I'm pretty sure the whole Jedi statement is tongue-in-cheek.

You're just saying that so I don't think they're ridiculous.

A letter to the editor - keep in mind this is just the opinion of one crazy person. Also, dunno what paper it was in:

It’s time to stomp out atheists in America. The majority of Americans would love to see atheists kicked out of America. If you don’t believe in God, then get out of this country.

The United States is based on having freedom of religion, speech, etc., which means you can believe in God any way you want (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc.), but you must believe.

I don’t recall freedom of religion meaning no religion. Our currency even says, “In God We Trust.” So, to all the atheists in America: Get off of our country.

Atheists have caused the ruin of this great nation by taking prayer out of our schools and being able to practice what can only be called evil. I don’t care if they have never committed a crime, atheists are the reason crime is rampant.

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At least she doesn't think we should all be put to death....

Get off of our country.

I shall move into a cave forthwith.

I was nearly run over by three cops coming out of the Corner Bakery and charging toward the Daley Center.

Please tell me they were carrying some kind of pastry in their hands!

But Christians are the ones who are persecuted...

That sounds like some of the callers to the Speak Out section of my parents' local paper -- you don't even have to write a letter to the editor anymore! You can just call and share your thoughts, which then get printed in the paper. It's highly amusing much of the time, I tell you what. Clearly there are like four cranky old guys who call in several times each week.

Well, one nutter is nothing to get worked up about, but I wonder if the paper would run the letter if Atheist was replaced by Jew, or Muslin, or some other religious identitiy. Maybe they would, but I'd be curious.

That sounds like some of the callers to the Speak Out section of my parents' local paper -- you don't even have to write a letter to the editor anymore!

It's Sound Off! in my parents' paper. They had it even when I still lived there. Now I read it when I feel the need to laugh at local politics or at the stupid people.

Please tell me they were carrying some kind of pastry in their hands!

Sadly, I cannot. They were only carrying their coats. A trio of "oh, crap!" expressions made up for the lack of pastry.

So, to all the atheists in America: Get off of our country.

Gosh. I think we need our own Declaration of Independence from absolute Tyranny.

That sounds like some of the callers to the Speak Out section of my parents' local paper -- you don't even have to write a letter to the editor anymore! You can just call and share your thoughts, which then get printed in the paper. It's highly amusing much of the time, I tell you what. Clearly there are like four cranky old guys who call in several times each week.

Ours was Tell the Times. They actually got rid of it about a year or so ago. I think it was because they knew it made the town look stupid.

I wouldn't get worked up about one crazy either. But, the thing is, a lot of people don't consider that attitude so crazy. Hell, an ex-president said we weren't Americans.