I scratch my head at some of the stuff that goes on in Atheist circles. Take efforts to remove a blessing from a highway in Florida. An atheist group, Humanists of Florida, decided it was a good idea to wash away something that was not there in the first place. How does one wash away a blessing?
Representatives from various atheist groups in the area scrubbed the road at the Pasco-Polk county line. They were figuratively removing holy oil that had been put on the road last year by a group of area religious leaders. That group was Polk Under Prayer, or PUP.
Source: Offended by religious group's highway blessing, atheists 'scrub' it away
I guess they were hurting for publicity. Does this kind of activity really help the cause?
Why did they do it?
"It sends a very bad signal to everyone in Polk County, and (anyone) who travels through Polk county who doesn't happen to be Christian,” Palmer said, “This event is not about atheist rights; this is about welcoming everybody into Polk county."
But does it? I guess would have made sense a year ago when the blessing took place. A year later, not so much. It would also makes sense if you can actually see a blessing. Since you can’t, I’m thinking this is kind of pointless. I’d be interested in hearing more about why they thought this was necessary.
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Grundy · 682 weeks ago
Grundy · 682 weeks ago
Mojoey 107p · 682 weeks ago
iel hall · 682 weeks ago
Do some very simple research and you will see PUP includes the MAYOR and the SHERIFF and we did this a year later cause they are still in office!!!
PUP which is full of County Officials said this :
Tim Williams and Pastor Frank talk about the PUP project that Tim has been called to carry out. PUP stands for Polk Under Prayer. It's objective is to place Holy Angels at all roads that lead into or out of Polk County. A strip of anointed oil has been placed over all lanes of highway at the county line and a prayer has been given at each location asking God to have angels inspect every vehicle that travels into or out of this county and to bring under conviction to those who seek evil and we asked God to bring them to a state of submission and repentance. If they will not submit to God's way of living, then the prayer is to have them incarcerated or removed from the county. We pray salvation for each person and the full knowledge of Jesus Christ as Savior. We are asking God to make His presence known when each person crosses this annointed line.
http://franksmithministries.blogspot.com/2010/02/...
and this covers everything from beginning til now.
http://www.free2think.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3...
http://thatweirdatheistgirl.wordpress.com/2012/03...
lolkoran 1p · 681 weeks ago
rich r · 681 weeks ago
I personally have faith in God. I cannot say that I always have even though I was raised Roman Catholic. I would say that by the age of 25 and having come close to death a few times I came to that place of recognizing that all I see could not possibly be merely by chance.
It was then, for me, that I trusted my belief in God.