tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post2814449309280507483..comments2023-06-08T06:20:06.396-04:00Comments on Just a Curmudgeon: I'm with the AtheistsWilliam H. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16943856892268011802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-13321372192731892752016-08-30T21:53:39.453-04:002016-08-30T21:53:39.453-04:00William,
This is a very good article and as an a...William, <br /><br />This is a very good article and as an atheist and FFRF member I agree with it. One of the main reasons I so strongly object to being forced to pray or attend prayers against my will is because I feel it is disrespectful to those who truly believe. If the speaker leads a prayer, he or she says "we pray...". They do not speak for just themselves, they speak for the group. <br /><br />I have no idea why a believer would want to force someone to attend when they do not believe. Isn't it more wrong to force someone to pretend to pray than to simply wait and pray in a setting where everyone is there by choice? Does God really want fake prayers?<br /><br />I have been forced out of a good government job because I refused to attend prayers I did not believe in. That was 22 years ago. If a Christian (or person of any religion) forces someone to pray, you can be assured of creating a life-long FFRF sympathizer. I would never force a Christian to attend meetings where I speak for the group saying "God does not exist and we here all agree".<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-73701741819682507412016-08-18T11:53:16.164-04:002016-08-18T11:53:16.164-04:00Interesting perspective Fr. Bill. As you are no do...Interesting perspective Fr. Bill. As you are no doubt aware I have very little interest in sport, though I have no real gripes with it. Still I have to say that I can agree that to use the Word of God as merely a token or talisman is blasphemous and should be curtailed. Pax Vobiscum Fr. Bill.Donald Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978218995015708022noreply@blogger.com