Rides A White Horse]

ATHEISTS REJECT COUNTRY'S TURN TOWARD PRAYER

That does it. I am hereafter abandoning God because these loons demand it. They'll put us back on the right course, golly, just like, well, Bill Clinton.........Yeah, right.

[Enemy Of The State]

"Nonbelievers were touched by the tragedy just as much as believers were," Barrier said. "All we're doing is asking for a little sensitivity. Just because one does not have religious beliefs does not make one less of a citizen."

Sit down...shut up and stop feeling sorry for your sorry asses. This is not about you!