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MadameButterfly

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15. This man gives a bad name to prayer

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 04:05 PM

Jul 6

Real prayer has a placebo component (placebos having the power to sometimes actually heal) but can be much more.
Pretend prayer to make people think you are holy and compassionate when you aren't has no power, placebo or otherwise.
When done by a politician, it's just plain maddening and insulting.

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Mrs Betty Bowers, Re:This this puritanical pixie, and his placebo of prayer. [View all] sheshe2 Jul 6 OP

Xian swine pfitz59 Jul 6 #1

If all you do is pray, we don't need you in the Senate preying on us. nt delisen Jul 6 #2

There is a very old saying - Nigrum Cattus Jul 6 #26

Prayer is the last refuge of a scoundrel IbogaProject Jul 7 #41

God: "When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; Ocelot II Jul 6 #3

"In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray." sop Jul 6 #4

As much as I love what the parable teaches... littlemissmartypants Jul 6 #11

God helps those Marthe48 Jul 6 #5

"Puritanical pixie" karin_sj Jul 6 #6

I would wager a bet that... llmart Jul 6 #28

Yes! karin_sj Jul 6 #35

Brilliant choice of words: "the placebo of prayer." Martin68 Jul 6 #7

This man gives a bad name to prayer MadameButterfly Jul 6 #15

Little Lucifer got the Trump memo stollen Jul 6 #8

That sanctimonious little twat... GiqueCee Jul 6 #9

"Faith without works is DEAD." sprinkleeninow Jul 6 #10

Thoughts and Prayers are all they ever got. Gimpyknee Jul 6 #12

Like the old saying goes, "Pray in one hand..." Grokenstein Jul 6 #13

Good for her. Jesus Christians know what Jesus said about fake pious men like Johnson... they're 'pharisaic christians' ancianita Jul 6 #14

Yes these ravenous wolves in sheep's clothing eating us alive... benfranklin1776 Jul 6 #19

Thank you for the reminder of the word "pharisaic" LSparkle Jul 6 #29

Thank You! All seven American Christians... BurnDoubt Jul 7 #42

All seven American Christians... BurnDoubt Jul 7 #43

? BurnDoubt Jul 7 #44

K&R UTUSN Jul 6 #16

Pray with him if praying madashelltoo Jul 6 #17

Yeah, also if ancianita Jul 6 #20

Mrs. Betty Bowers speaks for me 😡 benfranklin1776 Jul 6 #18

Par for the course YepYep Jul 6 #21

What's the point of praying? Mz Pip Jul 6 #22

Right? ancianita Jul 6 #34

"the president is dialed in" rurallib Jul 6 #23

K&R canetoad Jul 6 #24

Sacrificing, their innocent young daughters to their Angry Orange God. How long until the next sacrifice is demanded? NBachers Jul 6 #25

Hey Poindexter Mr.Bee Jul 6 #27

Most children outgrow their DENVERPOPS Jul 6 #30

A hollow man with zero convictions. Except maybe porn. Evolve Dammit Jul 6 #31

You are not paid a government salary to pray. Perhaps reconsider your career and join the seminary. tulipsandroses Jul 6 #32

"the free placebo of prayer" Martin Eden Jul 6 #33

prayer Skittles Jul 6 #36

USELESS TWIRP. Xoan Jul 6 #37

"Dear children, let us not love in words or speech but in deed and in truth."--I John 3:18 Cassandra325 Jul 7 #38

"... all we know to do at this moment is pray." Grins Jul 7 #39

He should ask god why "he" caused this flood killing children. Grins Jul 7 #40

Who does this idiot think gave us rain? Ping Tung Jul 7 #45

They use the label MorbidButterflyTat Jul 7 #46

I couldn't agree with you more. sheshe2 Jul 7 #48

Justa good old BOY! czarjak Jul 7 #47

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