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Prayer Studies
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RE: Prayer Studies
(May 20, 2014 at 3:27 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: Why don't sincere, devout believers have literally whatever that ask god for?

The standard answer is no believer is a devout enough believer. This same principle is applied to believers with doubt issues. They're simply told in an infinite loop to have "more faith". Since the required amount isn't stated, one can always be told to have more.
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Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 9:09 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Sejanus - May 16, 2014 at 9:16 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:18 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by dafydd - May 17, 2014 at 8:48 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Sejanus - May 17, 2014 at 9:00 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 9:21 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 17, 2014 at 11:15 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 16, 2014 at 9:31 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Minimalist - May 16, 2014 at 9:39 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chad32 - May 16, 2014 at 9:39 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:04 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 16, 2014 at 10:15 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 17, 2014 at 12:43 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Ryantology - May 16, 2014 at 11:17 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 16, 2014 at 9:42 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Losty - May 16, 2014 at 10:05 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:09 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Losty - May 16, 2014 at 10:27 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Losty - May 16, 2014 at 11:10 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chad32 - May 16, 2014 at 10:20 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Minimalist - May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Anomalocaris - May 17, 2014 at 12:14 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 4:20 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 5:34 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 5:46 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 5:57 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 6:05 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 17, 2014 at 4:36 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Fidel_Castronaut - May 17, 2014 at 2:57 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 3:51 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by max-greece - May 17, 2014 at 3:57 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 4:35 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 4:38 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 4:43 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 4:48 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 4:52 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 4:57 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 5:09 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 5:16 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 5:36 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 17, 2014 at 7:06 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by BlackMason - May 17, 2014 at 6:21 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 7:29 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 7:49 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 8:01 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 8:36 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 5:52 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 2:46 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 18, 2014 at 2:22 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 2:30 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 18, 2014 at 2:38 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 18, 2014 at 2:58 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 3:02 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 20, 2014 at 12:12 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 21, 2014 at 12:13 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 21, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 17, 2014 at 9:43 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Bad Wolf - May 17, 2014 at 6:57 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Tonus - May 17, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by rexbeccarox - May 17, 2014 at 11:22 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Tonus - May 18, 2014 at 6:36 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by Cyberman - May 17, 2014 at 11:27 pm
Prayer Studies - by Rampant.A.I. - May 18, 2014 at 12:16 am
RE: Prayer Studies - by JesusHChrist - May 18, 2014 at 1:50 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Chad32 - May 18, 2014 at 3:26 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Elskidor - May 18, 2014 at 2:37 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 18, 2014 at 2:42 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by ThePinsir - May 20, 2014 at 2:29 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 20, 2014 at 3:14 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Cato - May 20, 2014 at 3:17 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 20, 2014 at 3:22 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by ThePinsir - May 20, 2014 at 3:27 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by RobbyPants - May 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by Tonus - May 20, 2014 at 4:12 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 20, 2014 at 4:15 pm
RE: Prayer Studies - by archangle - May 22, 2014 at 3:18 pm

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