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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 6:00 am
I find the best response to someone offering to pray for me is, ‘You pray for me and I’ll think for you. Fair enough?’
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 7:29 am
I kinda want to be a dick about it, though.
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 8:39 am
I've dealt with this scenario for decades. If someone offers to pray for me, my usual response is, "Go right ahead and pray. Nothing will happen and I will regard this as conclusive evidence that prayer is a waste of time and there's no benevolent god watching over us."
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 8:46 am
I've never had anyone in real life say the phrase to me, and it's an easy enough phrase to ignore online.
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 8:55 am
@
slartibartfast You should have offered to pray with him. "Dear lord, please provide us with the money to afford knee replacements for my wife, amen".
Then hold out your hand.
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 9:14 am
I get offers to pray for me pretty frequently. I usually just say 'thanks!'. They're usually not aware that I'm an atheist and I generally take it to be the equivalent of 'I hope it works out for you'.
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 10:04 am
I'd rather someone offer to dance with me than pray for me.
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RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
October 8, 2021 at 10:16 am
Just a little cherry on top of this old conversation. If you need prayer for something a lot of people will use that as an excuse to seem genuinely caring. Praying for someone doesn't absolve them from taking action though, and should be the first step in a genuine communication and relationship in someone's life.
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