Real Clear Religion
The role of prayer in civil society has emerged in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, and this may be a blessing of sorts amidst the tragedy.
This is because scientific research has shown time and again that religious faith and the practice of prayer check pathologies and improve quality of life on almost every level. More
“In short, those who pray are generally happier.”
Yes, and those who pray are generally conservative, hard-working, productive, patriotic, moral, law-abiding, charitable, family-oriented, self-less, and feel duty-bound to understand the issues and fight evil. All things that the left hate and diligently work to eliminate from our society.
Rich Taylor — great comment! I feel so sorry for anyone who does not have a relationship with God. I honestly don’t know how they get out of bed every day and make it through to the next one.
Varmint.
Muslims “pray” 5 times a day, then blow stuff up.
I guess it matters WHO you pray to more than how MUCH you pray.
Five plus years ago I went thru a pretty devastating cancer. I was told my life afterwords would be pretty crappy and never the same. By the grace of God I proved them wrong. I don’t wear my religion on my sleeve. But the wife and I know who was responsible. Just sayen. And yes I’m still an asshole. With Gods permission of course.
My wife had a similar experience. At the peak of Covid and she was in the ICU for 3+ weeks. I couldn’t even see her. Full recovery. I went through a less urgent episode but still my prognosis was less than favorable. Prayer wasn’t necessarily the cure but it definitely gave us the belief and strength to see our care through. Without question prayer and a belief in God is beneficial!
^^^^ I remember that like it was yesterday. Thank God Mrs. Six survived that. I know we did our fair share of praying. Now Joe 6 go pick up that dirty under wear and get it in the hamper. Like I tell my wife, if it was truly dirty it would have stuck to the wall.
You’ve got to wear underwear in order for it to be dirty.
^^^^^ LOL, kind of a commando guy myself. Must be an age thing.
Concerning the Muslim prayers….. there is a difference between vain repetition and a personal, heart felt prayer to God. I’ve had prayers answered in a matter of minutes, and some took years.
If someone prays to a man-made god like Allah, is that prayer actually to Satan?
Claudia — Maybe in an indirect way. I think Satan — as the Bible tells us — roams the earth looking for those he can devour. Prayer to anyone but the one true God signals Satan that a soul is unprotected prey. In a similar way, we are to guard on our thoughts, words, and deeds, so that we do not give the evil one a toehold through our unrepentant sin. I know when I have given my sin a free rein, because it can go pretty fast downhill from there. The original slippery slope, as it were.