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analog · 08-17-2007, 03:20 PM

Saying you'll pray for someone who is sick, hurt, emotionally wrought, etc., is one thing. It's their brand of genuine show of caring and compassion, akin to anyone saying "I'll be thinking about you" or "Good luck" or "best wishes".

For those, it's just a sincere wish of good/improved fortune from their value set.

This is completely different from the condescending "I'll pray for your soul"-type situation when someone issues the "I'll pray for you" because they believe you're going to hell and think it's up to them to save you.

THAT situation always gets a similar reaction from me, though I'm usually a third party, and not the one being told "I'll pray for you"...

"And I will slaughter a newborn child in sacrifice to Satan, that he may bless you with the blood of the innocent."

1 woman actually ran away- RAN away when I said that to a friend after she'd admonished him with her "I will pray for you" crap. Her scurrying away was possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen. To be fair, the fact that she was holding her baby at the time likely added to her keystone-cop-like exit.

08-17-2007, 03:20 PM	#30 (permalink)
analog Banned	Saying you'll pray for someone who is sick, hurt, emotionally wrought, etc., is one thing. It's their brand of genuine show of caring and compassion, akin to anyone saying "I'll be thinking about you" or "Good luck" or "best wishes". For those, it's just a sincere wish of good/improved fortune from their value set. This is completely different from the condescending "I'll pray for your soul"-type situation when someone issues the "I'll pray for you" because they believe you're going to hell and think it's up to them to save you. THAT situation always gets a similar reaction from me, though I'm usually a third party, and not the one being told "I'll pray for you"... "And I will slaughter a newborn child in sacrifice to Satan, that he may bless you with the blood of the innocent." 1 woman actually ran away- RAN away when I said that to a friend after she'd admonished him with her "I will pray for you" crap. Her scurrying away was possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen. To be fair, the fact that she was holding her baby at the time likely added to her keystone-cop-like exit. Last edited by analog; 08-17-2007 at 03:23 PM..