Atheists Attack Obama Administration for Praying for Rain: Agree?
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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
Also, what little substance your comment had is completely besides the point.
Reply: "77% of americans are christians 157 million 2.8 billion acroos the world dont think their is that many atheist lol."
His reply is irrelevant to the statement and downright asinine. 78.1% of US citizens are also caucasian, for example - would you like the law to favor caucasians because "dont think their is that many black people lol."?
That would have been my answer if his post had shown some kind of sophistication. However, the answer is written in poor English, lacking any kind of punctuation and capitalization. Therefore, his argument lacks both substance and presentation.
Sure, I could have been a bit more polite about it, but people posting comments - especially STUPID comments - in poor English are making asses out of themselves, and I'll f-ing point that out to them so that maybe next time they'll take 5 seconds to think about what they're going to say and put their thoughts into coherent sentences, which is apparently too much of an effort for them - and THAT could be considered to be "rude" as well, couldn't it? Imagine this whole reply to you writenliek this bcause hell icant be bohtered to take teh tiem to put it in a format that maks it easy 4 u 2 read u r not wort the effert im smart tho and have...
Reply: "77% of americans are christians 157 million 2.8 billion acroos the world dont think their is that many atheist lol."
His reply is irrelevant to the statement and downright asinine. 78.1% of US citizens are also caucasian, for example - would you like the law to favor caucasians because "dont think their is that many black people lol."?
That would have been my answer if his post had shown some kind of sophistication. However, the answer is written in poor English, lacking any kind of punctuation and capitalization. Therefore, his argument lacks both substance and presentation.
Sure, I could have been a bit more polite about it, but people posting comments - especially STUPID comments - in poor English are making asses out of themselves, and I'll f-ing point that out to them so that maybe next time they'll take 5 seconds to think about what they're going to say and put their thoughts into coherent sentences, which is apparently too much of an effort for them - and THAT could be considered to be "rude" as well, couldn't it? Imagine this whole reply to you writenliek this bcause hell icant be bohtered to take teh tiem to put it in a format that maks it easy 4 u 2 read u r not wort the effert im smart tho and have degreases in music computers scyences i kit u not so theyre im smart despiet typign like i smash my hed on teh keybord and hit enter lol if your smart to u can decifer it ritelol
He does seem like a nice guy though, so I admit I could have been less rough on him. I guess I just ran out of patience. I mean, I'm sure that in real life, you've seen at least one person you'd so much like to go up to, grab by the shoulders and shake and tell them how absolutely ridiculous their hair looks and that they should get a f-ing haircut because they look like an idiot. But you don't. You don't even mention it to them in a polite way. You tell yourself it's more polite to shut up and let them make asses out of themselves. I understand - I'm like that in real life, too. But this is the internet. You will openly be called a f-ing idiot when you behave like one.
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde
Degrees in real life are irrelevant. Here, we are words on a screen; they represent us, and they have to speak for themselves. The level of Herb's representation of himself is the equivalent of him running around in public in only his underwear, waving a degree around, trying to educate people. Sure, he may be the nicest person on the planet, and maybe what he's saying even makes sense, but someone should walk up to him and tell him to put on some f-ing clothes, don't you think?
I just did.