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Edited by
SharpShooter10
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Fri 09/19/08 09:35 PM
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I love a book title I saw .. "No Athiests in Fox Holes" I think when we go thru hard times, it's a major comfort and strength to know others care enough to beseech God on our behalf. I've never started a "pray for me thread" on here or elsewhere (I'm more private and reserved), BUT .. when I post on one that I will pray I do it right then., so I don't forget. As to the military, d*mn straight I'll pray for their safety and wellbeing, their ability to strategize and think defensively. They are out in the front lines for our freedoms (directly &/or indirectly) .. If I had the where with all to be there I would want others prayin for me 
As to starting a separate forum section for threads of such nature, heck if Mingle does that would you please start some forum sections that would remove out of our public eye threads such as about poop, toilet paper, picking their noses yada yada. LMAO. Or the Hi or I'm Going to Bed threads 
  really, i hear that.
wish we had a free for all, anything goes, say whats on your mind thread |
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Honestly......I'm going to agree with Lilith. I read your whole post and it did come across to me as well as somehow a criticism of the people who do start threads asking for prayers. The question was a reasonable question, but it did read as you were making a judgment on these people.
I see no harm at all in giving comfort to someone who needs it, whatever the situation. I think most people who take the time to respond are going to follow up with good thoughts/prayers or whatever. |
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wish we had a free for all, anything goes, say whats on your mind thread Another group I belong to has this. It's called "No Holds Barred" and you have to pay something like 25 bucks to get entry to this particular forum on the boards. There, you can say anything your little heart desires...:laugh |
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Shadow, the way I see it, there are some people who believe that prayer helps, and they are trying to use that power to help someone who needs that help. While I personally do not believe it accomplishes anything (other than to serve as a sort of a panacea-comfort), the truth is that I don't actually know anything either way on the subject. Maybe there is a God and maybe there isn't. Maybe He answers prayers and maybe He doesn't. I don't know. I don't believe it myself, because I have never seen anything to indicate that this is the case -- but absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. I generally avoid the "Please pray for...." threads, if they are asking strictly for prayers, because I cannot contribute anything to them without being internally inconsistent and hypocritical. For me to pray for someone would constitute an act no different, in my mind, from performing a voodoo ritual or a magic spell or looking for answers in a horoscope. On the other hand, I have no issue with contributing positive thoughts and wishes, if the poster requests such. This is something I can do with heartfelt sincerity, and hopes for the best possible outcome. |
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