An Atheist’s Open Letter to Those Praying for His Son

[Heddi]

24. All those words and not one viable reason to lie about what the man said

The guy in the OP didn't use the words Struggle4Progress attributed to him. It was a sleazy thing to do. He made up his own dialogue for some reason, when I think that the man who wrote the letter was pretty clear about his reasons for feeling the way he does. He seemed to be rather skilled at letting his own thoughts be known, and I pity the person who needs S4P's "editorializing" to get the point the author was trying to make.

I'm not sure why or how your life story and personal feelings about prayer have anything to do with why S4P attributed words that weren't used or implied by the author of the letter. Your personal feelings about prayer are irrelevant to the story, specifically the father's point of view.

Maybe you replied to me accidentally? Or were you thinking that I needed or wanted to hear, once again, from someone about how awesome and harmless prayer is even when it's made clear that prayers are unwelcome and unwanted? Because that's pretty much what you're doing. You like prayer? Super. Pray away. Ask others for prayer. Realize that not everyone is you, and if someone says they don't want or need your prayers, respect that and decline the need to Pray-'splain why they're wrong and you're right