I was out the other day getting supplies to begin my yard work for the season and seen a bumper sticker that read, “God Hates Paraplegics.”  As an atheist, this had my head spinning with the message.  I didn’t get it right away.  At first I thought, “What a mean thing to say.”  Then it hit me.

I grew up around Christians.  I hear the word “miracle” used as an everyday word.  “Man, it was a miracle you guys survived that car crash.”  Or how about this one, “Angels must have been watching over you.”  Or my personal favorite, “God works in mysterious ways.”  While I’m certain some of these statements were made in jest, there is some truth to the thought process of these great deeds performed by our bearded man in the sky. Read the rest of this entry →