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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI don't think WND realized what they wrote about Oklahoma, atheism and Gervais...
It was about the effects of Wolf Blizter's interview with an atheist who survived the tornados in Moore.
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CNN reported Tuesday that the push for online prayers has created an backlash from non-believers and even some religious scholars.
A prayer is supposed to have a consequence for you, said Elizabeth Drescher, a lecturer at Santa Clara University in California. Its not an act of magic.
British comedian and TV star Ricky Gervais, an ardent foe of organized religion, was more abrasive.
After MTV tweeted that pop stars Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry were sending their prayers to Oklahoma, Gervais responded, I feel like an idiot now
I only sent money.
Gervais and other atheists also kick-started a counter-trend, using the hashtag #ActuallyDoSomethingForOklahoma.
If all people are doing is praying, it is worthless, Hemant Mehta, an Illinois math teacher who writes the blog Friendly Atheist, told CNN. If they are praying and donating to the Red Cross, thats more like it.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/05/wolf-blitzer-to-atheist-thank-god-right/#RjQ5hUx0GTb7yv1L.99
Thanks, WND.
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