Category Archives: Christophobia

No more prayers on Alaska Airlines

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From here:

Alaska Airlines is ending a decades-long tradition of handing out prayer cards with their in-flight meals because an increasing number of passengers were offended by them.

Offended because the inflight meals were so bad that one had to pray in order to digest them? Offended by the implication that the aeroplane needed prayer in order to land safely?

Of course not: offended because the cards contained a Christian message, Christianity makes some exclusive claims on truth and, today, there is nothing quite so offensive as announcing that everyone can’t be right.

Dangerous Bible wielding Christians arrested in Calgary

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CALGARY — A controversial street preacher and some of his followers have become enmeshed in another feud with city hall, after they were arrested Tuesday for trespassing following a short-lived prayer circle in the atrium of the Municipal Building.

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Church members were escorted out by police, but then returned in an attempt to speak to Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

That’s when six people were arrested for trespassing, which carries a $287 fine. All were released and issued court summonses.

I’m sure I speak for us all when I say that I sleep easier at night in the sure knowledge that Municipal Buildings will remain prayer–free zones thanks to the unyielding vigilance of our intrepid constabulary.

Veterans not allowed to say 'God' and 'Jesus' in prayers

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The Soviet Union tried to stamp out Christianity; it failed, but government agencies in the USA are having another go.

From here:

Veterans in Houston say the Department of Veterans Affairs is consistently censoring their prayers by banning them from saying the words “God” and “Jesus” during funeral services at Houston National Cemetery.

Three organizations — the Veterans of Foreign Wars, The American Legion and the National Memorial Ladies — allege that the cemetery’s director and other government officials have created “religious hostility” at the cemetery and are violating the First Amendment. According to court documents filed this week in federal court, the cemetery’s director, Arleen Ocasio, has banned saying “God” at funerals and requires prayers be submitted in advance for government approval, MyFoxHouston.com reports.

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“We were told we could no longer say ‘God bless you’ and ‘God bless your family,'” Marilyn Koepp, a volunteer with the National Memorial Ladies, told the website. “How did I feel? I probably shouldn’t say how I felt because it was absolutely appalling that this woman would come aboard and tell us we cannot say ‘God bless you.'”