Joyful CHRISTmas to all

(No offense intended, although I'm sure some will be taken. This isn't meant to belittle your beliefs of the power of your prayers, it's meant to toon why your prayers may offend people)

I am an Atheist. Most of u know that. u know that I wander around on the Christianity spot so that I can try and understand God and Christianity, even if I don't believe in it. Does my mere presence offend some people here? Does it offend anyone here that I don't like being prayed for?

Try to think about this reasonably. I'm assuming that u don't believe in Allah, the Muslim God. Imagine that u sat down...

The dag after Christmas 2004, my brother and I decided to go sleeën, rodelen on the heuvel that ran down to our school buildings. I was ten, and he was seven. That morning as I woke up, however, I had a strange feeling. I felt a sense of foreboding, warning me to take caution. Because of this, we brought our trusty dog, Shadow, along. We were sledding, and one time, my brother pushed off extra hard and flew down the hill. He was going too fast and was going to run into the uithangbord of the school. But I was too frightened to call out. Shadow, however, wasn't. She let out a shrill bark, which was the only...