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Friday, November 09, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." —C.S. Lewis
P.S. Making friends as an adult.
49 comments:
C.S. Lewis was a brilliant man. His insights are incredible.
That quote makes me think back to my dearest friends and try to pinpoint those moments.
mylifetintedpinkMost of my friendships just evolve, but I can point to the moment that I truly became friends with one of my sorority sisters. She was a huge football fan (still is!), and the coach of our college team had just had his 100th win. The student store had commemorative key chains for the event, and I saw it and thought, "I have to get one for Julie!" (Not her real name.)
We weren't close at that point, but the fact that I'd thought of her meant so much to her that we have been ever since. We live across the country from each other, but whenever we get together, it's like we haven't been apart.This is pretty much all I think about lately! In the last couple of years, my husband and I moved from one State to another and then to a new country for his work and we basically now have NO friends around. The worst part is that I have a toddler and she too now has no friends :( It is SO hard making friends! I'm hoping I can find something in common with another mother but a lot of times when I go to the playground, the moms are already in groups. I feel like I'm back in high school trying to find my "clique"... :/
ReplyDeletethanks for the link to your july post--i'm a new follower of your blog and had somehow missed that NYT article. let me just say that this awkward friend-making business is not just isolated to those 30+, but really anyone in life post-college. I'm in my mid-twenties now and as someone who isn't a huge social butterfly, its been a hard reality to realize how serendipitous college really was in being this magical pool of people in the same stage of life as you looking for companions to make memories with. you graduate, you move around the country, you grow apart from one another as you grow more into yourself and don't have a net like "college" to supplement you with new friends--and its certainly harder and harder to find people in the same stage of life as you. friend-making can be a difficult business, i'm so glad to see others talking about it and identifying with it...
ReplyDeleteI love this! I can definitely pinpoint that moment for my best friend and me. We were in high school and had both gone through bad breakups earlier in the summer. When we were at band camp in August we discovered that we both loved The X-Files. For that entire school year (my senior year, her junior year) we'd get together every week to watch The X-Files and complain about our exes. Also, we'd play a version of The X-Files drinking game, except we'd eat candy instead of drink booze. It took us until earlier this year (more than 10 years later!) to finally get together and play that drinking game with actual alcohol. I have no idea what took us so long. :-P
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet quote. And very true! That's exactly how I felt when I arrived at my University and started meeting all the students around me with so many shared interests. I'm in my senior year now and it's a bit bittersweet when I think of post-college life without seeing my friends on a daily basis, but at least I know that the friendships I've created will last a lifetime :)
www.thecardinalplanner.comalex's article was a fascinating read! you two are a magical catch for your friends, i'm sure. i found myself in his words. judging by how many times i was maid of honor at non-relative's weddings, friendship came easily in my 20s. two moves across the country & three kids later i've merely collected a few KOFs (loved that!). i'm more of a BFF type, so this is frustratingly unsatisfying for me. i fear that the fantastic group of friends that i've collected prior to this stage of life has ruined my chance of satisfaction with new gals. anyway, i love reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteThis is a timely quote for me since I am now reflecting back on my friendships and the people in my life that I am thankful for. I actually started a series for the month of November called Thankful which profiles one special person each Friday and explores the things that they are thankful for. I hope you check it out: http://www.ourwonderlust.com/ourwonderlust/thankful-sydni.html
ReplyDeleteI love this quote! I'm convinced either Sheldon VanAuken talked about that idea with Lewis before he wrote A Severe Mercy (they were good friends), or that Lewis wrote it after reading Van's book, because Van and his wife began to fall in love when they had this moment. In their first real conversation, he says to her, "What, you know that too? The pain of beauty? I thought I was the only one." Sigh. One of my favorite moments in the whole book.
I highly recommend both authors, as well as A Severe Mercy, by the way. C.S. Lewis figures prominently in the book. :)Yes. This can be a key to friendship. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust on Relationship quotes
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Coventry University, UK soars 17 places in Guardian league table
According to the latest rankings, which were published recently in the Guardian UK newspaper, Coventry is now a leading post-1992 university in the UK and is in the country's top 10 for positive student feedback.
The significant rise in the table builds on last year's improvements, which saw the University jump 23 places in the Guardian's rankings, move up 30 places in the Sunday Times University Guide and record its best ever student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey (NSS).
In this year's Guardian table, Coventry scores particularly well on the NSS feedback measure – which indicates the percentage of final year students satisfied with feedback and assessment by lecturers – and is also ranked in the top 10 in the Guardian's added value measure, which compares students' individual degree results with their entry qualifications to highlight the effectiveness of teaching in helping students to exceed their expectations.
With 4 in-takes in a year (January, April, July and September), admissions to Coventry University, UK for the September in-take is on-going at our Nigeria Office at 28/32 Industrial Avenue, Academy Press Premises, Opposite UBA Bank PLC Ilupeju, Lagos State. Please call Rachel the Admissions Officer on 01-8426429 or email email@example.com
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- Our Man in Africa said...
When I went to university in the UK, Coventry was at the very bottom of the league table!
- August 29, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Linda, it's not fair o. You have not responded to my multiple emails. See as am chasing you. God don bless you o.
Please chck. I will appreciate a revert.
Abimbola O - August 29, 2012 at 11:41 PM
This one na advert strategy to get students. I am a current student of the university. This school is basically targeting Nigerians as we are so many here. In my department alone, we are about 70% Nigerians with 30% for the rest of the world to share likewise in a few other departments. My personal experience is that it is not much better than what is available in Nigeria when it comes to class lectures although the library is loaded with books and the IT and internet services are also good.
A Nigerian student that learns with me when we have a combined class was stabbed to death by a white man about 3 months ago who was then arrested as we heard. - August 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Coventry uni so thirsty! tueh!!!!
- August 30, 2012 at 12:06 AM
Is this an ad for Coventry Uni?
- August 30, 2012 at 3:29 AM
- sharpie said...
haa! uk school don dey pay u linda! carry go ooo
- August 30, 2012 at 4:29 AM
Actually, i hear its 5 cents coins.. Oh and congrats with the blackberry application thing. It ws really smart of you. Just remember to key into feed back from customers to know when, what and how to upgrade the application for maximum performance and ultimately customer satisfaction. I really hope you attain seriously unattainable heights. Richard of Virgin started as a recording studio company and he is where he is today. You should explore expansion and/or other business ventures given that you already have such publicity. OK. (*pls dont post*) Thanks
- August 30, 2012 at 5:26 AM
Yep! That's what I'm talking about. Go Cov Uni! My Alma mater.
- August 30, 2012 at 5:35 AM
- Latest Jobs in Nigeria said...
Yea, Coventry University is very good
- August 30, 2012 at 8:00 AM
1 more skul 2 luk 2 4 masters....plenty money sha
- August 30, 2012 at 8:04 AM
How much are you getting for all this publicity you're giving to this school? ...Juss wondering# - August 30, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Shit uni am currently doing my masters der n its shit yes i said it shit
- August 30, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Its like a Nigerian Uni in the Uk.lol..... Glad the rankings have gone up.
- August 30, 2012 at 10:04 AM
for the publicity-maybe linda is looking for a way to get her masters free, she likes free things... watch out
- August 30, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Coventry University (Cov Uni)should be renamed 'University of Nigerians in the UK'. Allow me to be temporarily snobbish and say, "I'm so glad I went to Warwick University:-)" It's so much better and also in Coventry, oustkirts though, bordering between Leamington Spa and Coventry. Besides Cov Uni is regarded by those in the know, as a glorified polytechnic.
- August 30, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Being ranked 46th in the country is not so great when you consider that just 63% of Coventry graduates are employed 6 months after graduation- other universities have much better record in this regard. Moreover, with 46th place, Coventry is in the 2nd ranked group. Amyway, you go there at your own peril, now that London Met is under suspension for breachung UK immigration rules
- August 30, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Chimoo biko don't discourage me I'm coming there this sept n I've already paid school fees.
- August 30, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Rubbish school......its best to save that money and go to another school. Please i am begging u . This is my alma mater but sorry not recommended
- August 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Yes that's what we're talking about! It has not only soared 17 places. Preparing you for a successful career is central to the design of the university courses and the support they provide. Recent results show that an impressive 94% of Coventry University graduates gained employment or continued to further study within 6 months of graduating. (Source:DLHE)
Testimonies abound and I was there too. Ratio of lecturers to student is 15:4. Practical, internship and theories are combined. How is this compared to Nigerian schools?
Hey peeps! Do not allow anyone to discourage or prevent you from achieving your goals. Get to Coventry University, your career and future is guaranteed for life!
- August 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Here are five reasons why you should go to Coventry University:
1. Top 10 UK university for positive student feedback
2. In the top 3 modern universities in England
3. 94% employability or further study rate
4. Award winner 'Outstanding Support for Students'
5. Top 20 UK university for teaching excellence.
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http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/international/WhyCoventry/Pages/facts.aspx - August 30, 2012 at 12:14 PM
I am currently in the London Campus itself, dem no send u o,all they are after is your tuition.
- August 30, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Wow! Coventry University! Number one UK university for European Placement. Go Cov!
- August 30, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Coventry University! I was there 2 years ago. I must say the people there are very warm.
- August 30, 2012 at 12:32 PM
coventry uni is absolute shit! like 99% of the students are Nigerians...at least when you're a student there you are certain to get a first class/ distinction since their standards are very low.
- August 30, 2012 at 12:34 PM
I talk it, Linda will not publish my comment.is u that sabi cov is a shitty uni and everyone knows even their graduates are saying so. imagine that!! proudly UCL, no time for shitty schools
- August 30, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Well in terms of tuition, it's the most affordable school for we Nigerians.
- August 30, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Franklin said...
Some silly comments on here man! Linda is doing free publicity...really?? She gets paid to advertise on her blog. Linda is a good business woman who's cashing in from her massive traffic. keep wondering how much she gets paid. Linda btw, I don beg u tire to pls add my health and fitness blog to your blog roll...pls now!
http://www.healthandfitnessvault.net/ - August 30, 2012 at 1:03 PM
A lot of UK Schools are very expensive. But when I went to Coventry office in Lagos, what they showed me compared to what I heard from other UK Universities, it is much better.
- August 30, 2012 at 1:04 PM
We gree o! 70% of Nigerians are there. I don't think that is a bad thing nah.
- August 30, 2012 at 1:05 PM
With lots of Nigerians studying there, Coventry University is another home for us, away from home! Can't wait to resume next month! Go Coventry!!!!
- August 30, 2012 at 1:06 PM
The six reason is: it is simply the best! Ignore those negative coments. You most def will get value for your money
- August 30, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Pele am just speaking the truth they are shit!
- August 30, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- August 30, 2012 at 1:26 PM
Do people still come to the UK to learn. Lmao. The government doesn't like international students o. Besides so much bureaucracy and unfair laws being enacted. You're better off in Canada,US or whatnot.
PS: Despicable Me. :) - August 30, 2012 at 1:30 PM
They have Oil and Gas courses that most UK Universities don't have. I think that is a plus for them.
- August 30, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Linda you're a big chic now o! Blackberry app for your blog, now Coventry University is advertising too. Congrats girl! Show us the way o! Let me even call the office now sef *chewing a gum and dialing the number*...
- August 30, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Coventry University! The first in aggressive marketing. Other UK Universities in Nigeria, take note.
- August 30, 2012 at 2:07 PM
They are rising...that is good.
- August 30, 2012 at 2:08 PM
The issue about job after graduation is not your University's fault. It's a personal thing. If you can't express yourself in an interview and expect that because you went to a UK School you just get the job...think again.
- August 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM
I'm in Coventry right now and I've had a good experience so far. I encourage Nigerians to apply to Coventry University.
- August 30, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Graduated from Coventry University and it was a good learning experience for me. Thank you Linda.
- August 30, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Thumps up Coventry!
- August 30, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Why is it not recommended?
- August 30, 2012 at 4:26 PM
In my opinion. Coventry Uni is s**t... I schooled in nearby Birmingham but Coventry Uni is just another London Met... yes I said so! Go to Lagos Business School instead!
- August 30, 2012 at 5:33 PM
All of you close your mouths!What's this nonsense?good for you that went to Harvard and Co.we mustn't all go to Ivy leauge schools.Yes there are lots of Nigerians in Cov.Uni,what does that matter?Or is it free Education?
Evil Spirits that want to pour sand in somebody's garri.The lecturers do their job just fine,facilities are great so what else makes a good school....Instead of this smear campaign against Cov.Uni,pray to God to open your own way so that you make good success.See me oh! - August 30, 2012 at 5:58 PM
I like my School. I'm proud of my School...Coventry University. Yayyyy!
- August 30, 2012 at 7:40 PM
All UK schools have issues nah. I don't think Coventry University is as bad as some people are painting. I'm there now and it has been good.
- August 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM
Whatever! I'm going there next month. Half bread is better than chin-chin.
- August 30, 2012 at 7:42 PM
I was at their Nigeria Office and really the staff are very nice. But can't afford to go next month. Maybe January. Coventry, any scholatship for me?
- August 30, 2012 at 7:44 PM
What happened to London Metropolitan University can happen to any UK University. Please let's stop hating and discouraging people unecessarily.
- August 30, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Linda! Plenty money. Coventry come and advertise on my blog now?
- August 30, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Why are people so evil?So because there are lots of Nigerians in Cov.Uni,so what?Is it free education?The Nigerian population in most universities in the UK and indeed the world is increasing,and Coventry University,like many other Uni's in UK,is just making the most out of a bad bad situation in Nigeria.Wait oh,what are you people on about sef?Abi is 10,000 pounds cheap in any currency?
Inferiority complex will not kill us Nigerians,I swear.Everyone must not go to Harvard or Imperial College,God abeg oooh!
Coventry University is a good school.Modern Equipment,Good teaching staff and that's all that matters to me.Those of us who know why we are here are making the most of it,to thine own self be true.
If you were not ready for a masters degree or whatever it is you came here to do,you shouldn't have bothered to come to school in the first place.Because it didn't turn out to be the party you expected,you're here talking recklessly.It's the person who decided to send you that I blame.
For the person who said getting Distinctions and First class is easy anywhere in this UK,you my friend are the one sleeping on a bicycle.Don't believe everything you hear.
Please oooh,world people,don't come and pour one bag of gravel inside our one cup of Garri.Stay in your IVY league lane ooh,let us stay in ours.This is the school I chose,as it is among the top 5 in the whole UK for the course I came here to study,and YES,the tuition is not cheap,but very affordable thank you!..all this hateful rantings are borne out of rotten belle.Plix,take many seats! - August 30, 2012 at 7:46 PM
So they have a London campus now? 2 campuses? Not bad.
- August 30, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Linda, when are you going to Coventry?
- August 30, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Naija! Must we always say negative things? Even when Linda post something about her good self, we always have something negative to say. Na wa o!
- August 30, 2012 at 7:50 PM
Ofcourse she got paid for the advert...and so? Is that bad? She's doing her job and smiling to the Bank while you're idle, hating.
- August 30, 2012 at 7:53 PM
It's a good school. I might apply next year.
- August 30, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Na una sabi o! I'm going to Coventry University period!
- August 30, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Aren't these guys one of your sponsors? Adverts in guise of commentary is illegal. Beware.
- August 30, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Linda how much did they pay you? Lmao
- August 31, 2012 at 12:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Haters stop hating. your problem is not the school you attended, rather is an issue of personality. am currently a student of coventry university and I must say that am so proud of the uni so far. The university is working so hard to meet a standard that in the next 10 years, coventry university will be among the few top university in UK.
- August 31, 2012 at 10:25 PM
- Barbara Howell said...
Engineering and Computing have just launched a new scholarship fund in recognition of the opening of our brand new state of the art building - do check with your agent - please also look me up if you come to Coventry - always happy to help
- September 2, 2012 at 11:10 AM
The Nigerians who have posted shit comments about Coventry university are the ones that drag the name of this school into mud, most of them only go clubbing and are very unserious with their studies. They come here and waste their parents hard earned millions or stolen givernment millions for u and i as the case may be. They come out with very poor results at the end and call it a shit school. Trust me Coventry university is a very good university if u are looking to settle in fast as a Nigerian but please do not associate yourself with these crackheads that are giving the Uni. A bad name. There have been great improvement and those who are working hard are the one's ripping the fruits. Talk of the Nigerian society in this university, a complete failure, the so called governing body have only been able to achieve very little, the percentage of Nigerians that are in this school as int'l students not withstanding. I can confirm to you that all of this anonymous commenters have come out with either a 2-2 or ordinary pass from this Uni. Because they have whiled away all their time in IGLU, PLATINIUM night clubs and the rest of them. Most of them are ashamed and are too disgraced to go back home even. Where am I driving at? If u are going to come to Coventry Uni. Please come, have a nice time but bear in mind that ur main purpose of coming is to come out with an excellent result. Caio
- September 4, 2012 at 2:14 AM
U prolly didn't achieve much in Birmingham from the bitterness in ur tone. On the other hand there is everything right about Coventry university do much improvement and positivity.
- September 4, 2012 at 1:38 PM
From your above comment, u sound naive and I so conclude that u must be one of the empty brains. Are u saying that all Nigerians there come out with first class? Or that they are offered distinctions as "guarantee" what a twat gosh!!!
- September 4, 2012 at 1:43 PM
U are a proper waste man or better still a shit woman. U prolly will come out with an ordinary pass. Don't go and focus on your projects and dissertations, be here commenting an wasting time you don't have. Shit guy
- September 4, 2012 at 1:49 PM
From the sentences u've made here, you are absolutely bored out of you crazy mind in Warwick. Who goes to Warwick btw. What is there? Can u boost of a reasonable social life or concerned tutors as u have in cov. If u are girl I am 80% sure that the boy hitting it must be from cov. Cos the way u marked out those boundaries between cov and Warwick shows that u are always in and out of cov. Poor girl. I'm sad for ur life :(
- September 4, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Ur a fool n u chat shit. I grew up in the uk n did my undergrad in herts uni n cov is shit compare to herts uni am doing my masters in cov n wot parties are u talking about kmt u fink av got time for parties idiot like u. Cov uni is shit period now u can like to fry ice block hiss
- September 12, 2012 at 7:23 AM
Your generation is shit mtchewwww
- September 12, 2012 at 7:27 AM
i am a current student of Coventry uni, its a rubbish uni please academically they maybe okay, their international office is full of racist Indians... and Coventry is a boring and rubbish place ... try Warwick university now that a uni, sadly its still in Coventry ...
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What happens when religions disagree? One little-known case from American history illustrates the dangers of having ANY religious exercise mandated in our public schools...
There is a piece of American history -- American religious history -- which school prayer advocates do not choose to mention. This concerns the infamous \Bible wars\ which erupted in Philadelphia. Madalyn Murray O'Hair discussed this obscure event in her book Freedom Under Siege:
\When the Roman Catholics themselves would not provide enough schools, the Catholic church turned to fight the public schools where the Catholic children were in attendance. Some people today even credit our now totally secular schools to the fact that the Roman Catholic church fought so vigorously for the removal of all the religious matter in the curriculum which might be interpreted as adverse reflection on Catholicism. Conversely, rather than have an intrusion of Roman Catholic doctrines, the Protestants agreed to secularize the schools. During the nineteenth century, then, both the Protestants and the Roman Catholics feared the influence of secular education on the faith and morals of the young people, but they each, equally, feared the theological supremacy of the other more.
\The road to secularization, however, was not free of difficulties or even violence. In 1844, for instance, at the urging of the local bishop, the Philadelphia school board permitted Roman Catholic children in the public schools to read from their own version of the Bible, the Douay Version. The American Protestant Association was outraged. Mass meetings were held, two Roman Catholic churches were burned, and the rioting was stopped only when the bishop ordered all his churches closed. At the church of St. Philip Neri several people were killed. The church was broken open and only the presence of the militia, the mayor and the governor prevented its being burned to the ground...\
Numerous other confrontations followed this incident, as competing religious sects fought over the content of school prayers or other religious instruction in public schools. In 1854, for instance, a mob attacked a Roman Catholic priest in Maine after he urged his followers to seek legal remedies against mandatory Protestant verse in the state's public schools. Fifteen years later, in 1869 there were similar confrontations in Cincinnati when Roman Catholic parents went to court in order to remove their children from religious exercises in the city's school system.
Especially in today's diverse culture, there seems to be little or no agreement about the exact content of the prayers which should be recited in public schools. Although fundamentalist Christians are leading the school prayer effort, many Protestant groups are skeptical, and consider the proposal a threat to religious liberty. Atheists rightly point out that any prayer violates the rights of students who have no religious beliefs.
Could we expect a repeat of the \Bible Wars\? Jews, Muslims and other religious minorities in the United States are already clamoring for \equal access\ on behalf of displays and religious events in the public square. New age cults, voodoooists, satanists, spiritualists -- all can insist on having their prayers, holy books and ceremonies incorporated into the activities of our public schools.
A modern day version of the \Bible War\ can only divide communities, and fragment parents, teachers, school boards and ultimately the students. Rather than teach values and morals, school prayer could result in confrontations over who -- and what -- is considered \holy\. It can balkanize students into competing religious factions, and isolate the many students who have no religious beliefs whatsoever.
Religious faith -- or the lack of it -- should be a private affair. Public schools should not be forums on behalf of religious indoctrination of any kind. Rather than risk a twentieth century version of the \Bible Wars\, communities should instead promote genuine tolerance, and ensure that schools remain educational institutions, not bully pulpits.
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What's Wrong with a few Harmless Prayers?
What's Wrong With a Few Harmless Prayers in Courtrooms or Classrooms?
By Ronald J. Barrier
American Atheists National Media Coordinator
Summer 1997
Earlier this year, in Etowah County, Alabama, circuit judge Roy Moore hit the major headlines in what has now become a full-blown showdown as to just how far an elected official can force his religious beliefs on others or use religious belief as a tool for personal political advancement. To be brief, Mr. Moore was in the habit of conducting daily prayers in his courtroom as well as exhibiting a wooden display depicting the fictitious Ten Commandments. Eventually the ACLU, on behalf of the Alabama Freethought Society, received a ruling against these practices from Judge Charles Price - not only another Alabama judge but a steward of the St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church as well. In effect, Judge Price issued an injunction enjoining Judge Moore from conducting prayers and, upon a second review, to remove the Ten Commandments display. Judge Price had determined, and rightly so, that the Ten Commandments \replica\ was nothing short of \purely religious in nature.\
Well, as Christian goodwill would have it, Judge Moore not only refused to stop inviting exclusively Christian clergy to conduct prayer ceremonies at the beginning of court proceedings, he also refused to remove the decalogue. Then Alabama Governor Fob James joined the party - threatening to call out \the national guard, and the Alabama football team\ to prevent the commandments from being removed.
Not withstanding the threat of violence posed by the governor and the outright lawlessness of the Alabama judiciary, American Atheists continues on its lonesome quest. For too long the debate has continued to focus on the where of the prayers and the decalogue, but never the why.
Sacramento, California was the site of the last American Atheists convention in 1993. The featured speaker, Madalyn Murray-O'Hair, was giving those in attendance an in-depth analysis of the Atheist dilemma in a theistic society. But besides the obvious hazards, she also addressed the cowardice of many Atheists and other freethinkers to address the issues, especially when it comes to religious beliefs, in a direct, up-front manner. Regarding the prayer debate, she questioned why many Atheists would rely solely on constitutional arguments and First-Amendment interpretations to battle the pro-prayer forces. She questioned why Atheists did not ask that question which is the central issue regarding the ritual of prayer, \To whom is this prayer to be addressed?\
In the midst of the Alabama fiasco and in response to our press releases we received many communications via e-mail regarding our position on the issue. I have chosen one which to me represents a concise composite of the majority of questions sent to the offices of American Atheists regarding prayer in public places. It goes like this: \Come on you guys (and gals)! What's wrong with a few harmless prayers in courtrooms or classrooms? Isn't it simply one's freedom of speech?\
First let us consider exactly what is meant by prayers, let alone the \harmless\ variety. Prayer, if it is to be considered in its most commonly accepted concept, i.e., communication with a perceived power, carries with it certain theological baggage from which it cannot be distanced. The following preconditions, or presuppositions, must be part of one's mental state before undertaking such an activity. You must be mentally pliable and sufficiently submissive to accept the following statements without any degree of skepticism whatsoever:
(1) There is a self-conscious, self-aware, determinate being responsible for the creation and maintenance of the cosmos and all life within it. This being is also capable of manipulating our thoughts and influencing our actions and ultimately is responsible for the fate of each and everyone one of us.
(2) This being is accessible twenty-four hours a day and access can be accomplished in any number of ways. In certain religions this can be accomplished through individual, direct, subjective communication. Most religions resort to organized gatherings through which a representative of that being is designated or appointed, i.e., a priest, mullah, rabbi, minister, etc., to act as a magnifier or conduit. This conduit, or channeler, can \funnel\ the collective needs of the congregants and, by virtue of special communicative status, can enhance the supplications by adding a certain degree of urgency to the matter. Many theists actually believe that this organized collective groan, funnelled through a magic man, is more beneficial than their own solo performances could be and will elicit a quick and favorable response to their supplications.
(3) This being not only can be communicated with but will, upon whim, actively and consciously decide which of the supplications it will grant and which it will deny. This takes into consideration that this being has the time to process literally millions of such individual supplications on a daily, if not hourly, basis. This being is also capable of suspending the laws of nature (as we understand them) in order to perform mighty feats of magic for the purposes of persuasion and to elicit expressions of awe, supplication, and - ultimately - slavish submission.
Taking the above three preconditions into consideration, the prayer debate takes on a new dimension which is overlooked in the media. The language which couches the debate utilizes religious euphemisms to disguise the actual agenda -which is to force people to pray. While everyone is discussing prayer in a cavalier and off-the-cuff manner, as if everyone is doing it, the issue of just what exactly is prayer is totally and completely ignored. This is intentional. Why? Let us dissect this divine communication called prayer just a little bit further.
Prayer can be performed in a variety of ways, from the most prosaic to the ornately elaborate. The arrangement of specific wording, phonetic inflection, choreography, special positioning of the physical body, volume, environment, special architecture, specific costuming, and unique literature all come into play. Some religious performers chant, mutter, yell, mumble quietly, wave their hands, kneel, genuflect, bow heads, raise eyes, convulse, babble incoherently, perform physical acts of self-debasement, indulge in the unethical treatment of animals and reptiles - the list goes on. One can only marvel at the variety of requirements necessary for those who wish to engage in such activity and similarly marvel at the tastes and requirements of the various deities supposedly involved. One must remember that in most religions, the deities themselves are alleged to have outlined just how they should be accessed.
The wording is usually arranged in such a way as to express unworthiness, emptiness, or being lost. One must also willingly submit to the idea that the uncertainties of life are so overwhelming, so devastating, that the need for assistance from this imaginary being twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week is positively and absolutely necessary. The simple act of existence is in itself dependent on this being's willful and conscious intent.
Prayers also consist of a fair amount of prerequest flattery. This flattery consists of demonstrating one's willing servitude to this being, its majesty, power, and control - that we are in debt to this being for the simple act of breathing. Following this disgusting display of self-debasement is the usual request for guidance, inspiration, and the direct involvement of this being in the supplicant's personal situation or its intervention in someone else's personal life according to the preferences of the supplicant.
Some religions refuse to pray in groups, while others cannot pray except in groups. Some religious adherents pray quietly, while others display hysteric exuberance. Still other religions pray privately and reverently, while others seek to exhibit Broadway-calibre entertainment spectacles for the sake of the unimpressed.
For any of the above to have any meaning one must on the basis of faith alone accede to the idea that this particular cult's deity is a reality. This calls for a willful act of intellectual submission. To Atheists this requirement is anathema and is incompatible with intellectual integrity. To simply submit to the concept that this deity is a functioning reality without submitting it to the rules of critical thinking and objective analysis that we apply to all other aspects of life is an act of intellectual suicide.
These acts, when considered in their individual roles, combine to create a mental environment which robs the human being of any purpose for living. Other than to satisfy the imagined wishes of this insatiable god and to go to any lengths to accomplish this goal, life itself is shallow and worthless.
While I am sure that many prayers do not comport entirely with these parameters, since the situation regarding the discussion of prayers in public buildings and during public events is expressly due to Christian insistence, I feel that it is safe to assume that we are discussing the Christian version of god. Therefore the above outline should be considered accurate.
If one does not believe in a god or in a different god, the question becomes, How do we take all of the above conditions, throw them into a great big prayer-blender, and come up with proper procedures and wording which could satisfy all of these conditions? If this task seems daunting to believers, what about the Atheist? Where does the idea that all of this is foolishness fit into the equation?
The question for Atheists is, How can one look upon all of this and come to the conclusion that it is harmless? It is our conclusion that all of the above is in fact harmful - very harmful and antithetical to Human Reason. Prayer, in the context described above, is conjuring. You are either summoning the assistance of spirits and hobgoblins, or in the Christian faith, contacting a specific dead person (whose erstwhile life on earth even is merely an allegation) and requesting his influence in certain events in ways which are beyond our comprehension and lay beyond the scope of our abilities.
Having stated the above how does the this situation affect our public schools, public courtrooms, public anywhere?
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