Yesterday, Gary showed how religion is inescapable as a concept, but today we shall see what happens when the concept becomes reality. Religion is a way of life for each of us in all hours of the day – in the decisions we make to the food we eat to the way we spend our money and an infinite amount of other behaviors.

The American Atheists organization says President Bush should stop urging prayer for Hurricane Katrina victims because it violates the Constitution. Ellen Johnson, president of the group, said Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Bush “should not be violating the Constitution by telling people to pray for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Salman Rushdie, the embattled author of The Satanic Verses who was condemned to death by Ayatollah Khomeini on February 14, 1989 for its publication, believes that religion is the world’s problem and the worldview of the Enlightenment is its savior.