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Old 08-17-2007, 08:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
Jinn
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I'll be praying for you!

Have you ever had a religious individual (Christian or otherwise) tell you that they'll "be praying for you" or that they "prayed for you"? I have, and I think it's terribly condescending - as if to say I'm going to hell and/or my life will be horrible if they don't pray for me? I'd like to get both sides of the spectrum - do you think it's condescending when someone says they will pray for you, and (for you religious folk), what do you mean by it? Do you intend to "save" the
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