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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs it that God ignores your prayers if you pray alone?
Why do you have to be in a mega-church to pray? Of course, the answer is that the preacher won't collect his 10%.
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Is it that God ignores your prayers if you pray alone? (Original Post)
packman
Mar 2020
OP
According to conservative Christians , God only answers the prayers of the wealthy elite
Snake Plissken
Mar 2020
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Wounded Bear
(58,673 posts)1. I have on good report that Jesus thought one was supposed to pray alone...
Not that I'm a Bible scholar, but I believe that is a direct quote for the "man-god" himself.
safeinOhio
(32,698 posts)3. Matthew 6:6
Those words in red.
Nature Man
(869 posts)2. The Easter Bunny was very consistent when I was kid
we usually got some candy.
I wrote Santa a letter asking for a fireman's helmet once, never got it.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)4. Pray on the shitter for all the good it will do.
Even if there was an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent father figure listening to your every whim, how is it this conversation would go?
"Dear Lord, deliver us from this virus you made?"
Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)5. According to conservative Christians , God only answers the prayers of the wealthy elite
They are his chosen ones, God ignores everyone else.
msongs
(67,421 posts)6. the loving god has sent a very fine virus so please be grateful nt