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Atheists rule: In light of the violence in our world and that which resulted in the deaths of four people and the wounding of many others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords by Jared Loughner, an anti-government Christian, we felt it important to revisit this earlier eye opening confrontation between an angry Christian and the executive director of Atheists of Florida. It speaks to the hatred and intolerance that is all pervasive in the lives of some “Christians.”

We need to face the fact that Jihad, Holy War, is only slightly different from the war being waged right here in the United States, by the extreme Right wing Christian fanatics, and there are lots of them. One of their favorite targets: atheists.

Background: Ms. LaShawn Washington, a serious Jesus Jumper, originally wrote to Aytheists of Florida in November, 2009, after the billboard seen pictured below went up in Lakeland. Now she writes Rob Curry, the executive director of Atheists of Florida directly when she spots something in the news that set her off again. Here is the latest, prompted by the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa on Monday, July 12, 2010.

We Will Pray Outside of Your Organization’s Headquarters

from: LaShawn Washington

to: Rob Curry

date: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:22 AM

Rob,

No longer will I or any other true follower of Jesus Christ allow a bunch of stupid atheists or agnostics, who represent only a tiny, miniscule fraction of our nation’s populace to dictate how, when, where, and in what manner I shall pray. You and the Atheists of Florida and of America are a bunch of fools (this is true) and are only kidding yourself if you think so.

We will pray outside of your organization’s headquarters, home, etc. and there is not going to be a single, solitary thing that you will be able to do about it. You can run to the courts with threats of lawsuits or even jail time, but that will not stop us either. I promise you that.

LaShawn W.

I Would Enjoy Meeting You and Your Friends

from: Rob Curry

to: LaShawn Washington

date: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Hello, LaShawn!

I hope you’ve been well. I really enjoyed our exchange of thoughts by email last November, although it was somewhat disappointing that we never had a chance to meet in person.

In fact, you stated several times that we would meet soon, but you never followed through with those words. For this reason, based on the evidence of past experience, I have reached the conclusion that you are all talk and no action. I doubt that you have the commitment to follow through on what you are saying in this new email.

And that’s a real shame, LaShawn, because I would enjoy meeting you and your friends, even if you all came out to pray or engage in other religious rituals that are meaningful to you but meaningless to me. You would learn something unexpected if you visited with a group to pray outside the state headquarters for Atheists of Florida. You would learn that atheists are generous, caring, thoughtful and compassionate people who fully support your freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

So come on out! You have nothing to lose but your unfortunate prejudice and misdirected anger.

Sincerely,

Rob Curry

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Executive Director

Atheists of Florida, Inc.

http://www.AtheistsofFlorida.org/

813-902-2420

You Don’t Know Who You Are Dealing With

from: LaShawn Washington

to: Rob Curry

date: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:23 PM

Rob,

Thanks for your very amusing E-Mail. I will keep it in my Bible, right next to Psalm 53:1 when I think of you. Whether you think me all talk and no action is of no importance to me because time will tell.

There was once an arrogant, little atheist and racist man who dared to speak to me with expletives and tried regularly to intimidate me with his hateful persistent stares. Initially that bothered me, until one day the Lord told me to take authority over the demonic spirit that was controlling that man, because what was in me was far greater than what was in him. I looked that man straight in the eyes and showed him who I was in Christ. I watched as this man turned as a pale as a ghost, became diaphoretic and began to shake and tremble uncontrollably. He died right then and there, probably from a heart attack. And he went straight to hell where he will wait to meet God — the One as you know is “all talk, and no existence.”

Rob, you really don’t know who you are dealing with, for if you did (and weren’t so stupid) you would be smart enough to be concerned.

LaShawn W.

Are You Planning to Pray Me to Death?

from: Rob Curry

to: LaShawn Washington

date: Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 1:43 AM

Hello, LaShawn!

You say I really don’t know who I’m dealing with, so tell me. Why should anyone be concerned by a person whose bitter mouth promises more than her empty faith can deliver?

Are you planning to pray me to death?

Last year, you referred to the Bible story of Elijah and the false prophets of Ba’al, claiming that we would very soon have such a moment. I looked forward to that; really I did. However, you never followed through, remember? You were all talk then, and you are all talk now.

Stop pretending that you will pray outside the Atheists of Florida state headquarters, LaShawn. We both know you won’t follow through. You have already created a reputation of making big promises that you fail to deliver, so I do not expect anything different from you this time around.

Too bad. I would have treated you to lunch.

~Rob

Tip o’ the hat to Jake-Farr Wharton and Rob Curry

Thanks to Atheists everywhere!