atheist_in_foxhole

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/29/wtc.burn.victim/index.html" target="_blank">WTC victim thanks God</a>

Excerpt:

Elaine Duch, 49, of Bayonne, New Jersey, was brought to Weill Cornell Burn Center in critical condition on September 11 with burns over 77 percent of her body and suffering from severe smoke inhalation.

&lt;snip&gt;

"I thank God I'm here today," said Duch, who was wearing an Fire Department of New York cap. "When I got hurt ... I said 'God save me,' and he did."

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Bill Snedden

Obviously, they left out a good deal of this story.


"When asked how He and why He chose Elaine, God said, "Well, when I heard Elaine calling out to me for help, I just had to pitch in. I mean, she's been a pretty good person and she seemed really sincere about wanting my assistance. Unfortunately, that meant that I had to let go of the section of the building that I was holding at the time and it collapsed, crushing 1,027 people.

On the bright side, Elaine did make it a point to give me all the credit, and hey, isn't that what it's all about anyway?"

While Lucifer was unavailable for comment, one of his minions said that "...with enemies like this, we may just be able to close up early!"

Regards,

Bill Snedden

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sullster

She could also blame god for hurting her so badly, if she recalled that Jerry Falwell said that the WTC was destroyed by the same god. She is just paying the price for god's hatred of gay rights and feminism. God clearly wanted to kill her, he just screwed up. These darn theists just can never be get things right.

Sandy

"I thank God I'm here today," said Duch, who was wearing an Fire Department of New York cap. "When I got hurt ... I said 'God save me,' and he did."

Makes me wonder why god heard and saved Elaine but apparently failed to hear and save the thousands of others that died that terrible day. I wonder if Elaine, in her selfishness, thought at all about this before making such a stupid comment. Does Elaine think that the people buried under tons of rubble, alive and hurt for days before they died not pray hard enough to be saved? Did Elaine think the families of the victims appreciate the fact that she was saved by god but their loved ones were not? Did Elaine think she was more worthy of saving in god's eyes than, say, the children who died in the WTC?

This, to me, smacks of such selfishness. Why? Because I would find it hard to give credit to a god who supposedly decided to save me but let thousands of others die. Personally, I couldn't give the credit to such a monster. Sometimes it's depressing to know I actually share a planet with people like this.


Sandy

Sephiroth

I said it before and I shall say it again:

I honestly think Christians don't logically think of the events when they credit god or blame the devil, it's just a habit (like masturbation ).

echidna

Does this make you opposed to masturbation as well ?

Thor Q. Mada

Come on guys, this is a litlle old lady, quoted by the newspapers. (and you know what newspapers do with people's quotes) Don't tell me none of you has never said something like "Oh my god". It is meaningless and rooted in the education of most of us.

Father McKenzie

I say "oh my god who doesn't exist".

Sandy

I MUST object strenously!!! You must be a whipper snapper to be calling a woman of 49 years a little old lady. This "little old lady" &lt;speaking of myself, who will be the big 50 shortly&gt; is pierced, tattooed, still has kick-ass sex and doesn't need a cane to get around! &lt;yet&gt;.

Aside from that little lesson for your behalf, I'm sure this little old lady was most sincere in her proclamation that she prayed and god saved her. From my experience, people who make these proclamations are usually DEAD serious.

Sandy

Sephiroth

Ah! But, I was just making a simple example and I never said I opposed all habits, I merely oppose kooky habits .