Atheists Respond to National Day of Prayer This Week With Action to Feed the Hungry and Clean Up Litter
The National Day of Prayer has also spurred atheists to action—and they're using the occasion to do good works in Secular Week of Action.
The National Day of Prayer has also spurred atheists to action—and they're using the occasion to do good works in Secular Week of Action.
After many years of searching for his life's purpose, James Smith, 22, finally discovered his passion in the world of art, using spray paint, ink and acrylics in combination with black lights to create neon explosions of color. But the opportunities required an infusion of cash to keep up with the demand for more art work and supplies. His mother, a Reverand, prayed for help. That very night it was delivered.
After this 18-year-old Muslim moved to California, she found that she didn't have many places to pray – so local businesses opened their doors instead.
My good friend Wally Bock wrote an article for his newsletter which he titled Christmas and Cancer Both Begin with C. Wally's mother died of cancer in 1982 after fourteen years as one of the earliest recipients of chemotherapy. One of her life's mottos was What good can we make of this? I was honored when Wally wrote about my experience alongside his mother's.
Men and women will finally be allowed to pray alongside one another at Jerusalem's Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site.
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