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cbessette t1_jd9jurg wrote

I spent a decade or more in "power of prayer" churches that claimed miracles, I never saw a single damn miracle of any kind. I HEARD people saying God healed them but it was always for stuff that was going to get better anyway. "I had a horrible cold, but I prayed, and a week later, God healed me!"

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BrightCarver t1_jdagspl wrote

So weird that a whole church can be organized around the activity of begging for things. I mean, that’s really all prayer is, isn’t it?

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vezwyx t1_jdamzjc wrote

> that’s really all prayer is, isn’t it?

I'm no lover of religion but "begging for things" is a gross misrepresentation of prayer. Lots of prayer is focused on the simple act of communing with a deity, without asking or having any expectation of getting anything in return.

There are plenty of valid criticisms we can level at organized religion or Christianity in particular. "Prayer is begging" isn't one of them

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