Slate: Don’t Pray for Oklahoma

By Mark Joseph Stern|Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 5:44 PM

Yesterday, while trekking through the rubble from Monday’s horrific tornado in Moore, Okla., CNN’s Wolf Blitzer stopped to interview a survivor holding her young child in her arms.

After the woman recounted the last-minute escape that saved her family’s life, Blitzer said, “I guess you got to thank the Lord, right?” The woman hedged and looked down at her baby.

“Do you thank the Lord? For that split-second decision?” Blitzer pressed. CNN cut to a close-up of the woman’s face.

“I’m actually an atheist,” the survivor said politely. There was a moment of silence, then the two laughed awkwardly.

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