Atheists Attack Obama Administration for Praying for Rain: Agree?
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2012/07/20 22:00:00
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Obama administration for Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said at a White House press briefing that he prays for rain to end the drought. Vilsack said, “I get on my knees every day. And I’m saying an extra prayer now. If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.”
Tom Flynn, the executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism, accused Vilsack of crossing the as a government official. Flynn accused Vilsack of violating the Constitution. “...praying for rain? That’s not just government entangling itself with religion, that’s government publicly practicing it, and wallowing in superstition.”
Flynn said Vilsack "sends the wrong message to distraught farmers when the Agriculture Secretary suggests that the best response is to pray. For a Cabinet official to recommend prayer as a solution or call attention to his own devotions may violate the Constitution’s prohibition against establishment of religion. Most important, though, is that prayer doesn’t work. But if you want to test the power of prayer yourself, consider this. Apparently Secretary Vilsack’s been praying for rain every day; how’s that working out?”
Video of 7/18/12: White House Press Briefing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack:
BUZZFEED.COM reports:
Tom Flynn, the executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism, accused Vilsack of crossing the as a government official. Flynn accused Vilsack of violating the Constitution. “...praying for rain? That’s not just government entangling itself with religion, that’s government publicly practicing it, and wallowing in superstition.”
Flynn said Vilsack "sends the wrong message to distraught farmers when the Agriculture Secretary suggests that the best response is to pray. For a Cabinet official to recommend prayer as a solution or call attention to his own devotions may violate the Constitution’s prohibition against establishment of religion. Most important, though, is that prayer doesn’t work. But if you want to test the power of prayer yourself, consider this. Apparently Secretary Vilsack’s been praying for rain every day; how’s that working out?”
Video of 7/18/12: White House Press Briefing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack:
BUZZFEED.COM reports:
Atheists: Obama Administration Out Of Line To Pray For Rain: The Council for Secular Humanism attacks Obama official for saying he is ...
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☆The Rock☆ * AFCL* The Sher... 2012/07/20 10:38:05No, I disagree with the Atheists
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On the contrary, it's far more "politically correct" to be in favor of prayer and to be professing one's "faith" than to be atheist.
If you doubt that just stand up in almost any public place and profess your non-belief in Jesus. Get in a conversation at any grocery store and declare your atheism and see what happens. Better yet, go out on any street corner in just about any town in America and start handing out anti-religious literature declaring there is no god and see what happens.
Atheism is about as far from being "politically correct" as one can get. In fact, the only thing I can imagine being less "politically correct" than publicly pronouncing oneself an atheist is to stand up at a public gathering and announce that America is not the greatest country in the world.
Try it sometime. The next time you hear people talking about America being the greatest country in the world, try disagreeing and see how everyone around you reacts. If you persist in that opinion you will soon find yourself being threatened with bodily harm by all the "patriots" around you.
In poi...
On the contrary, it's far more "politically correct" to be in favor of prayer and to be professing one's "faith" than to be atheist.
If you doubt that just stand up in almost any public place and profess your non-belief in Jesus. Get in a conversation at any grocery store and declare your atheism and see what happens. Better yet, go out on any street corner in just about any town in America and start handing out anti-religious literature declaring there is no god and see what happens.
Atheism is about as far from being "politically correct" as one can get. In fact, the only thing I can imagine being less "politically correct" than publicly pronouncing oneself an atheist is to stand up at a public gathering and announce that America is not the greatest country in the world.
Try it sometime. The next time you hear people talking about America being the greatest country in the world, try disagreeing and see how everyone around you reacts. If you persist in that opinion you will soon find yourself being threatened with bodily harm by all the "patriots" around you.
In point of fact, there is nothing in this country more "politically correct" than a declaration that America is the single exceptional nation in all of history. American Exceptionalism is the single most "politically correct" belief in all of America.