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Permanut

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21. Great question for this group..

Reply to teach1st (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 10:01 AM

Sep 2019

Reminds me of the reaction of the Bible thumpers after hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.

"Doctor" Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Charles Colson, Hal Lindsey and a host of others claimed that Katrina was "..sent by God as an omen or as a punishment for America's alleged sins." You know, with all that sinning going on in New Orleans.

Seems that God does send hurricanes to specific places, so maybe asking him to send it somewhere else works.

https://www.mediamatters.org/religious-conservatives-claim-katrina-was-gods-omen-punishment-united-states

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Being thankful when prayers are "answered" and hurricanes move away [View all] teach1st Aug 2019 OP

You only count the lives saved Cartoonist Aug 2019 #1

If the world prayed away Trump, would he leave the earth. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #2

Often people pray to move it onto the next person. Studies in medicine have shown RKP5637 Aug 2019 #3

Those same studies showed a slightly worse Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #11

Yep, I think it's the latter. The gods hate prayers!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2019 #12

Or perhaps if you think God'll handle it Igel Sep 2019 #16

"It's god's will." Iggo Sep 2019 #17

snake oil NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 #4

Read the "Power Of Eight" Big Blue Marble Aug 2019 #5

I wouldn't argue with this teach1st Aug 2019 #6

There are different ways to form intentions. Big Blue Marble Aug 2019 #9

Get back to me when you can move a grain of sand Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #18

Oh sure of course this was a double blind randomized Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #10

Hi teach1st - A very interesting question (thank you for posting) Pendrench Aug 2019 #7

Hi, Pendrench! teach1st Aug 2019 #8

Well said, Tim. eom guillaumeb Aug 2019 #14

My view, and I am a Christian, guillaumeb Aug 2019 #13

No and Moot. Iggo Aug 2019 #15

Is it prayer or thankfulness for whatever is mia Sep 2019 #19

I can't answer this bc I don't know.... Dorian Gray Sep 2019 #20

Great question for this group.. Permanut Sep 2019 #21

If I remember right, America's main sin was not being mean enough to gay people. FiveGoodMen Sep 2019 #22