Subject: A Marine and the atheist

> A Marine was attending a college course between
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> missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The professor, an
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> avowed atheist, shocked the class one day when he
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> walked in, looked toward the ceiling, and said loudly,
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> "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off
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> this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."
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> The lecture room fell silent and the professor began
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> his lecture. Ten minutes went by and the professor
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> proclaimed, "Here I am God - still waiting."
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> It got down to the last minute when the Marine stood
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> up, walked toward the professor and threw his best
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> punch knocking him off the platform and
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> out cold.
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> The Marine went back to his seat and sat down.
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> The other students were shocked and stunned and sat
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> there looking on in silence. The professor came to,
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> noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked,
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> What is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
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> The Marine calmly replied, "God is busy today
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> protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your
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> right to behave like an idiot, so
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> He sent me."