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Manifestor_of_Light

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86. I'm polite about it.

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:22 PM

Dec 2015

If someone tells me that I or my family are in their thoughts and prayers, I thank them and go on.

I don't want to be an asshole atheist and rip somebody up for doing that in a personal situation. They think they are helping and I appreciate that they give a shit enough to think about me.

Yes I do think of religion as 99% b.s., with the exception of atheistic Buddhism, which makes it a philosophy.
The Asian religions have much less of a history of violence than the Abrahamic ones.

Now, I do think the realization that "thoughts and prayers" are meaningless in the context of politicians not doing anything about gun laws with multiple mass shootings per day, IS a good idea. And I am glad that the NY Daily News is spotlighting it.

Igor Volsky at ThinkProgress started the tweet idea of #thoughtsandprayers being meaningless.

His email:
ivolsky@americanprogress.org

@igorvolsky

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NY Daily News front page for Thursday: 'God isn't fixing this' [View all] Newsjock Dec 2015 OP

FUCK PRAYER!!! Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #1

And to our religious DUers, I want to say.... retrowire Dec 2015 #6

we have the freedom and ability to fix this restorefreedom Dec 2015 #14

PRESENTING MY NEW INVENTION retrowire Dec 2015 #16

lol... better have a mass production facility.... restorefreedom Dec 2015 #19

Throw up a kickstarter, you'll be rich in a day. LadyHawkAZ Dec 2015 #70

LOVE THAT KITTY AND THAT POST!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent Dec 2015 #92

Let's say God is present as a being with an office and a phone number. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #52

yep. retrowire Dec 2015 #53

true RussBLib Dec 2015 #54

So true. The cosmos is utterly indifferent to the existence hifiguy Dec 2015 #81

Atheism = Truth PNW_Dem Dec 2015 #85

+1000 lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #88

Thats kinda pushing it.. PatrynXX Dec 2015 #35

Thats kinda pushing it.. The CCC Dec 2015 #63

I'll second that. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #49

nothing fails like prayer (talking to yourself) Facility Inspector Dec 2015 #59

That's kind of the point of the headline wryter2000 Dec 2015 #72

Jury results merrily Dec 2015 #75

Christian bashing is so boring. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #77

Yep, once again atheists make bigoted statements and get away with it. Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2015 #78

Sadly that is true. A supposedly inclusion group. Accept everyone. Ha! yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #79

If you told a group who believed in fairies that they are wrong to believe in fairies passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #93

It is one thing to say, "I don't believe in God and I think that those who do are at best deluded" Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2015 #98

Whoah! I think you need to reread my post passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #99

You're right, you did not say what I accused of saying, and I apologize Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2015 #105

I'm afraid you couldn't drag me kicking and screaming there passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #106

Yes and I am leaving because this group has become to hateful and rude. classykaren Dec 2015 #108

That's not true Bradical79 Dec 2015 #87

"Christian bashing"? Chef Eric Dec 2015 #109

Damn! To the point. K&R Photographer Dec 2015 #2

A-fucking-men to that! arcane1 Dec 2015 #3

Bravo. They've been tearing the NRA a new one recently Moliere Dec 2015 #4

wow.... dhill926 Dec 2015 #5

Wow, SPOT ON cover!!! valerief Dec 2015 #7

K&R - nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #8

god caused it. after all god is all powerful. it's god's will etc nt msongs Dec 2015 #9

Worse yet: It's all part of God's plan IDemo Dec 2015 #10

Always has been according to the book of fairy tales. hifiguy Dec 2015 #82

It's time to squash all this fake prayer bullshit and actually DO SOMETHING. Nay Dec 2015 #11

well, at last we didn't have to see them mouthing their crap last on saturday. niyad Dec 2015 #12

I do despise the simpletons who want to call others cowards for not voluntarily... Shandris Dec 2015 #13

excellent cover restorefreedom Dec 2015 #15

Wish I could rec this more than once. n/t Photographer Dec 2015 #17

Holy Shit! The NY Daily News is channeling EarlG! longship Dec 2015 #18

�I'll pray for you" = "I am not going to do a fucking thing to help or change anything." Feeling the Bern Dec 2015 #20

Check this out. Whiskeytide Dec 2015 #27

As with "good vibes", "good thoughts", "hope" and all the other bumper-stickers LanternWaste Dec 2015 #57

I'm polite about it. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2015 #86

how about 'REPUBLICANS HAVE NO INTEREST IN FIXING THIS' spanone Dec 2015 #21

I remember when the Daily News was totally right wing Jim Lane Dec 2015 #22

When someone says religious prayer can heal a sick mind shooting an assault rifle at innocent people nolabels Dec 2015 #23

When I first saw the cover, I assumed Photoshop was involved... Pacifist Patriot Dec 2015 #62

The NRA has blood on its hands. RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #24

And not only the NRA... RoBear Dec 2015 #66

If prayer worked, we'd all have personalized utopias ... Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #25

Also, think of all the people who think that there's a powerful deity controlling the universe Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #67

K&R napkinz Dec 2015 #26

I think this is a good headline and I pray everyday. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #28

Hell yeah, Daily News. I want to see this on every headline. mountain grammy Dec 2015 #29

God is pretty incompetent! Nt Logical Dec 2015 #30

Hard to shame politicians Thespian2 Dec 2015 #31

That's the bottom line: We believe in profits, not god. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #39

YEP Thespian2 Dec 2015 #74

Substitute wish for Prayer Marrah_G Dec 2015 #32

there's Prayer then there is prayer and action PatrynXX Dec 2015 #33

K & R AzDar Dec 2015 #34

If prayer worked, we'd all be dead. Hoppy Dec 2015 #36

Ha! So true. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #47

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2015 #37

From their mouths to God's ear. nolabear Dec 2015 #38

Everyone who holds stock in weapons selling/manufacture owns this lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #40

Fuck all religion malaise Dec 2015 #41

Can't beat that for truth OR brevity. hifiguy Dec 2015 #84

K&R DLevine Dec 2015 #42

Well, considering how praying for peace has worked out for the last few millenia ... Scuba Dec 2015 #43

prayer, the very LEAST you can do... KG Dec 2015 #44

America's a Christian nation? DrBulldog Dec 2015 #45

Has Ted Cruz issued a fatwa against the Daily News? marmar Dec 2015 #46

How did Christy and Jeb and Carly not make the cut...especially Carly? Did they not bother libdem4life Dec 2015 #48

Great cover-G-d is not fixing this Gothmog Dec 2015 #50

"POLS TO VICTIMS: DROP DEAD" Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 #51

Too late. They already are. Feeling the Bern Dec 2015 #103

It's a play on the Daily News' most famous headline of all time: Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 #104

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #55

Hi SC Missn-Hitch Dec 2015 #58

The best is when people pray for rain or a new car. Rex Dec 2015 #61

"He" doesn't exist, but if "he" did, he'd be a murderous sociopath not worthy of worship. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #68

+1000. Thank you. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #89

355 times.... JohnnyAmerica Dec 2015 #56

Of course they call for prayer, it cost nothing and ends the conversation. Rex Dec 2015 #60

Exactly NastyRiffraff Dec 2015 #64

Perhaps the most responsible front page on this tragedy yet. avaistheone1 Dec 2015 #65

It's up to The humans to fix their human created problems. Get out of denial and fantasy belief, Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #69

I can't believe the New York Daily News got this right for once d_legendary1 Dec 2015 #71

Actually they have had a lot of gun control headlines lately. IrishEyes Dec 2015 #91

I guess I got the confused d_legendary1 Dec 2015 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #73

More like the human race. Rex Dec 2015 #76

The NY Post cover is different; filled with hate Reter Dec 2015 #80

As another DUer recently posted, when someone says "I'll pray for you" what it really means hifiguy Dec 2015 #83

Well ain't that a surprise...BOOO HOOOO HOOOOO onecent Dec 2015 #90

The asshole who would do such a thing is unworthy of worship Orrex Dec 2015 #95

On Point - On Message cantbeserious Dec 2015 #94

And I've been hearing about the outrage from pro-prayer groups over this Orrex Dec 2015 #97

I've always thought of people praying/asking things from "God" as like 5-year olds trying to make 4lbs Dec 2015 #100

Great cover Gothmog Dec 2015 #101

The GOP Frightened and Cowering fredamae Dec 2015 #102

K & R davidpdx Dec 2015 #107

Hey, GOP buttheads: WE ARE the help we've been PRAYING for! Beartracks Dec 2015 #110