True story:
I had a downstairs neighbor who told me she sa'ved a sick, premie baby by praying over it really hard. Seriously. I even asked her if the parents weren't probably praying as well? She said they were too distraught to "pray effectively, and she KNOWS it was her prayers that saved that baby. She spent a lot of time patting herself on the back, and told that story often. Anyway.
Overall, I have little issue with people praying during or after a crisis. But in this case, the newspaper was specifically targeting politicians who say they will pray, who have the power to make effectual change, but instead continue to push forward with political agendas that only worsen social ills. So, they needed calling out, IMO.
I had a downstairs neighbor who told me she sa'ved a sick, premie baby by praying over it really hard. Seriously. I even asked her if the parents weren't probably praying as well? She said they were too distraught to "pray effectively, and she KNOWS it was her prayers that saved that baby. She spent a lot of time patting herself on the back, and told that story often. Anyway.
Overall, I have little issue with people praying during or after a crisis. But in this case, the newspaper was specifically targeting politicians who say they will pray, who have the power to make effectual change, but instead continue to push forward with political agendas that only worsen social ills. So, they needed calling out, IMO.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
