Praying to bring down gas prices... (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/lf_afp/usreligionpovertyenergyoil)

One more reason I can use to support my rejection of religion and blind faith.

Id like to see the outcome of this....:popc1:

You really have to read the article to understand why I think these people are stupid. Some of the things they said in their "prayer" is just plain ridiculous. Prayer isn't supposed to be used for selfish gain either, this is opportunistic faith at its absolute finest!

ORLY. I hope "God" jacks the price up another $2 over the summer so hopefully these ****sticks can lose their belief in him and stop giving Christianity a bad name.

ORLY. I hope "God" jacks the price up another $2 over the summer so hopefully these ****sticks can lose their belief in him and stop giving Christianity a bad name.

AMEN!

I don't know what happened to true Christians but it's these kind of dumbasses that make us look like freaks. I was taught to pray for OTHER people but I guess these are the folks that get the media attention.

i hope it works.

I guess it's the difference between believing in a micro-managing god or a "watch-maker" god who sets it up and lets it run on its own. I've always had a problem with the micro-managing concept of God.

"You cannot petition The Lord with prayer!"

Dumbasses. :slap

"You cannot petition The Lord with prayer!"

Dumbasses. :slap

It worked for General Patton!

Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies and establish Thy justice among men and nations.

Sounds like a prayer to squash OPEC members to me. :thumbup

"Lord, come down in a mighty way and strengthen us so that we can bring down these high gas prices,"
nice:histerica

It's not wrong to pray to God asking for what you really want. He will either give it to you or he won't, but this idiocy is making us Christians look like morons.

"You cannot petition The Lord with prayer!"

Dumbasses. :slap

It worked for General Patton!

...and didn't a Governor (Georgia's?) just recently lead a prayer on the Capital steps, to bring an end to the drought?

While I don't think prayer is going to work for them in this issue it can't be any less effective than what everyone else is doing. :toothless

But hey I'm a Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition kind of believer. :thumbup
The Lord helps those who help themselves.

I didn't mean go syphon gas out of other peoples tanks! :twak

...and didn't a Governor (Georgia's?) just recently lead a prayer on the Capital steps, to bring an end to the drought?

Yes, it was the Governor of Georgia.
I believe the draught subsided shortly after that.
Coincidence? :scratchhe

This thread makes me so proud. Your a good guy poopy

So because they are praying for something it is a bad thing. regardless of what it is for it is not bad to do. if it makes them feel better go for it.

think about all the idiots who didnt buy gas on may 2 or whenever this years gas strike was, that made a whole lot of sense there didnt it. before you go knocking religion you might want to understand what faith is to certain people, it is a sense of security, like a kids blanket for some. To sit there and call it blind faith it is not. i for one am sick and tired of asshats knocking religion all the time. like you are better then me cause i believe in God.

It's what you do when you feel you have no one on your side, and they certainly don't have the US government on their side on this," Dugan said.


This pretty much explains it right here. so why dont you try reading the entire article before you run your dicksucker some more

This pretty much explains it right here. so why dont you try reading the entire article before you run your dicksucker some more

C'mon Ken, don't hold back tell us how you really feel. :histerica

C'mon Ken, don't hold back tell us how you really feel. :histerica

I wont hold back you know better then that. I get sick and tired of people saying the fall of the human race is because someone is praying, that is such bullshit i cant stand it. Then people want to talk shit and post an article they didnt even read. WTF

Perhaps if you would come down off your cross for 5 minutes, you'd realize that prayer isn't always a good thing...case in point:

http://www.godhatesfags.com/

But hey, if it makes them feel better, it's all good. :goodfinge

Perhaps if you would come down off your cross for 5 minutes, you'd realize that prayer isn't always a good thing...case in point:

http://www.godhatesfags.com/

But hey, if it makes them feel better, it's all good. :goodfinge

im not on a cross, by any sense of the imagination.

are you seriously using that as a basis for an arguement? come on now you have to do better then that. im not even wasting my time on that

if you honestly think god answers all prayers you are an idiot. it doesnt happen. For non believers, the essence of prayer is like thoughts for someone. to truly pray, you are asking for help for someone else. I pray for world peace. well we know that hasnt happened.

All we're saying is that praying for gas prices to come down is self-serving and idiotic...harmless, but still idiotic.

Praying for world peace is worthwhile IMO...and, ironically enough, if those prayers were answered in the affirmative, gas prices probably would come down. :shrug

I read a saying somewhere stating:

God answers all prayers; it's just most of the time the answer is no.

All we're saying is that praying for gas prices to come down is self-serving and idiotic...harmless, but still idiotic.

Praying for world peace is worthwhile IMO...and, ironically enough, if those prayers were answered in the affirmative, gas prices probably would come down. :shrug

Bingo. I'm not bashing religion, nor am I saying God doesn't exist. I can't say if he does or doesn't. But these morons are doing what makes religion bad IMO, and that is using it for their own personal gain, in public. If you want to pray for gas to go down, fine, do it in your home. Prayer is supposed to be a private thing done in the privacy of your home or church. Not at a ****ing gas station for the whole world to see you. Its selfish, righteous, up-their-own-ass showboating.

If Jesus were to come back today, he would bitch slap so many people who call themselves Christians. And it wouldn't surprise me if these people were the first.

Bingo. I'm not bashing religion, nor am I saying God doesn't exist. I can't say if he does or doesn't. But these morons are doing what makes religion bad IMO, and that is using it for their own personal gain, in public. If you want to pray for gas to go down, fine, do it in your home. Prayer is supposed to be a private thing done in the privacy of your home or church. Not at a ****ing gas station for the whole world to see you. Its selfish, righteous, up-their-own-ass showboating.

If Jesus were to come back today, he would bitch slap so many people who call themselves Christians. And it wouldn't surprise me if these people were the first.


Why because they are doing what god willed them to do and that is being fisherman. and not the kind you see with poles or boats, but fishers for mens souls. that is what public prayer is doing. you say you believe in god but are scared to pray in public. hmm who would get biutch slapped?

Praying in public for the starving, or the downtrodden is fine, not praying for gas prices to go down. Thats just ludicrous.

Praying in public for the starving, or the downtrodden is fine, not praying for gas prices to go down. Thats just ludicrous.

says you, but if that is the tool they use. so be it. would i pray for lower gas prices? No. Am I going to knock someone that does? Nope.

All im saying to you is be a Christian all the way, and not when it is convienant for you. If you cant see that this is simply a tool to get people to listen you are ignorant beyond belief. This is the same thing and the people standing on the side of the road quoting scripture at the top of there lungs. I bet you think that s ridiculous too dont you?

This is the same thing and the people standing on the side of the road quoting scripture at the top of there lungs. I bet you think that s ridiculous too dont you?

I do, in fact! Though I prefer to use the word "whacko." I know God is ultimately going to judge them, so what does it hurt me to quietly humor myself at their expense? :thumbup

As do I.

I really hope you read that link and what the people were quoted as saying.

people are entitled to their opinions. some take it a little too far (such as the god hates fags whackos).

Dude this is like the "dont buy gas days". A guy has an idea and there is not enough unity to make it a movement. Because people like you sit around and give out judgements and dont offer solutions.

I pray for world peace. well we know that hasnt happened.

I don't, that would put me out of business.

I don't, that would put me out of business.

I would love to be out of business

Dude this is like the "dont buy gas days". A guy has an idea and there is not enough unity to make it a movement. Because people like you sit around and give out judgements and dont offer solutions.


Praying for gas is a solution? As is those bogus "Don't buy gas on this day" scam? Listen buddy, a solution doesn't have to come in the form of a unified movement. Thats why so much is going wrong, people can't just take care of a problem on their own, they have to be unified and all that BS. Chances are good I ride my bicycle or longboard more miles in a week than most of you have in a lifetime, when it would be much easier instead to drive my truck everywhere. So before you say because I'm not part of some bullshit unified movement with a bunch of weak dumbasses at the core I'm not helping anything, think again. I'm doing a hell of a lot more to help than these idiots who had to drive to the damned gas station.

i'm with you PP. you can't go making accusations with out knowing the whole story. i got a mini bike i ride everywhere (little homemade chopper, dosne't go fast, but it runs me the week to work on a gallon and a half)

The whole premise of this post is just stupid.

So what if they pray for gas prices to come down? Is it killing you?

Is it taking money out of your pocket if they are praying to lower gas prices? Is your family suffering since they are praying to lower gas prices? Are you suffering immense pain because they are praying to lower gas prices? Are they praying for gas prices to come down on your front lawn?? I don't understand how this has affected your life in such a negative way that you actually felt the need to create negative discussion about it.

What the hell do you care? Why are you so vainly concerned with what other people do with their free time?

I don't even believe in God or Religion anymore and i could honestly care less that people chose to pray to lower gas prices. There are much worse things on the planet that people could be doing, like physical destruction of property with the intent to lower gas prices. If i saw it when i pulled into a gas station, i would probably think "meh.whatever" and continue on my way, i wouldn't really even care.

The article was barely interesting enough for me to read all the way through, much like your self-righteous rant about how you're such a better person than most of us because "you ride your long board and bicycle more miles in a week than most of us have in a lifetime". It also looks like you've ridden your high horse further than most of us have in a lifetime.

i'm with you PP. you can't go making accusations with out knowing the whole story. i got a mini bike i ride everywhere (little homemade chopper, dosne't go fast, but it runs me the week to work on a gallon and a half)

and no one does. so why are you backing his accusations? Do not judge unless you, yourself are ready to be judged

i am praying for most of you to burst into flames. nothing trivial about that.

I know someone who became a Christian from something as "stupid" as someone standing outside of Target talking about God. It just hit him later on that day and he was broken and then accepted the Lord.

There are many tools for Christians and this is just one of them. Public prayer is highly encouraged as long as youre not doing it in a "I'm holier than you" kind of way. Let me guess, does it disgust you all when people and student do the Meet You At The Pole day where they all gather around a flagpole and engage in a group prayer.


All im saying to you is be a Christian all the way, and not when it is convienant for you.
And thats the key.

I'm not condemning them necessarily for public prayer, but rather what the prayer was for.

My take is simple... pray for whatever moves you... but if you don't find it necessary to pray when the sun is shining, don't try praying when its raining outside.

My take is simple... pray for whatever moves you... but if you don't find it necessary to pray when the sun is shining, don't try praying when its raining outside.

I understand where you are coming from Ian and I myself try not to be a rainy day believer but our father does understand that we are more likely to reach out to him when the sky is darkest.

No different than when I don't hear from my son for weeks but when his car breaks down he reaches out to me. I still love him unconditionally, although I am sure it's nowhere even close to the Love God has for us.

I don't believe our father turns away from us if we don't pray regularly.
Just my humble opinion.
:beer

I think you just reiterated the lesson of the prodigal son parable in modern day terms. Good thoughts.:beer

I'm not condemning them necessarily for public prayer, but rather what the prayer was for.
Who are you to judge? You seem to be on a tirade lately to insult people. Hell I think longboards are pretty gay doesn't mean I am going to rant and rave about it. I am far from perfect and have shown it with my comments on numerous occasions however insulting people because of their beliefs is pretty low.