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What does it mean to "bless" something?
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RE: What does it mean to "bless" something?
I think it means to have God look favorably on someone or something so he doesn't bring harm to that person or object. In effect, asking God to not harm someone or something that he might accidentally or purposefully otherwise bring harm to.

Of course, here in reality people or things which are blessed suffer the same misfortunes as people or things which are not blessed. Almost like God doesn't care or doesn't exist.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brakeman - August 27, 2013 at 10:51 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Minimalist - August 28, 2013 at 12:06 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brian37 - September 4, 2013 at 6:57 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Doubting Thomas - August 28, 2013 at 9:31 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Cyberman - August 28, 2013 at 9:11 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brakeman - August 28, 2013 at 9:13 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Bad Writer - August 28, 2013 at 10:04 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Cyberman - August 28, 2013 at 9:15 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by rexbeccarox - September 3, 2013 at 9:19 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Cyberman - August 29, 2013 at 10:31 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Minimalist - September 4, 2013 at 10:21 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brakeman - August 29, 2013 at 12:31 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Angrboda - August 30, 2013 at 2:16 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brakeman - August 30, 2013 at 7:06 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Drich - August 30, 2013 at 8:02 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brakeman - August 30, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Max_Kolbe - September 3, 2013 at 8:36 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Max_Kolbe - September 4, 2013 at 12:06 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brakeman - September 4, 2013 at 6:49 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Max_Kolbe - September 4, 2013 at 9:32 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Minimalist - September 4, 2013 at 12:10 am
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Cyberman - September 4, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Whateverist - September 5, 2013 at 3:43 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Max_Kolbe - September 8, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Cyberman - September 5, 2013 at 3:51 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Minimalist - September 8, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Max_Kolbe - September 8, 2013 at 12:43 pm
RE: What does it mean to "bless" something? - by Brian37 - September 9, 2013 at 10:39 am

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