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Atheists & Agnostics

Manifestor_of_Light

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7. I thank people for praying for me.

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:32 PM

Mar 2012

I had a seriously life threatening illness (2 of them actually) and went in the hospital on Thanksgiving night. Stayed 8 days in ICU. And this was 350 miles from home in another state. A lot of people have said they were praying for me, and I thanked them. I don't want to insult them, because they are saying they give a damn.

I'm not gonna argue with them even though I don't indulge in prayer.

I'm a Unitarian, the joke goes, we pray "To Whom it May Concern"

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The Power Of Prayer [View all] cleanhippie Mar 2012 OP

Prayer: It’s Almost Like Doing Something pokerfan Mar 2012 #1

This is so true that it isn't funny. Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #2

Atheist Pig pokerfan Mar 2012 #3

Good one, but so sad. I've got one, too: Rhiannon12866 Mar 2012 #4

That's a good one. Thank you. n/t truedelphi Mar 2012 #8

"You kneel down and pray for me..." mr blur Mar 2012 #5

Pray in one hand and ^&*% in the other and see which one, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2012 #6

I thank people for praying for me. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #7

... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2012 #9