For the first time in history, secular citizens in Montrose, Colorado turned out to protest the town’s “National Day of Prayer” event.
Each year, Montrose holds a public prayer event to commemorate the “National Day of Prayer.” This year’s event was at 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Centennial Plaza at South First Street and Uncompahgre Ave. The plaza is adjacent to the Montrose City Hall.
As people gathered in circles to hold hands, bow their heads and pray to a god or gods, secular citizens sat peacefully nearby, holding signs that said,
Do you believe:
A snake talked?
A bit of fruit conferred knowledge?
Disease is caused by demons?
Witches exist among us?
God watches you, even in your bedroom?
Then you don’t have a case for calling Atheists “strange!”
and
If prayer actually worked, then
NO ONE would die of cancer
POLITICIANS would get wisdom
WORLD PEACE would come
Reason works, magic doesn’t!
and
There is no GOD in the Constitution. Thank you Washington, Madison, Jefferson and Franklin