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Being the subject of a prayer
#11
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
Considering my record of sinful abominations and blasphemies, folks praying for me are going to wind up in hell too.

Bwa, ha, ha, ha, ha !!!!
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#12
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
That sounds a little bit overbearing to pray for you in public, but you say they mean well.

Maybe you can make a point of talking about how you asked for prayers, lucky charms, etc. from all sorts of non-Christians sources. Then it won't be clear who deserves the credit for the prayer's "success"?
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#13
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
(January 6, 2015 at 7:14 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: That sounds a little bit overbearing to pray for you in public, but you say they mean well.

Maybe you can make a point of talking about how you asked for prayers, lucky charms, etc. from all sorts of non-Christians sources. Then it won't be clear who deserves the credit for the prayer's "success"?

Are you offering up deception because you're not sure prayer want work.

GC

(January 6, 2015 at 3:11 pm)tjakey Wrote:


I offer pray because I care, why would I pray for someone otherwise. To try and fool God and doing it for brownie points would be ridiculous and Christians know this. You say these people care for you so why would you doubt their sincerity. What do you mean by public prayer for you?

GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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#14
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
(January 6, 2015 at 7:26 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(January 6, 2015 at 7:14 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: That sounds a little bit overbearing to pray for you in public, but you say they mean well.

Maybe you can make a point of talking about how you asked for prayers, lucky charms, etc. from all sorts of non-Christians sources. Then it won't be clear who deserves the credit for the prayer's "success"?

Are you offering up deception because you're not sure prayer want work.

GC

(January 6, 2015 at 3:11 pm)tjakey Wrote:


I offer pray because I care, why would I pray for someone otherwise. To try and fool God and doing it for brownie points would be ridiculous and Christians know this. You say these people care for you so why would you doubt their sincerity. What do you mean by public prayer for you?

GC

I only pray for my family to give them some peace of mind because if i don't they bitch about many things so i go out my way and do it for their sake's not even mine. Prayer for one is selfish if you ask for something its not if you wan't to make sure your family friends etc are okay.
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RE: Being the subject of a prayer
(January 6, 2015 at 7:26 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(January 6, 2015 at 7:14 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: That sounds a little bit overbearing to pray for you in public, but you say they mean well.

Maybe you can make a point of talking about how you asked for prayers, lucky charms, etc. from all sorts of non-Christians sources. Then it won't be clear who deserves the credit for the prayer's "success"?

Are you offering up deception because you're not sure prayer want work.

GC
I'm not sure what you are asking. I think there is a typo in your question.
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#16
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
(January 6, 2015 at 9:43 pm)dyresand Wrote:
(January 6, 2015 at 7:26 pm)Godschild Wrote: Are you offering up deception because you're not sure prayer want work.

GC


I offer pray because I care, why would I pray for someone otherwise. To try and fool God and doing it for brownie points would be ridiculous and Christians know this. You say these people care for you so why would you doubt their sincerity. What do you mean by public prayer for you?

GC

I only pray for my family to give them some peace of mind because if i don't they bitch about many things so i go out my way and do it for their sake's not even mine. Prayer for one is selfish if you ask for something its not if you wan't to make sure your family friends etc are okay.

You pray to what, the FSM, hows that working out.

GC

(January 6, 2015 at 10:26 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote:
(January 6, 2015 at 7:26 pm)Godschild Wrote: Are you offering up deception because you're not sure prayer want work.

GC
I'm not sure what you are asking. I think there is a typo in your question.

You were suggesting an option to the real prayer working so no one will know which worked. I hope that's better.

GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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#17
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
(January 6, 2015 at 11:44 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(January 6, 2015 at 9:43 pm)dyresand Wrote: I only pray for my family to give them some peace of mind because if i don't they bitch about many things so i go out my way and do it for their sake's not even mine. Prayer for one is selfish if you ask for something its not if you wan't to make sure your family friends etc are okay.

You pray to what, the FSM, hows that working out.

GC

(January 6, 2015 at 10:26 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: I'm not sure what you are asking. I think there is a typo in your question.

You were suggesting an option to the real prayer working so no one will know which worked. I hope that's better.

GC

To what ever the hell is listening i guess.
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#18
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
My main man Don Baker on prayer, and why it fails:

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#19
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
(January 6, 2015 at 11:44 pm)Godschild Wrote: You were suggesting an option to the real prayer working so no one will know which worked. I hope that's better.

GC
Of course we know that prayer never "works", but the result requested in the prayer might happen naturally, and then the OP might be expected to thank Yahweh for "answering" the prayer.

So if he OP makes a show of requesting help from all kinds of supernatural sources, then maybe the Christians friends will be less likely to expect the OP to thank Yahweh for "answering" the prayer. Maybe the OP can thanks Yahweh, Thor, Lucifer, the lucky rabbit's foot, ... (Of course I know this wouldn't actually work - just making a silly suggestion.)

Realistically, maybe the OP will be so happy after a successful outcome that giving some acknowledgement to Christian friends and their God for imaginary assistance will seem trivial? Smile
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#20
RE: Being the subject of a prayer
More often than not, I think prayers are offered in lieu of an otherwise uncomfortable silence. I'm sure we have all been through an instance wherein something bad happens to someone we care about and everything we want to say sounds trite and cliche. (I think prayer is trite and cliche, but somehow it has become society's acceptable version of 'I have nothing to say.') Therefore, assuming that the prayer is due to genuine care (not the condescending nature of 'I'll pray for your flaming soul in the pits of hell, you heathen') I generally just thank people for their thoughts.

However, for those who know me a little better, I usually ask if they will sacrifice a chicken for me as well. After all, I see those as being equally productive.
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