An Atheist’s Thanksgiving, courtesy of the West Georgia Church of Christ. My comments in boldface:

Although I don’t believe in God, I’m thankful that I live in a “Christian” nation. I’m thankful that I, too, can enjoy all the freedoms and liberties that were inspired by those who established this republic in pursuit of religious freedom.

I’m sure the Boston Tea Party was a protest against the terrible, bloody British pogroms. Whatever the case, I will honor my freedom by slavishly adopting the theology of our Founders.

Although I, or those like me, forced many local court houses to remove the so called “10 Commandments” from their walls, I’m thankful that I can live in a society where many of the laws that protect me and my family are direct descendants of those very commandments.

It was those “like” me. I am a crank, but too lazy to litigate stuff like that.

Actually, the local courthouse itself voted to suspend the so-called “judge” for violating the law which protects me and my family from renegade crackpots like him.

Although I believe that the story of Jesus is nothing more than a fairy tale, I’m thankful to live where decency, morality, justice, and fair-play are commonplace, even though those ideals are commonplace primarily because Jesus taught them.

Jesus taught that people who thought he was a fairy tale burn in Hell, along with those who never heard of him. Morality, justice and fair-play?

Although I reject religion as a crutch for weak minded people, I’m thankful to live in a land where helping the needy, caring for the sick, feeding the hungry, consoling those who suffer, and protecting the weak and innocent, are attributes primarily derived in and supported by the religious community.

Been reading Playboy, have you?

Most social welfare is financed by taxes. Does your church pay them?

Although I helped drive prayer from public schools, I’m thankful to live in a country where I’m free to hold my own beliefs, even at the expense of silencing the beliefs of others.

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