Dont Pray For Manchester Reject Religious Extremism

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Don’t Pray For Manchester (Image via Twitter)

May 23, 2017
by Michael Stone

Prayers are not the answer. In fact, prayers are the problem. While some pray for Manchester after the attack that left twenty-two people dead and 59 injured, others celebrate.

The bitter truth is that the Islamic State and her supporters celebrate the mass killing as an answer to their prayers, and a victory for their jihad.

For the Islamic State, and those extreme Muslims who support ISIS, the horrific death and destruction at the end of a concert by singer Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena serves as a validation of their faith.

Perhaps even more damning, those Christians and moderate Muslims who are praying for the victims of the terrorist attack in Manchester are praying to the same God, the God of Abraham, that the Islamic extremists who celebrate the attack supposedly worship.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/dont-pray-manchester-reject-religious-extremism/

This is precisely the problem with antitheism. Embracing this false equivalency eradicates the ability to realize one can do both.