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Times of stress and hardship often turn non-religious people into believers.



But one Moore, Oklahoma resident refused to thank to Lord for surviving the gigantic tornado that pulverized her suburb on Monday, making for an extremely awkward TV interview.

In a clip going viral on the internet, CNN's Wolf Blitzer stands in front of mountains of debris and says to survivor Rebecca Vitsmun: 'We're happy you're here. You guys did a great job. I guess you got to thank the Lord. Right?'

The young mom initially says 'yeah,' looking awkwardly at her feet, but Blitzer presses her.

'Did you thank the Lord for that split-second decision?' he says, as Vitsmun cradles her 19-month-old son, Anders.

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After an uncomfortable pause, Vitsmun replies: 'I... I'm actually an atheist' and then laughs awkwardly.

Clearly taken aback, Blitzer, also laughing, scrambles to recover.

'You are. All right,' he says. 'But you made the right call.'

Humbly, Vitsmun responds: 'Yeah. We are here. And you know, I don't blame anybody for thanking the Lord.'

Critics took to Twitter to blast Blitzer for the blunder, while others rallied for Vitsmun as an advocate for atheists the world over.

'I wonder if that atheist interviewed by Wolf Blitzer knows that she's a Twitter hero?' user Ozark Atheist tweeted.

Vitsmun narrowly survived the tornado by fleeing her home moments before it struck, with her baby in tow. In the days after the storm, she and her husband, Brian, began picking through the remains of their devastated property.