Conservative Christians never stop trying to mark their territory in the public square. I have no idea what she thought her prayer would accomplish. Aside from the psychological effects on the believer, prayer never affected the outcome of anything.
These assholes. It's not about tradition or religion, it's about dominance. They want you to know that they have the power and you can't stop them and they want to rub your faces in it.
A moment of silence is perfect to practice your faith and ask God quietly to be with you and the board members, but no. It doesn't scratch the supremacy itch these assholes have.
Uh, no. It is not. This is a civil, secular function. Your imaginary friend has no place in it. You live in the bible belt. Want to pray? I'm sure you can find a nice church where you can pray to your heart's content. Avail yourself of that church. At a meeting of the Berkeley County Board of Education? Just sit down and shut up about your godthing.
(BTW, "Invite God" into the boardroom? I thought your god was everywhere. And since when does an omnipotent deity require an invitation?)
[chuckle] Phenomenal. If the school board isn't going to open their meetings with a prayer, this Karen (a.k.a. Ann Conder) is going to insist on it, because Christian!
Has anyone considered arresting her on the charge of, say, Disturbing the Peace or maybe Disruptive Behavior? I think she could stand to learn a lesson, said lesson involving a fine and maybe jail time?
Oh, so you're into traditional and historical practices. Would that include slavery? Treating women as second-class citizens and denying them the vote? Beating children, as the bible recommends? Maybe you'd like to see the US abandon democracy in favor of a Christian theocracy and really rub it in the face of those who worked so diligently to found this country.
[sigh] People like this who can't think beyond their little fascinations and obsessions just astonish me.
“It is to invite God into our boardroom so that he will grant you righteous guidance as you make your decisions for our children and their education. We will not be silenced and we will continue to invite God into this boardroom,” Conder said at the comment podium.
Your 'god' is an impotent loser if it needs to be 'invited in", or a vampire. Choose one.
The atheist was escorted out because she was persecuting the Christian. How long is this injustice going to continue. Christian’s are the most persecuted people in the world, dontcha know. This is just more violence against Christians.
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
Someone needs to recite this in time with Conder's prayer:
Our pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day, our garlic bread, …and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us some pizza, for thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. R’amen.
Feeling a bit gassy, I woulda let one rip in the middle of her prayer just to get the point across. You can’t prove it was me, you can’t eject me for involuntary bodily functions.
Conder lips off yet again and it's the atheist who gets asked to leave? PERSECUTION!
Hey, if Christians can shout that word over nothing at all, we can shout it legitimately when something like this happens. Xtians think they're the only group being persecuted in the world? They're hardly alone. 13 nations on Earth have the death penalty just for being an atheist. All where religion is the dominant majority.
Conservative Christians never stop trying to mark their territory in the public square. I have no idea what she thought her prayer would accomplish. Aside from the psychological effects on the believer, prayer never affected the outcome of anything.
CONDER: "We will not be silenced..."
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Since when have Christians ever been silent about anything? Children being molested by clergy, maybe...
These assholes. It's not about tradition or religion, it's about dominance. They want you to know that they have the power and you can't stop them and they want to rub your faces in it.
A moment of silence is perfect to practice your faith and ask God quietly to be with you and the board members, but no. It doesn't scratch the supremacy itch these assholes have.
"It is time to invite God into our boardroom."
Uh, no. It is not. This is a civil, secular function. Your imaginary friend has no place in it. You live in the bible belt. Want to pray? I'm sure you can find a nice church where you can pray to your heart's content. Avail yourself of that church. At a meeting of the Berkeley County Board of Education? Just sit down and shut up about your godthing.
(BTW, "Invite God" into the boardroom? I thought your god was everywhere. And since when does an omnipotent deity require an invitation?)
[chuckle] Phenomenal. If the school board isn't going to open their meetings with a prayer, this Karen (a.k.a. Ann Conder) is going to insist on it, because Christian!
Has anyone considered arresting her on the charge of, say, Disturbing the Peace or maybe Disruptive Behavior? I think she could stand to learn a lesson, said lesson involving a fine and maybe jail time?
𝐼 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒...
Oh, so you're into traditional and historical practices. Would that include slavery? Treating women as second-class citizens and denying them the vote? Beating children, as the bible recommends? Maybe you'd like to see the US abandon democracy in favor of a Christian theocracy and really rub it in the face of those who worked so diligently to found this country.
[sigh] People like this who can't think beyond their little fascinations and obsessions just astonish me.
“It is to invite God into our boardroom so that he will grant you righteous guidance as you make your decisions for our children and their education. We will not be silenced and we will continue to invite God into this boardroom,” Conder said at the comment podium.
Your 'god' is an impotent loser if it needs to be 'invited in", or a vampire. Choose one.
The atheist was escorted out because she was persecuting the Christian. How long is this injustice going to continue. Christian’s are the most persecuted people in the world, dontcha know. This is just more violence against Christians.
What?! Christian nutjob trying to force her superstition on everyone else? And authorities allowing her to do it? I didn't see that coming. /s/
If God’s omnipresent, why does he need to be invited anywhere?
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
Oops.
My favorite invocation: “The meeting will come to order. Let’s get to work.”
Someone needs to recite this in time with Conder's prayer:
Our pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day, our garlic bread, …and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us some pizza, for thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. R’amen.
Feeling a bit gassy, I woulda let one rip in the middle of her prayer just to get the point across. You can’t prove it was me, you can’t eject me for involuntary bodily functions.
Conder lips off yet again and it's the atheist who gets asked to leave? PERSECUTION!
Hey, if Christians can shout that word over nothing at all, we can shout it legitimately when something like this happens. Xtians think they're the only group being persecuted in the world? They're hardly alone. 13 nations on Earth have the death penalty just for being an atheist. All where religion is the dominant majority.
"I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods more obnoxious than me."