What does your religion say about praying/saying God's name in the bathroom?
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Hinduism encourages consciousness of God at all times, so  that means praying in the bathroom is okay!
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"god" little "g" is a descriptive term.\n"God" big "G" is a proper noun and the common name that Christians use to address God.\n\nThere are numerous other names for God, for example:\nthe Great IAM, the Lord Almighty, the Creator, the Lord of Hosts, Father, the God of Abraham, Master, Father, Savior, and the list goes on.  \n\nThis follows Jewish tradition not to utter the true name of God, because the Name is holy (holy enough to need to capitalize the word "Name"), and to utter it is to risk using his Name in vain and there by breaking the 2nd Commandment.\n\nThe true pronounciation of the name of God from Genesis (YHWH) is actually a mystery, since you will never get a Hebrew to say the Name.  Most scholars believe it is pronounced "Yahweh" but no one knows for sure.\n\nThere is one name of God that everyone knows... Jesus.\n\n(Or Yeshua by the Hebrews, Jesu / Yesu by non-English speakers)\n\nA name is just how you know someone... the name is not as important as how well you know that Someone. ;)
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You would be in the "House of God". It is where you pray and talk with God. Very sacred.
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Are you serious?!\n\nWe consider it unclean to have food in the bathroom.  I would never eat in the bathroom. \n\nI consider food somewhat "sacred."  I offer it to God, and I feel that it must be fresh and clean to offer Him.  I would not think of eating in the bathroom!\n\nBut if this is your custom, and you feel it is beneficial, then ok.  YOu'll just have to bring your own salad!  ;-)\n\nWhere are you from that this is the custom?\n\n\nEDIT:  Hey, there was this Seinfeld episode where Kramer installed one of those sink disposer things in his shower, and then he made salad while he took a shower!  That was hilarious!
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Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fu ck in' a off! He's a tight-as ! He's a SADIST! He's an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!
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religion doesnt belong in the bedroom.\n\nunless its OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
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worshipping or praying to God.
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Let me pray for you and believe this with all your heart: Father Lord I come into your presence as an interceder Father God. I pray for this person Lord. I don't know what curse was brough upon for this person, but I rebuke it in the name of Jesus.  I rebuke every malice and break that chain of curse in the name of Jesus. May this person take a step of faith Lord, and believe that truly you are her deliverer, for I am only human, but only you Jesus can break that curse and send it back to where it came from. In Jesus name, AMEN.
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Yes, those are all correct. \n\nIt's a shortened version of "I pray you will tell me".  So, it actually has religious connotations, though we don't use it to actually mean anything to do with prayer today.
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Yes, its name is:  Pray.\n\nTalk to Him, and ask for serenity.\n\nRemember, God is always with you.
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It doesn't, and where it says it, concerning worshiping Jesus, the proper use of the word would mean to prostrate. \nIt's a misapplied word to encourage Jesus worship. \nAn act Jesus disapproves of.\n\nJoh 20:17  Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
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There is no right or wrong way to pray. When you pray you are praying to God, it wouldn't make sense if you had to do three twirls and then stand on your head to talk to God, but If thats how you felt most relaxed and you could talk to God best that way go for it. You can say your prayers, anywhere, anytime, and in anyway.\n\nAnd Unfortunatly, I do not know of any churches in your area.\n\nGood luck finding one though!
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bbb2165,\n\nI have been secretly amused by this for a long time. I think I've only discussed it with my kids, but it's true. Even atheists use God's name or say "Jesus Christ" when they get angry or sometimes during sex.\n\nWhen they are rational, they will say there is no god or that god is represented in some other form, but when they aren't thinking and something just comes out of their mouth, they prove that they know there is a God and that they know His name.\n\nIt's kid of funny, but there is truth to it also. Thanks for the question. It is always refreshing to me to experience a Christian with a brain and a sense of humor.\n\nGod bless.
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Interesting question. I know that some faiths recommend assistance in a person's approach to God via prayer by using special words and through intercession with a "Holy Spirit".   Sometimes using the a well-known poem, or pre-lude to prayer, or mantra, or words learned as a child, will enable a person to prepare themselves for communication with God.  The words spoken aloud or mentally chanted help to clear the mind and bring focus to the person's thoughts.  \n\nPeople communicate with God not only in prayer, but also in praise and to give thanks.  When was the last time you thanked God?  Did you need to use a prelude prayer or intercession with the Holy Spirit to give your thanks?  Or, did you just say, "Thank you, Lord, for what you have done for me!"  Have you ever mindlessly said the words, "Thank God!", when something truly miraculous and wonderful has happened to you?  Did you really mean to be so abrupt with God?  Were your thanks, prayers and praises heartfelt and were you fully congnizant not only of the words, but also of the meanings?  \n\nNearly every Muslim I know always includes the words "Prase be to Allah" whenever they say or do something - they acknowlege God out loud and in writing regularly and often.  This is also true of my friends who are devout Christians who also regularly remember to mention their belief in God and Jesus out loud.  Other friends who have other beliefs are prone to keep their beliefs to themselves - they find their faith to be more private.\n\nEach person has to communicate with God in their own way according to their own faith.  If the words in the prayer you shared with us have meaning and value to you and help you communicate with God, then I believe you should use them.  I hope this has helped answer your question.
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What works for me is every morning when I get in the shower I start of by singing a praise song and then I ask the Holy Spirit to channel the course of my thoughts and direct me in my prayers. I always try to "pray God's Word back to Him". In other words as I'm giving the Lord the burdens that are on my heart I'll say something like "You Word says such and such about this situation but I'm having trouble...". \n\nAnother tip to having valuable prayer time is to be thinking of what God's revealed will for situations is in the Bible and praying along those lines. As to praying without ceasing, for me that means that throughout the day when something bothers me I say a quick prayer about it when I have a chance. I might go outside on a break if I'm at work or something like that and pray where people can't overhear me.
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your focus is on praying to God. not watching a female bendin- over infront of you. \n\nand yes. stranger men and women cannot touch each other (thru the skin) during prayer. because if a man or a woman touched each other, then they need to re-do the wodoo (process of cleaning ur self before you start praying).
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As i know , that you should clean your self , and then go to pray and if you bleeded after u cleaned your self, it's not a problem as it's a special situation. \n\nHere's an article about how to be clean before prayer , hope it helps  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_prayer#Ritual_ablution .