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June 26, 2011 As I was reading the Fox News report by Todd Starnes entitled: “New York Atheists Angry Over 'Heaven' Street Sign Honoring Sept. 11 Victims” I kept wondering why atheists are always angry? If God does not exist; if there is no Heaven or Hell, what is there to be “angry” about? They should be the most pleasant people in the world; never to feel guilty or concern themselves over questions of right and wrong, good and bad and never having sore knees from kneeling to petition a higher power for help with daily struggles of life. Being self-sufficient is a good thing; right? The New York atheists actually should hate themselves for a missed opportunity. From the article: “City leaders seemed dumbfounded by the atheists’ outrage because no one complained about the sign as it was going through a public approval process. “It’s unfortunate that they didn’t raise this as an issue while it was undergoing its public review either at the community board level or when it came before the City Council on their public agenda,” said Craig Hammerman, the district manager for Brooklyn Community Board 6. Hammerman told Fox News Radio that the community was “solidly behind this proposal. Not a single person stood up to speak out against it. I think it’s a little late in the process for someone to be bringing this up now.” But that seems to be standard procedure for atheist activists. Wait until every possible legal means to erase God from the public venue have expired; then raise unholy heck (they don’t believe in hell) after the fact to gain maximum face time with (the largely anti-God) national media. From the report: “There should be no signage or displays of religious nature in the public domain,” said Ken Bronstein, president of New York City Atheists. “It’s really insulting to us.” Bronstein told Fox News Radio that his organization was especially concerned with the use of the word “heaven.” “We’ve concluded as atheists there is no heaven and there’s no hell,” he said.” These guys must have a major bone to pick with every street corner in New York City. There are myriad churches, synagogues and mosques throughout that city. Many are national historical landmarks. There are quite a few cemeteries as well; each sporting thousands of religious symbols publicly. It must be a sad thing to walk the streets every day only to believe yourself “insulted” by the beliefs of others. Mr. Bronstein has “concluded...there is no heaven and there’s no hell”. He doesn’t tell us how he is certain of his conclusions but that should not matter. Believers are perfectly content to let atheists believe whatever they want to believe. In America, religionists should be allowed to believe what they want to believe without having to explain themselves to atheists or anyone else for that matter. Mr. Bronstein should just chalk this one up to his inability to pay attention and ensure he attends all the “City Council” meetings from this point on. The “President of American Atheists” weighed in on this subject too: From the article: “David Silverman, president of American Atheists, agreed calling on the city to remove the sign. “It implies that heaven actually exists...“People died in 9/11, but they were all people who died, not just Christians. Heaven is a specifically Christian place. For the city to come up and say all those heroes are in heaven now, it’s not appropriate. All memorials for fallen heroes should celebrate the diversity of our country and should be secular in nature. These heroes might have been Jews, they might have been atheists, I don’t know, but either way it’s wrong for the city to say they’re in heaven. It’s preachy.” The sign might “imply” heaven exists. It might be true that atheists were among the dead of 9/ll. Mr. Silverman might have to take a survey of the families of the seven fallen referenced by the sign to find out just how many of them are now “insulted” that their loved ones might be considered to be in heaven. Mr. Silverman might also find a medium willing to channel the ghosts of the departed to find out how many of them have suffered insult by the city’s desire to honor them for their dedicated service to fellow men. Mr. Silverman may then have a strong case to bring suit to have the sign torn down. Mr. Bronstein and Mr. Silverman are both ignorant men. They believe they can rail against a street sign based on constitutional grounds. They believe the American Constitution was actually written to prevent anyone in America from having a religious thought other than in the context of their respective faith. They believe there should be absolutely no public displays of any faith anywhere; unless, of course you’re an atheist. But the American Constitution actually protects the sign as the “state” is forbidden to infringe on any “church” statement of faith. For Atheists to attempt to get the government to tear down any sign even remotely tied to religion would be against constitutional law. Mr. Silverman shows his ignorance of “heaven” too. When he says: “Heaven is a specifically Christian place”...he proves he has no clue of anything religious or worthy of faith. There are many terms associated with “heaven” and “paradise” assigned to the various world religions. To call “heaven” specifically a “Christian” place is simply to exclaim to the world your true hatred and animosity toward anything “specifically” Christian. The entire debate is moot. God is the judge. Perhaps not all seven of these 9/11 heroes made it into heaven. Perhaps God permitted them all to stay based on their ultimate sacrifice for their fellow men. We are not the judge here. American Atheists are not the judge either. The sign is a memorial to human sacrifice and should be honored no matter the verbiage used. In my opinion, if you find yourself insulted by memorials dedicated to American heroes, you should probably make an appointment with your psychiatrist to discuss that. ------------ To Contact Mr. McCrae email: macswordv@hotmail.com
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