Praising the lord while standing in front of the wreckage left behind by a natural disaster is pretty funny.

I remember watching this live. Unprofessional on his part, but good for her for being truthful. I hope she and her family are doing well.

"You gotta' thank the lord, right?" Thank him for bringing the hurricane in the first place or just destroying my house and community?

She's an atheist HERO. She wasn't scared to claim her atheism on national TV.

Sucks she feels the need to act so ashamed about it. Being an atheist in the US, everyone....

An Atheist in Oklahoma? It's a Miracle.

My all-time favorite tornado survivor. What a lame question for so-called journalist Wolf Blitzer to ask her! She and her baby had just survived the mile-wide EF-5 2013 Moore Oklahoma Tornado, which destroyed over 1,100 homes, killed 24 people and injured hundreds more, causing over $2 billion in damage. There’s so many great questions he could have asked her.

Thank you Lord for destroying their house and not mine. For saving my life but taking the person next to me.

"Do you thank the lord for saving you?" - That means the lord tried to kill her and then saved her?

you would never get the response like "I don't blame anyone for NOT thanking the lord" if it was the case where a religious person answers the same question.

She was nicer about it than I would have been.

Pretty sure some people died in that tornado. Do you thank the lord for all the murder and destruction he caused Wolf?

Is the family next door dead under what used to be their house blessed Wolf? Should we thank the lord that we weren't them?

You have to be really fucked up to stand amongst all that death and destruction then insist somebody should express how ‘blessed’ they are. Baffling

REJOICE! Hope that Atheist parents increase in numbers, and future generations are taught truth!

She looked like she wanted to say mmmmmm umm yea i dont believe in that bullshit 😂

thank the lord for summoning a tornado, and wrecking everything you worked for?

"but I don't blame anybody for being stupid enough to thank the lord" is what she was really thinking XD

She handled that really well... they both did. The baby helped.

Thank the lord for sending the hurricane so I can thank him for me saving myself and my son.

I love atheists they are the most genuine people

This should not be as awkward as the Wolf makes it. Can we have our secular nation back now?

Critical thinking fosters curiosity and widens the intellect. Good for her.

The devastation behind her is what her insurance company calls "an act of God" and he wants to know if she thanks him?

Thank you lady for speaking out for atheism when it would have been easier to just agree. We need more representation of atheism and she was a good one.

Why can’t religious people be respectful of those who don’t believe in anything.

An educated person would never thank or blame silly superstition.

That's great. I wish I could share the same story as you. I came out as an atheist & my parents have made a decision to keep their distance from me. Many of my childhood friends dont want to be close to me anymore. But I'm ok. Ive met some new awesome Atheist friends. I guess my point was, based on the scenario, professing atheism is a BIG THING.

Soon after this, she became an activist, creating Humanist Disaster Recovery Teams to help with the sort of recovery needed after a tornado strike, real help - without the holier than thou attitude.

I hope he learned with this cringy moment not to assume the religious ideology of others. She looked slightly uncomfortable at his pushy attempt for a soundbite

I absolutely love this woman!!

i would probably burst in laughter had he asked me such thing

Very humble, honest, and genuine response. I wish more people would be that kind and understanding.

When ever I have a bad day I come back to this video to help me cope with life. Such a positive happy woman who handles adversity better than most people, and loves life without believing in made up fairytales. At one time in my life I was ashamed to be an atheist, now I am not. Thank you nice lady from Oklahoma for making my days better.

So satisfying to watch this whole clip!! Even the boy is amazing!! A big salute to her!! To your all brothers atheist actually let the force be with you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

One of my favorite tv moments.

She really reacted well to that comment. Nice to see another fellow Atheist not making a big fuss about people talking about God. To each his/her own beliefs :-)

Good For Her!!

Thanks God for devastating my entire community with your spiritual period?

Thanking the lord for protecting a non-believer but letting a believer in the Lord die. such fairy tales people believe in.

Why does religion have to be bought into everything. It's not a convent he was visiting, just ask normal questions of people who witnessed their homes been destroyed, and not try to force feed religion.

Ha! My niece asked who I was talking to this morning and I showed her this, Rebecca!

Ahhh, objective journalism. Pathetic.

She told his ass. 😂😂😂😂

Living in a country that is almost 90% religious... Living as an Atheist in the bible belt like she does... I can tell you for a fact that Atheists are shunned & discriminated against, just for our beliefs. What she did was very brave.

this made my day and wow he was realy pushy on god

She was pretty tactful. It's not appropriate to probe religious beliefs like that.

Bless by losing everything.

Time hasn't made this any less idiotic. Why would anyone "thank the lord" for destroying her home with a tornado? Why would Blitzer ask her such a question anyway-- as if worshiping an imaginary psychopath were somehow a default position?

Oh how beautiful a moment. Love the comment below, by thanking the Lord for saving her, wasnt this an "act of God" to begin with? Or did God have some free time not dictating the outcome of a football game?

The simple fact she felt the need to act a little bit ashamed when giving her answer while the professional interviewer (who's supposed to be politically and religiously neutral) didn't feel any of it while posing the question really shows you how easily and deeply religious dogma can twist our notion of reality...

Thank god?!? why didn't god stop the Tornado?

It's a shame she didn't tell him his god creature owes everyone a massive apology

The green screen was an odd choice

Good for you, girl.

He pushed and pushed, when she was clearly uncouth the entire time with the question and was forced to announce her unbelief to an unsolicited third party with an unsolicited audience. I'm betting Blitzer never apologized for his shortcoming in the name of Christian opportunism, either.

Why does this look like they’re in front of a green screen?

Wolf Blitzer pissed me off here. She comes from a state that is HIGHLY religious and conservative and anyone who dares to say they are an atheist or liberal or both put themselves at risk for being harmed by religious weirdos. Which is most likely why she was so hesitant to say she's an atheist. She knew the danger she was put in. And he put her in that danger when he should have just let it go and not talk about his stupid god.

I like her.

Just watched an interview with her about this moment and what she's done since. So what she expressed in the video wasn't shame or embarassment, it was a bit of terror as she hadn't come out to basically anyone but her husband about being an atheist. So he was more or less outing her on a national broadcast. She wasn't ashamed, she was trying to grasp the fact that she was being practically forced into a life changing set of conversations she wasn't yet prepared to have, certainly not in the aftermath of the disaster.

She should have said that out louder.

I used to be a Christian & have read the whole bible multiple times. Like, actually read it from start to finish. If you do the same, you will notice the fact that it is as much of a fairy tale as the Quran and the Torah and you'll become an Atheist like me.

God: I'll save you for what I am putting you through so that I can be worshipped. You're welcome.

People who believe in facts are shy and humble, and people who believe in talking snakes are loud and confident and think atheist are wrong! Lol

I believe we should thank God everyday, because it sustains the relationship we have with Him as a sign of grace. God absolutely loves graceful people.

What an unprofessional a hole. What kind of a question is that? Lucky he didn’t ask me that on live TV. The moment I even heard the word “blessed” I would have lost it. I would have said, “Are you suggesting I was shown favoritism my a supernatural entity while others died?! I’m not that special, Wolf. How DARE you even hint at such a thing!”. That’s not reporting, it’s preaching!

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It's so silly that everyone is making such a big deal out of this! Some people don't believe in god! And that's okay! Everyone has the right to their own religion... or lack thereof. No one wants religion shoved down their throats. Kay thanks byeeeee.

she is the best

“praise the lord” her house is literally a pile of rubble because of a hurricane that “god” brought, which likely inflicted trauma in her. yes, praise the lord 🙄 i fuck with wolf too, but this wasn’t a good look.

I'm sure that Blitzer assumed that she was religious; being that they're in Oklahoma, and all Pretty awkward 😂

i would do this any day, a lot of people know I'm many christians and catholics, but they do not discriminate which i found very surprising. When people first found out i was atheist they were very disrespectful, but it ended as soon as i started proving some of their religion wrong.

I'm Christian and I like her honesty.

Most Atheists are genuinely nice people. Most.

I don't know if Wolfe knew beforehand that she was an atheist...but I do know if he did and then asked that Q the way he did, that is precisely why many distrust the media. I hope he didn't...but the sad reality is he may have.

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You have no idea what it is like to be an Atheist & be attacked just for not believing in fairy tales. I said nothing negative towards you, yet you feel that it was your place to attack me. SMH.

Buddy... thank the lord that they survived... did you really not see that?

By who? People are always asking others if they thank god after disasters. Eventually they were bound to ask someone who didnt believe in a god.

So a supposed all-powerful deity either created the tornado or just didn't care enough to stop it from happening, and yet people who worship this deity want to thank him???? FOR WHAT??????

Atheist: why did your God do this in the first place? Christian: trials and tribulations maybe?

At least she said, "I didn't blame anyone for thanking the lord." To each their own. I do find it strange Religion fuels hate and wars. You never hear of atheist trying to kill each other.

thank the Greenscreen |-P

Why didnt allah use his magic to stop the tornado.

Yes, I do have peace within and it was not always there. Much love, you take care.

It looks green screen

And what about the children Allah/Yahweh/God/WhateverTheHellHeIsCalledTheseDays didn't save?

Where’s the video of them Raising money for her ?

How genuinely direct she was with Blitzer was absolutely great, and it's something I _still_ tune into today. Also I hope the family has bettered since and hella happy in knowing that mythology hasn't made a difference since. So, thanks for nothing Wolf.

Haaa what a ridiculous question. Why didn't a god using his magic decide to stop the tornado all together.

wait is this a green screen?

She is more afraid of Christians than tornadoes.

blessed and thankful because the Lord destroyed her town . . . ?

We celebrate they survived. Wolf managed the situation as a professional. At the end of the day the lady an the baby are safe. This is what is important.

Was he just placating her because he thinks Oklahomans are a bunch of Christian fundies OR does he actually expect her to be thanking a deity for what happened? Either way it's disturbing.

Who said death is bad? I believe they are in heaven in paradise. Lucky them.

lol, that made my side hurt, seriously im holding it as i type. lol lol lol lmfao

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Lol why would the reporter ask those questions

"You made the right call."