Praying for others?

[socialchameleon]

Oh this reminds me of something I said to some people and they completely bashed me for it. A man in my community was injured horribly bad. Everyone kept saying "i'll pray for you" and even the family said "please pray for our family". I suggested they should stop praying and do something for them if they really cared. I suggested they should offer to do their laundry, cook them some food, clean up their house, get some groceries...whatever. Everyone was so offended that I said that they should actually DO something. Even the family was offended. Idiots.

Theres something about Atheism in America that really interests me at the moment. Some of the storey's I read like the one you describe above are amazing. It's mind boggling to think how their brains must work!!

I even read an account on Twitter about a group of "Atheists" (just using the word to describe none religious at the moment) visiting a creationist museum in America (not sure what state).

One guy wore a T Shirt with the slogan something along the lines of "Theres probably no God, so enjoy your life" (or something similar). The security escorted him to the bathroom where he was asked to reverse the T Shirt to avoid offending others! After that a family moaned at him saying that he had ruined their trip. Apparently they had come along way to visit the "Museum".

Surely the Creationist Museum is more comparable with something like a ride at Disney land? I generally associate museums with facts not make beleive.

My Atheism in England doesnt really seem to impact on my life in the same way as it seems to on my American counterparts to be honest. Maybe I havnt been in the right environments to invite conflict. "God" help the next 'witness' that knocks on my door to have a "chat" with me. They're in for a grilling of a life time!