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Atheists & Agnostics

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:27 PM Mar 2016

Why do people say "I'll pray for you"... [View all]

...or "I'll keep you in my prayers" without checking to see if you're religious or not?

I think that is so fucking self centered.

My buddy lost his 18 year old son last year and expressed to me how it doesn't do a thing for him. In fact it made him feel worse.

Fucking religious freaks.

Yeah I know they mean well but still...come on.

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Why do people say "I'll pray for you"... [View all] SHRED Mar 2016 OP

Well, it's easier than actually doing something. ret5hd Mar 2016 #1

Good point SHRED Mar 2016 #2

Yes, praying for someone is the least they can do JBoy Mar 2016 #3

Prayer circles, prayer chains, prayer warriors... mountain grammy Mar 2016 #4

And what kind of a dickhead deity determines outcome based on the amount of prayers received? Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #5

What makes it worse is that they are lying Cartoonist Mar 2016 #6

Most people are religious....so they assume you are like most people. AlbertCat Mar 2016 #7

I like your explanation best.... SHRED Mar 2016 #8

Partially slacktivism Warpy Mar 2016 #9

And they actually think they are being helpful. progressoid Mar 2016 #10

I never know what they are supposed to be praying for kdmorris Mar 2016 #11

Related and really disgusting example of this arrogant BS... onager Mar 2016 #12

My mother still says that ... Auggie Mar 2016 #13

They're last-wording you. Tell them, "I'll think for you." Iggo Mar 2016 #14

Religious privilege goes away if it isn't continuously reinforced Major Nikon Mar 2016 #15

I disagree with your solution of checking Jim Lane Mar 2016 #16

"I'll pray for you." means "I really hope you will spontaneously become religious." DetlefK Mar 2016 #17

"I'll pray for you" is the swiss army knife of social interaction for the religious Freelancer Mar 2016 #18

Worse yet... Bay Boy Mar 2016 #19