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The power of prayer
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The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 11:17 am
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 11:56 am
Indeed, two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer. Great video! xD

However, there is one statement I remember from the Bible that more or less refutes ALL scientific analysis of prayer, including the recent prayer experiment done on sick people.

Deuteronomy 6:16 "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah."

The scribes are more sneaky than people tend to think.
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Pick the right God:

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What a waste of space!Dodgy
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Xochiquetzal, I choose you!
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Nut would be a pretty cool god!Big Grin
Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?"
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 3:31 pm
(January 7, 2010 at 1:07 pm)LukeMC Wrote: Xochiquetzal, I choose you!

Lol at the thought of trancendental pokeballs! Could you use one god to beat down then capture additional gods?

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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Great video! What a powerful message to come by.
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Great video. Unfortunately those people really do believe that their prayers are being answered no matter what. God guides your way you just have to look for the signs. I just heard that mumbo jumbo today at the mom's group (aka church ladies). It just drives me up a wall whenever I here them talk like that. They think that invisible man up in the sky is literally mapping out their entire lives and doing everything for them. Arg.
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RE: The power of prayer
January 7, 2010 at 7:49 pm
@A897

You left out Joe Pesci.
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RE: The power of prayer
January 8, 2010 at 1:58 am
(January 7, 2010 at 3:31 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote:
(January 7, 2010 at 1:07 pm)LukeMC Wrote: Xochiquetzal, I choose you!

Lol at the thought of trancendental pokeballs! Could you use one god to beat down then capture additional gods?

Rhizo

What a FANTASTIC idea! Big Grin

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