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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Charlie Hebdo Artist Asks World Not to Pray for Paris

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Not surprised.

Like I said on the other thread, when you take God out, you let the devil in.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

And you are welcome to your opinion.

flan

Tinydancer · Guru

Good thing you got her permission to have an opinion lily. I know you were worried about that...lol

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Opinions are not facts, though.

flan

FNW · Guru

I for one, will continue to pray.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Frankly, I'm never offended when my friends say they'll pray for me, but I know that does bother some people.

flan

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Opinions are not facts, though.

flan

Yes and neither are yours so why tell lily.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I think what he did is sad. If you don't find comfort in prayer then so be it. Praying isn't hurting anyone. And it brings a lot of comfort to others. I saw this when it first came out right after the attack. I just don't like it. Have some compassion. If praying isn't your thing then don't do it. But don't tell the rest of the world that they need less prayers.

Lindley · Guru

I'm sure he doesn't speak for everyone in France. Just because he and his friends feel that way doesn't mean everyone there does.

weltschmerz · Guru

How are prayers going to help France?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lindley wrote:
I'm sure he doesn't speak for everyone in France. Just because he and his friends feel that way doesn't mean everyone there does.

No. I'm positive he doesn't speak for everyone. But still, in times like those when so many people are hurting so much it's an insensitive thing to to.

Lindley · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
How are prayers going to help France?

I believe they will bring comfort for those who do believe in God and it doesn't hurt anyone who doesn't believe..

Ohfour · Hooker

weltschmerz wrote:
How are prayers going to help France?

I know I feel better when I know people are praying for me. I'm sure the people there welcome prayers.

weltschmerz · Guru

You can pray all you want, but people will still be butchered by ISIS.

Tinydancer · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
You can pray all you want, but people will still be butchered by ISIS.

So doing nothing is helping how? Just because you don't find comfort in prayer doesn't mean others don't.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lindley wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
How are prayers going to help France?
I believe they will bring comfort for those who do believe in God and it doesn't hurt anyone who doesn't believe..

This. And you don't ONLY pray. Praying brings comfort but you don't just pray and ignore ISIS. You still have to fight the terrorism.

weltschmerz · Guru

Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.

I'm not sure who you're addressing this to but I haven't ever said you ONLY pray.

Ohfour · Hooker

weltschmerz wrote:
Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.

Oh, I'm praying!

Ohfour · Hooker

My favorite quote of all time:

I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God- it changes me. - C.S. Lewis

Tinydancer · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.

So what are YOU doing?

weltschmerz · Guru

Tinydancer wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.
So what are YOU doing?

I'm busy not praying.

Ohfour · Hooker

Tinydancer wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.
So what are YOU doing?

Nothing. That's a trait of the lefties...

Tinydancer · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Well, ISIS has said DC is next. You'd better start praying really hard.
So what are YOU doing?
I'm busy not praying.

Yes because that's soooo much more helpful.

weltschmerz · Guru

If you want to pray to feel like YOU'RE helping, like YOU'RE doing something, go right ahead. The results will be exactly the same.

Ohfour · Hooker

weltschmerz wrote:
If you want to pray to feel like YOU'RE helping, like YOU'RE doing something, go right ahead. The results will be exactly the same.

Not to me.

Tinydancer · Guru

Me either or I would not be praying in the first place. I'm sorry it brings you no comfort weltz.

weltschmerz · Guru

Tinydancer wrote:
Me either or I would not be praying in the first place. I'm sorry it brings you no comfort weltz.

I was sorry too, at one time. When I felt my faith slipping away, it scared the crap out of me.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Once upon a time on GT, there were "dueling threads:" one was Christian & the other wasn't. It was a game to see who could get the most pages.

It was fun & light-hearted.

Now it's become nasty.

flan

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Once upon a time on GT, there were "dueling threads:" one was Christian & the other wasn't. It was a game to see who could get the most pages.

It was fun & light-hearted.

Now it's become nasty.

flan

Stop acting like you don't get nasty about it too flan. Geez you think your special.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

huskerbb · Guru

Well, whatever. They don't get to dictate who or what people pray for, nor do they speak for the entirety of the French people.

weltschmerz · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?

Good luck with that.

Tinydancer · Guru

Liberal policies aren't working so my prayers might just be more effective.

huskerbb · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Once upon a time on GT, there were "dueling threads:" one was Christian & the other wasn't. It was a game to see who could get the most pages.

It was fun & light-hearted.

Now it's become nasty.

flan

You are fueling a lot of that.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.

You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.

I know, I know. You don't believe.

And that is how you kill the power of prayer.

Prayer and Faith.

Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.

You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.

It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.

The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.
You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.
I know, I know. You don't believe.
And that is how you kill the power of prayer.
Prayer and Faith.
Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.
You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.
It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.
The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.

Keep on praying. NO ONE wants to make you stop.

There is NO bitterness in my mouth, tyvm.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Once upon a time on GT, there were "dueling threads:" one was Christian & the other wasn't. It was a game to see who could get the most pages.

It was fun & light-hearted.

Now it's become nasty.

flan
You are fueling a lot of that.

As are other Conservative Christians.

There are very few here who can disagree about religion without sounding condescending and insulting.

flan

weltschmerz · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.
You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.
I know, I know. You don't believe.
And that is how you kill the power of prayer.
Prayer and Faith.
Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.
You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.
It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.
The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.

Here's the thing.

If you were born in a different country, you'd be praying to a different God. Not the Father or his Son. You'd be praying to Allah or Ganesha, or Krishna or Brahma or Kali.

You'd have a little altar in your house, where you'd have little statues of multi-limbed gods and you'd feed them milk and sweets, when you're not bathing them in the Holy Ganges. Yes, you would.

I choose not to believe in ANY gods.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.
You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.
I know, I know. You don't believe.
And that is how you kill the power of prayer.
Prayer and Faith.
Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.
You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.
It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.
The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.
Here's the thing.
If you were born in a different country, you'd be praying to a different God. Not the Father or his Son. You'd be praying to Allah or Ganesha, or Krishna or Brahma or Kali.
You'd have a little altar in your house, where you'd have little statues of multi-limbed gods and you'd feed them milk and sweets, when you're not bathing them in the Holy Ganges. Yes, you would.

I choose not to believe in ANY gods.

But those gods don't count, because ONLY Pentecostal Christians have THE answer.

flan

Ohfour · Hooker

flan327 wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.
You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.
I know, I know. You don't believe.
And that is how you kill the power of prayer.
Prayer and Faith.
Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.
You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.
It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.
The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.
Here's the thing.
If you were born in a different country, you'd be praying to a different God. Not the Father or his Son. You'd be praying to Allah or Ganesha, or Krishna or Brahma or Kali.
You'd have a little altar in your house, where you'd have little statues of multi-limbed gods and you'd feed them milk and sweets, when you're not bathing them in the Holy Ganges. Yes, you would.

I choose not to believe in ANY gods.
But those gods don't count, because ONLY Pentecostal Christians have THE answer.
flan

I'm pretty sure I would be praying to the real God. I know a LOT of people from other countries that have been converted. They have set up churches all over the world, in their countries. I KNOW for a fact that my God is the one TRUE God. I have no doubts whatsoever.

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.
You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.
I know, I know. You don't believe.
And that is how you kill the power of prayer.
Prayer and Faith.
Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.
You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.
It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.
The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.
Here's the thing.
If you were born in a different country, you'd be praying to a different God. Not the Father or his Son. You'd be praying to Allah or Ganesha, or Krishna or Brahma or Kali.
You'd have a little altar in your house, where you'd have little statues of multi-limbed gods and you'd feed them milk and sweets, when you're not bathing them in the Holy Ganges. Yes, you would.

I choose not to believe in ANY gods.
But those gods don't count, because ONLY Pentecostal Christians have THE answer.
flan

"As are other Conservative Christians.

There are very few here who can disagree about religion without sounding condescending and insulting.

flan"

You just said this a little (the bolded) earlier like you never sound condescending or insulting. Read what you write sometimes and stop acting all superior about what you bring to the conversation.

weltschmerz · Guru

Ohfour wrote:
flan327 wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Mark 9:29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

So, prayer is going to drive out ISIS?
Good luck with that.
You've never truly witnessed the power of God. Prayer is a weapon. Not something pretty to be pulled out on special occasions.
I know, I know. You don't believe.
And that is how you kill the power of prayer.
Prayer and Faith.
Asking all things of the Father, through His Son, with Faith.
You go on making fun and belittling those of us with Faith.
It won't change my Faith. It won't make my prayer less effective.
The bitterness in your mouth is going to be incredible.
Here's the thing.
If you were born in a different country, you'd be praying to a different God. Not the Father or his Son. You'd be praying to Allah or Ganesha, or Krishna or Brahma or Kali.
You'd have a little altar in your house, where you'd have little statues of multi-limbed gods and you'd feed them milk and sweets, when you're not bathing them in the Holy Ganges. Yes, you would.

I choose not to believe in ANY gods.
But those gods don't count, because ONLY Pentecostal Christians have THE answer.
flan
I'm pretty sure I would be praying to the real God. I know a LOT of people from other countries that have been converted. They have set up churches all over the world, in their countries. I KNOW for a fact that my God is the one TRUE God. I have no doubts whatsoever.

Oh, of course. If you were raised by Hindu parents in a small village in India, you'd still believe in a Christian god.

If you were raised by Muslim parents in a small village in Afghanistan, you'd still believe in a Christian god.

Keep telling yourself that. It's adorable.

Ohfour · Hooker

My parents weren't even Christian. My best friend is an Atheist. I knew from VERY early on that there was one true God. And I know people that were raise Hindu that are now Christian. I know people that were raised Muslim that are now Christian. We have a large ministry at our church for them.

I know my own truths. They have not waivered. Unlike yourself...

Ohfour · Hooker

You know, there was that one time I DID waiver. I became a Conservative. I was as leftie as one could get. But then I had kids and knew that world is not one I wanted to raise my kids in...

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
You can pray all you want, but people will still be butchered by ISIS.

Ok. Then dont wear ribbons , change your facebook page , put bumper stickers on or use your stupid #findourgirls ot whatever Michelle did when all those young girls were kidnapped. Oama shouldnt make a speech cuz Already Dead!

weltschmerz · Guru

Ohfour wrote:
My parents weren't even Christian. My best friend is an Atheist. I knew from VERY early on that there was one true God. And I know people that were raise Hindu that are now Christian. I know people that were raised Muslim that are now Christian. We have a large ministry at our church for them.

I know my own truths. They have not waivered. Unlike yourself...

And....?

I know many people who turned away from Christianity and became Muslims. Became Hindus. Became Buddhists. Became athesists.

What I'm saying that if you were born elsewhere and raised differently, chances are that you'd be praying to a different god.

You'd be just as vociferous in defence of your gods and your beliefs.

Ohfour · Hooker

weltschmerz wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
My parents weren't even Christian. My best friend is an Atheist. I knew from VERY early on that there was one true God. And I know people that were raise Hindu that are now Christian. I know people that were raised Muslim that are now Christian. We have a large ministry at our church for them.

I know my own truths. They have not waivered. Unlike yourself...
And....?
I know many people who turned away from Christianity and became Muslims. Became Hindus. Became Buddhists. Became athesists.
What I'm saying that if you were born elsewhere and raised differently, chances are that you'd be praying to a different god.
You'd be just as vociferous in defence of your gods and your beliefs.

No I wouldn't. I'm too intelligent for that.

weltschmerz · Guru

Ohfour wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
My parents weren't even Christian. My best friend is an Atheist. I knew from VERY early on that there was one true God. And I know people that were raise Hindu that are now Christian. I know people that were raised Muslim that are now Christian. We have a large ministry at our church for them.

I know my own truths. They have not waivered. Unlike yourself...
And....?
I know many people who turned away from Christianity and became Muslims. Became Hindus. Became Buddhists. Became athesists.
What I'm saying that if you were born elsewhere and raised differently, chances are that you'd be praying to a different god.
You'd be just as vociferous in defence of your gods and your beliefs.
No I wouldn't. I'm too intelligent for that.

Sure you are. Bless your heart.