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Originally Posted by Jayaprakash
I've never understood why people of faith can't simply leave it up to divine intervention to give blasphemers their come-uppance.
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Because certain people must "play" God. I've heard of a so-called "Christian" minister who actually encourages his devotees to pray that family members, friends, and other loved ones be removed from the Earth if they don't subscribe to a certain moral code. For example, if a woman's husband is committing adultery, rather than leaving him or letting the situation resolve itself, she is supposed to (according to this minister, that is) ask God to strike him dead. The prayers, according to my grandmother, often begin or at least use the words "whatever it takes". The prayers seem to work at times, too. My grandmother, who was part of the minister's church many years ago, prayed a "whatever-it-takes" prayer that involved a close family member. She wanted the person's behavior to change. And it did. However, in the process, she ended up nearly getting killed in a car accident. To this day, she is crippled. As you see, the teaching of such nefarious concepts is not merely twisted, it can also be downright deadly. I have heard of other instances where, via the type of prayer I mentioned, a person's child or spouse has died mysteriously (and naturally, they had been engaging in some sort of conduct that was not "permissible"). It goes without saying that, if anyone hears these types of prayers, it certainly isn't....well, God.
~Titania