Blitzer tells atheist tornado survivor:"You gotta thank the Lord"

Uhhhhh ok I dont get this thought process.

THe religious dont thank god for killing others. They would thank god for sparing their lives. After all it could have been much worse for the survivors. It no way is it meant to downplay the suffering that the victims are going through or that god did not care for them. Im not the most religious person and i even realize this.

Isn't it the same thing? It's really just semantics.

After lunch, do you thank God for not having you choke on your food and die? No. But if all your coworkers choked and died on their lunches and you didn't, you would be thanking him.