RE: Praying for others?
September 3, 2009 at 12:25 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2009 at 12:27 pm by dry land fish.)
They pray for God to show them the way. It's useless and a waste of time but in Christianity you pray for the so called "lost".
I agree with Bozo....a lot of them do it because for the most part it makes them feel good about themselves and makes them feel "special". As if they are enlightened because some imaginary being loves them more than the person they are praying for. I usually do tell them not to waste their time unless they are a friend of mine that I like. I think that my co worker that said she'd pray for me did it because she cares about me and she really believes that her praying for me will work. She's an older lady and she truly believes there is a God and that I'll burn for eternity. I'm not going to try to change her mind or even be rude to her about it. Some of them like to tell people they are going to hell because again it makes them feel enlightened. Then they will say that to their friends and family because they are seriously worried about their "salvation" because they just don't know any better. They don't ever realize how annoying and sometimes hurtful it can be for a Christian to say those things to an Atheist. When I've been around a large number of Christians and they all ganged up on me I felt like a rat in a cage and that they were smothering me. I'ts not a good feeling.
I agree with Bozo....a lot of them do it because for the most part it makes them feel good about themselves and makes them feel "special". As if they are enlightened because some imaginary being loves them more than the person they are praying for. I usually do tell them not to waste their time unless they are a friend of mine that I like. I think that my co worker that said she'd pray for me did it because she cares about me and she really believes that her praying for me will work. She's an older lady and she truly believes there is a God and that I'll burn for eternity. I'm not going to try to change her mind or even be rude to her about it. Some of them like to tell people they are going to hell because again it makes them feel enlightened. Then they will say that to their friends and family because they are seriously worried about their "salvation" because they just don't know any better. They don't ever realize how annoying and sometimes hurtful it can be for a Christian to say those things to an Atheist. When I've been around a large number of Christians and they all ganged up on me I felt like a rat in a cage and that they were smothering me. I'ts not a good feeling.
