RE: Prayer ... SERIOUSLY?!
June 2, 2011 at 1:40 pm
(This post was last modified: June 2, 2011 at 1:44 pm by Doubting Thomas.)
I think that praying before a meal is a throwback to ancient superstitious times when food wasn't as plentiful as it is now. Back then, you were damn lucky to have something on the table, and the common superstition was to thank a god for it since apparently without a god there was no way that anyone could ever find nourishment.
What I find funny is how Christians will speak normally in everyday language, then when they start to pray, they get all "thou" and "thee" holyspeak on everything. Why do we need to regress to outdated language when speaking to a god? Don't you think Yahweh would understand what's being said if it were in current English?
At my in-laws, they always insist on the standard Catholic "Bless us, O Lord, for these thy gifts..." prayer before meals. It's kind of annoying but I just wait patiently until it's over. In my house, though, no prayers are required. If you're at my house and insist on praying, go right ahead but don't think me rude if I start digging in while you do your little magic spell.
Um, I'm willing to guess never. I tell you what, GC, let's do a scientific study on this. We'll give you two pieces of chicken for dinner, one with salmonella and one without. You pray over them and then eat them and we'll see if you get sick.
What I find funny is how Christians will speak normally in everyday language, then when they start to pray, they get all "thou" and "thee" holyspeak on everything. Why do we need to regress to outdated language when speaking to a god? Don't you think Yahweh would understand what's being said if it were in current English?
At my in-laws, they always insist on the standard Catholic "Bless us, O Lord, for these thy gifts..." prayer before meals. It's kind of annoying but I just wait patiently until it's over. In my house, though, no prayers are required. If you're at my house and insist on praying, go right ahead but don't think me rude if I start digging in while you do your little magic spell.
(June 2, 2011 at 1:07 am)Godschild Wrote: have you ever given a thought that the food that was just prayed over might be tainted yet one does not get ill. I wonder just how often this might be the case, we never know.
Um, I'm willing to guess never. I tell you what, GC, let's do a scientific study on this. We'll give you two pieces of chicken for dinner, one with salmonella and one without. You pray over them and then eat them and we'll see if you get sick.
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