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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, these public requests for prayers and the subsequent responses turn my stomach. They're so impersonal and perfunctory, like prayer is something you check off your to-do list before moving on to the "I'm a manwhore, ask me anything" thread. (And I'm an atheist.)

Not shocked that you are an atheist. Ive never met a compassionate atheist. The kid is dead. His family is in pain. Leave the thread alone if you disagree. His death and their suffering should not be the place you pontificate about the evils of prayer. And no I'm not religious, but this is not the place for your self-centered shit.

Then you need to get out more.

I think it is very unfair for you to think that those of us who don't pray, don't show compassion. There are LOTS of other ways in which I show compassion for those hurting - I volunteer at shelters, I donate lots of money, I am involved with the community.

It is this notion that praying is the answer that irks some of us. You offering up a quick prayer is no more compassionate then me thinking of this poor family and silenting hoping for some peace for them.

Where are you getting this information about the positioning of his body? I did not see that anywhere in the news story.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, these public requests for prayers and the subsequent responses turn my stomach. They're so impersonal and perfunctory, like prayer is something you check off your to-do list before moving on to the "I'm a manwhore, ask me anything" thread. (And I'm an atheist.)

I am religious and I agree with this. Further, I think people post these threads in this way to draw attention to the story because they really just want to discuss what happens but somehow feel like just saying that is too wrong or something.

I'm the OP. I was up late last night, browsing DCUM and other sites (mostly the news), came across this story about this young man who lives in my area, and I felt so horribly sad for the family. I just impulsively posted it here so that others could send their positive vibes the family's way. I am actually not religious, and I know not everybody prays, which is why I started off by saying "those of you who pray..." I should have also added something like "Those of you who don't pray, send good vibes" or something like that.

I know these types of things happen every day to people everywhere, but it feels more real when it's someone from your town. My heart aches for that little girls' family in Colorado, too - I hadn't heard that story.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, these public requests for prayers and the subsequent responses turn my stomach. They're so impersonal and perfunctory, like prayer is something you check off your to-do list before moving on to the "I'm a manwhore, ask me anything" thread. (And I'm an atheist.)

I'm an athiest (and compassionate) and PP, I think this was the wrong thread to express those sentiments on.

I will be thinking of that family today.

7:00 again. I apologize for the "not compassionate" remark about athiests. I generalized based on my experience, and that's never a good thing. I posted in anger, and I apologize. My heart aches for anyone who dies too young, and anyone who loses a child.

All, I am an atheist and I am very compassionate. I rescue animals, I have kids, I am very kind. Religion has nothing to do with kindness!

What you meant to say is it's possible to be a kind person without being a religious one. But that doesn't mean that religion has nothing to do with kindness.

Can we drop the "atheist" 'angle?

I'm kind of terrified to learn what happened to this poor young man, considering the circumstances in which he was found.

Anonymous wrote:hmm...I read that they saw the body from the path.

The body was barely been spotted from the path. The searchers said the body was found upright with the head looking down, so the searchers actually thought it was another person searching when they had first gone by the area.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, these public requests for prayers and the subsequent responses turn my stomach. They're so impersonal and perfunctory, like prayer is something you check off your to-do list before moving on to the "I'm a manwhore, ask me anything" thread. (And I'm an atheist.)

I'm an athiest (and compassionate) and PP, I think this was the wrong thread to express those sentiments on.

I will be thinking of that family today.

7:00 again. I apologize for the "not compassionate" remark about athiests. I generalized based on my experience, and that's never a good thing. I posted in anger, and I apologize. My heart aches for anyone who dies too young, and anyone who loses a child.

All, I am an atheist and I am very compassionate. I rescue animals, I have kids, I am very kind. Religion has nothing to do with kindness!

Anonymous wrote:hmm...I read that they saw the body from the path.

there must be conflicting reports. I read last night that it was 1/2 mile from Thasiss Park, yet out of the area where police had looked (not sure why police did not comb the WHOLE park). It said the body was found in "deep woods" by volunteers, which made it seem it was not easily found.

Do they know cause of death yet? this is so freaky.

hmm...I read that they saw the body from the path.

Anonymous wrote:My theory is that the police did search the first time and the body actually wasn't there. Instead, someone (the killer?) placed the body there when it became public knowledge that the parent group was going to search the area again.

We live near that park. There are a lot of people there throughout a weekend, there's no way the body would've gone unnoticed for that long so close to a path. Someone put that body, in that position, to be found.

it was not close to the path, it was in "deep woods"

My theory is that the police did search the first time and the body actually wasn't there. Instead, someone (the killer?) placed the body there when it became public knowledge that the parent group was going to search the area again.

We live near that park. There are a lot of people there throughout a weekend, there's no way the body would've gone unnoticed for that long so close to a path. Someone put that body, in that position, to be found.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, these public requests for prayers and the subsequent responses turn my stomach. They're so impersonal and perfunctory, like prayer is something you check off your to-do list before moving on to the "I'm a manwhore, ask me anything" thread. (And I'm an atheist.)

I'm an athiest (and compassionate) and PP, I think this was the wrong thread to express those sentiments on.

I will be thinking of that family today.

7:00 again. I apologize for the "not compassionate" remark about athiests. I generalized based on my experience, and that's never a good thing. I posted in anger, and I apologize. My heart aches for anyone who dies too young, and anyone who loses a child.

I've also been following this story and agree with the PPs. They didn't seem to take it as seriously as was warranted and how did the police miss his body?

I'll be interested to know more. The poor family.

I find it disturbing that the police search apparently left a huge gap of space unsearched. No wonder police searches never seem to result in finding missing kids quickly...

I have worried about this kid since the first reports and felt it was not getting enoug attention. Even the police acted as if it was a runaway from the very start. That a group of parents had to find his body is beyond sad. I will pray for this family and I hope that he did not havemto suffer.