Comments on: And I pray you can make it better down here. I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer

And I pray you can make it better down here. I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer

amberglow — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:38:51 -0800

Pray For Reason is a call to Americans of all religions and belief systems who want to see their country's policies at home and abroad based on facts, history, and reasonable thought processes.
My favorite: Dear God (in all your forms), protect us from those humans among us who wish to direct the destiny of the world for their own gain. Bring them humility, compassion and enlightenment, and allow them to see the interconnection of all beings. (Or bring down upon them a rain of burning rocks, whichever strikes your fancy.) Amen

By: namespan

namespan — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:42:37 -0800

bring down upon them a rain of burning rocks, whichever strikes your fancy. Hmm. I thought Hollywood and paleontologists did that. But hey, other than that, this is pretty much how I pray every day.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:01:40 -0800

Whew. All of us atheists can safely mock BOTH sides of this debate.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:08:20 -0800

anytime, david--glad to be of service : > I was really surprised that so many people are praying for Bush every day. (glurge/nausea warning for that link)

By: WLW

WLW — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:56:21 -0800

There will never be peace so long as more than one religion exists.

By: scarabic

scarabic — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:09:04 -0800

There will never be peace so long as one religion exists.

By: namespan

namespan — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:48:09 -0800

There will never be peace so long as 0 religions exist. Here's the perl code: if($humanThoughtCultureEtc =~ m/([:religion:])*/) { $peace = 0; } else { $peace = 1; }

By: fvw

fvw — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:51:51 -0800

The universe doesn't have use strict;? I don't believe it.

By: fold_and_mutilate

fold_and_mutilate — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:23:30 -0800

Speaking of religions.... A new religious coalition, including a bishop of President George W. Bush's church, has purchased airtime on Arab television expressing sorrow for abuses committed by U.S. soldiers against Iraqi prisoners and calling the actions "sinful and systemic." "As Americans of faith, we express our deep sorrow at abuses committed in Iraqi prisons," the ad says. "We stand in solidarity with all those in Iraq and everywhere who demand justice and human dignity." The irony....

By: wfrgms

wfrgms — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 10:32:28 -0800

Pray For Reason is a call to Americans of all religions Too bad reason & religion are mutually exclusive.

By: kindall

kindall — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:16:10 -0800

Praying for reason is like writing about music.