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Atheists & Agnostics

stopbush

(24,636 posts) Sun Jun 2, 2019, 01:18 PM Jun 2019

The latest shooting in VB. Signage to “Pray Big,” because that is obviously more effective than praying medium or small.

Simple minds.

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Think the god botherers will ever realize that praying is an absolute waste of time? [View all] stopbush Jun 2019 OP

Pray big? old guy Jun 2019 #2

word has it that prayer has been supplanted Brainstormy Jun 2019 #3

Funny. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #13

When they sign on to the church of stupid/whatever erronis Jun 2019 #4

Not bothering god because there isn't one mountain grammy Jun 2019 #5

The phrase means they are bothering about god, not bothering god. stopbush Jun 2019 #6

Thanks for clearing that up. mountain grammy Jun 2019 #11

I think praying does serve a purpose happybird Jun 2019 #7

Disagree. It's an unnecessary crutch. Praying to the open universe stopbush Jun 2019 #8

++1 Irishxs Jun 2019 #9

If it seems to help.. then who am I, or anyone to tell you don't bother Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #10

er generally when people pray they are talking to an invisible friend Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #15

Bingo! Prayer is thinking you're helping when you're doing nothing. stopbush Jun 2019 #21

You and me, baby. mahina Jun 2019 #19

The ones I know believe that EVERYTHING procon Jun 2019 #14

Nutty. mahina Jun 2019 #18

Stop praying to God and listen to what is being said. safeinOhio Jun 2019 #20

VB is Pat Robertson's home, studio, universiy etc. defacto7 Jun 2019 #22

all the prayers I ever heard were "gimme this, gimme that" demigoddess Jun 2019 #23