Like many prisoners he left graffiti behind – but instead of prayers to Christ, he inscribed an astrological orb and other magic symbols on the wall.
Thus, at Friday night services, "You shall love the Lord your God" became "We revere the best in man". Poems were recited instead of prayers, and presentations on Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt replaced Torah readings at bar and bat mitzvahs.
Instead of prayer, they got a mixture of storytelling, humour and the chance to croon along to some catchy live music.
Instead of prayer, a memory came to me, half-blotted in darkness; a memory of my cheek on the floor, my knees spread, my eyes closed, my body naked.
The President would have been well advised to use facts and logic instead of prayer in making his unfortunate ruling.
But instead of prayer, he's offering analysis and a compelling argument.
Instead of prayer, the president could have asked us all to make sacrifices towards the goal of weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels.
Atheists believe that prayer has no effect, and would rather see action instead of prayer.
Instead of merging prayers and traditions, each night the prayer house was hosted by a different religious figure, and most of the prayer done through music and song, a common uniter.
Instead of answering prayers, the atheists point to the Web site Godisimaginary.com.com
"Even during the celebration of mass, when our prayers should be pure, lewd visions of these pleasures take such a hold upon my unhappy soul, and my thoughts are filled with wantoness instead of my prayers".
