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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me it’s the concept of prayer. It just doesn’t make sense. That a loving benevolent god would answer some prayers and not others. Deem some worthy of saving and not others, especially innocent children. It just cannot be reconciled with any modern definition of religion. [/quote]

Eastern religions are more based on practice than belief. When you see prayer as practice for yourself to meditate and find a good answer,  prayer ceases to be confusing. Because there is no God who grants wishes. Prayer is just a mechanism to reach higher intellect. [/quote]

There are definitely many, particularly in the US, who believe God grants wishes.[/quote]

That’s false. No where on the Bible does it state God grants wishes. [/quote]

I did not state it was in the Bible. I said many in the US believe God grants wishes and they do. They believe God will solve their infertility, help them afford a house, cure their cancer, elect the right president. You name it, they believe God is going to do it because they prayed for it. “The power of prayer.” They absolutely believe this. [/quote]

Asking God in prayer is different than asking a genie to grant a wish.

People ask God for help in prayer for every human hope and fear imaginable.

People pray for help and healing for other people, even people they don’t personally know.

People use prayer as confession, meditation, worship, surrender, reflection, or to feel connected to something greater than oneself.

Even people who are unsure whether God exists sometimes pray during moments of fear, grief, love, or desperation.

You are offended that someone is praying privately and not harming, pressuring, or targeting anyone, it says more about you (and none of it flattering) than the person praying to God.
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I did not say I was offended and am not offended. I was merely refuting the claim that people don’t think God grants wishes. There are DEFINITELY people who think that they wanted something, prayed to God about it, and then received it because they prayed. If that’s not believing in wish granting, I’m not sure what is.  [/quote]

Your personal anecdote doesn’t refute the actual teachings and beliefs of Christianity. You also believe “cavemen” worshipped gods despite nobody knowing what they did. [/quote]

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