You can’t even order a cup of coffee anymore.
WND has a story about an Ohio woman who got a little militant atheism mixed in with her latte. The cup in question contained the following quote:
“Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure.”
The quote was written a Starbucks customer from Canada, and was included as part of an effort by the Starbucks to collect different viewpoints and spur discussion. I don’t know about you but at 7AM I am not very interested in different viewpoints or discussion with anyone.
“Just leave me alone, please.”
I am going to write to Starbucks and ask that my quote above be included in the next printing.
May 23, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Oh but if it were some sappy pean for god then atheists would be ridiculous to likewise complain.
November 4, 2008 at 9:39 am
Make it a sappy paean for the Flying Spaghetti Monster and we’ll all be happy.
November 11, 2008 at 1:34 am
It’s “The Way I See It #247”, thus implying that the prior 246 of them were varying viewpoints. I’m without doubt that at least ONE of those was Christian.
I hardly consider that quote militant!