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Atheists & Agnostics

ChairmanAgnostic

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1. In DuPage County, Illinois, the religious folks

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 12:59 PM

Jun 2015

set up a table and posters outside of the Court building. They offer to help the litigants who need it through prayer.

Every time I pass them, they offer to pray for me, and I respond, "I am an atheist, don't waste your time."

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"We will lift up your whole family with prayer at this troubled time!!" [View all] progressoid Jun 2015 OP

In DuPage County, Illinois, the religious folks ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #1

Do they prey equally hard for opposing litigants? sarge43 Jun 2015 #3

There you go again, applying logic. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #5

Mea culpa sarge43 Jun 2015 #6

Ari who? ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #7

Some old Greek guy who sought rational explanations for natural phenomena sarge43 Jun 2015 #9

if you posted this elsewhere you would be told what a mean spirited fundamentalist atheist you are. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #2

Is that not the truth. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #4

Yeah, I think some of it is hubris. progressoid Jun 2015 #11

YAY. AH !!!!!!! olddots Jun 2015 #8

In the past when people have told me on the internet they were going to pray for me... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #10

Sorry for your loss, progressoid. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #12