The logic is, they need a choral piece that everybody knows, and enough people know the parts that they can get away with it. So, what music does everybody know and has done?

The Hallelujah Chorus. (Oh, and apparently the Sound of Music…)

Expedience, not evangelism. Sorry.

““who/what do you thank for the abundant blessings God has bestowed on you?”

And then I asked:

“What’s an example?”

I don’t write question marks just because I think it looks cool.

I didn’t know that you needed a response. Am I surprised that you, an atheist, don’t thank God? Of course not.

I just think it’s sad.

I’m glad that you have family and friends to thank though, and hope that you had a great Thanksgiving, and that God has given you these wonderful pleasures as an example of His common grace.

My hope is that you would, one day, be as thankful as this guy.

What’s an example? But my answers will be a combination of “my family and friends” and “a whole lot of people”.

But “blessings God has bestowed on [me]” mean a wide variety of things.

My answer would not contain the word “God”.

Who does the athiest thank for all the blessings God has given them? I would argue that if they didn’t believe in God, they would thank their parents for raising them well, thank family members who might be hosting them for Thanksgiving. Thank their friends for always being there, and thank co-workers/the boss for a good work relationship or for keeping them employed. After all, God dosn’t keep people employed, and he doesn’t write people checks to keep food on their tables.

Likewise I’m sure Muslims in America are thanking Allah on this day if they’re celebrating Thanksgiving, the Krishnas are thanking Krishnas, and the Jews are thanking God sans Jesus. The atheists are simply thankful for the tangible people/forces that have effected their lives for the better.