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Subject: Q for Non-Christians?
Date Posted: 5/11/2008 9:30 AM ET
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OK, stepping out on a limb here....First I want to preface my question w more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 10:09 AM ET
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I don't pray for other people to beli more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 12:06 PM ET
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I don't find it rude as long as you're not constantly telling me about it.  Prayer is not useful in my opinion for anything but makin more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 3:26 PM ET
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Honestly, what you do with your personal prayer time is, in my opinion, private and not of m more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 4:53 PM ET
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Not at all.  more...
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I do find it offensive, but I certainly don't waste my time thinking about it.  But conside more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 7:05 PM ET
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"But consider this -  to pray for someone to become part of your religion naturally assumes that their own religion or beliefs must be inferior to yours, which y more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 7:08 PM ET
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Now my question is this do you find more...
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Do you pray to your high more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 11:30 PM ET
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It doesn't bother me if people say they will pray for me.  They more...
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Date Posted: 5/11/2008 11:47 PM ET
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Perhaps in my wording I wasn't clear...I don't pray for people to become part of my specific religion...I p more...
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Date Posted: 5/12/2008 12:15 AM ET
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Usually, when someone says "I'll pray for you" I want to tell them, "D more...
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Date Posted: 5/12/2008 12:26 AM ET
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Prayer is for the person DOING the more...
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Date Posted: 5/12/2008 2:39 AM ET
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Do you find it offensive/rude/demeaning or whatever for me to pray that you will one day believe in my God? If someone simply does so out of t more...
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Date Posted: 5/12/2008 7:40 AM ET
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Jeanne said, "Not that we ever would, but wouldn't you find it a wee bit condenscending if you thought more...
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Now my question is this do you find it offensive/rude/demeaning or wha more...
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Oh Crap, Christy. more...
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Date Posted: 5/13/2008 7:18 PM ET
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Well Christy you have admited that it would make you uncomfomfortable for a Satanis more...
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Date Posted: 5/14/2008 12:51 PM ET
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It does bother me, to an extent. To preface, I don't care, nor is more...
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Date Posted: 5/14/2008 2:46 PM ET
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"Well Christy you have admited that it would make you uncomfomfortable for a Satanist to pray that you become a member of their religion. Shoe --> other foot. Now how do more...
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I'm... not.... gee.  more...
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Clarification:  I do not pray that someone become a member of my religion...I pray that they de more...
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Date Posted: 5/14/2008 3:22 PM ET
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I can't tell you how often I've heard "I'll pray f more...
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As Beth pointed out Christy your story really doesnt fit here. Its again shoe on the other foot. An more...
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I didn't know that Satanists practiced intercessiona more...
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