"I'll pray for you."

[Eric9001]

I've heard "I'll pray for you" more times than I can recall, but I wonder how many people actually kneel down at the side of their bed and pray for me to find God when they get home that night.

Just out of curiosity, how many of you have been told that you would be prayed for?

Too much...
I have some overly Christian cousins who have told me they'll pray for me since the day they found out I am atheist. They sent me a letter saying they would pray for me one day when I was sick. Instead of making me feel better they really just made me annoyed me, because they only did that because they knew I was atheist. The dad of these cousins has a tendency to leave bibles in places like Chinese restaurants because he wants the Chinese workers to 'see the light.' So, it doesn't surprise me he would try to pull something like this on me when I was sick and in his opinion, vulnerable.

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Almost as bad as "I'll pray for you" is when you sneeze and some Christian says "Bless you," and then sits there expecting you to thank them. OK, I just had a normal bodily function and you want me to thank you for invoking superstition because of it. Next time I fart do you want to praise Jesus? Come to think of it, I have had someone exclaim "Jesus Christ!" after I floated one.

I agree. In fact, I prefer it when people shout "Gesundheit!" at me because the word translates to "good health" which is a much more caring thing to say to someone who may have an illness.