God doesn't discriminate.  So why pray for others?
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lol,  dude you're killing me here.  How is it that once in every few thousand years somebody can actually come up with a legitimate question?  I like that one,  I'm non-religious so I can't really answer that,  I don't pray for people anyway.   You do realize though that this question will probably be deleted?  somebody around here has gto to be offended by this...and that's only because they won't know how to answer it
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Most people’s prayers are of the nature of begging God for some favors.\nThey are utterly illogical, because God is believed to be all-knowing, and all-loving. The problem is that most people’s spiritual development stagnates somewhere at the age of 4 or 5, and their “God” just a magnified Daddy, or Mommy
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If you didn't help people based on their religious beliefs, that would be very, very wrong.\n\nJesus didn't discriminate.
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Jewish people pray.  They just don't pray to Jesus Christ because they don't believe he is the son of God.  They just pray to God directly.\n\nAs for being uncomfortable with mentioning Jesus, tolerant people aren't uncomfortable with anyone expressing their religious beliefs - it's being put in a position where you are either forced to say a prayer you don't believe in, or put in a position where you are made to stand out because you believe in something different.  Imagine going to a place where everyone, say, prayed to Satan - you wouldn't want to say the prayer, right?  And if everyday you were surrounded by people that wanted to pray to Satan several times a day, you might get a little uncomfortable, right?\n\nWhether you're the only woman in a group of men, or the only black person with all whites, or the only Jew with all Christians, constantly being reminded that you are the minority and different from the group, and having the group consistently engage in activities which exclude you, or seem inconsiderate of your difference, may test a person's patience and make them a little less tolerant than they should be.\n\nDoes that make sense? \n\nWhat was the movie?\n\nAnd see what FloridaGurl said above - that's the kind of intolerant holier than thou attitude that makes people of other faiths uncomfortable and agitated.
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I was raised to fear and respect the God I serve. Some people don't. I find it rather disrespectful, but not everyone serves the God I serve. So just like how we put our God in proper case, and their god in lower case, they do it to us. Us disregarding their beliefs is not different from them disregarding ours. You cannot push your beliefs on others (speaking generally of course). So, for me and you its like, "How can they stand to do that?" but for others, its like nothing. take care to look at it through their eyes also. Lastly, in spite of the way we refer to our God in writing does not make it any easier or us any more divine in our walk of Christianity, nor does our intolerance of others make us any better. It actually makes us a bit worse. Live how He wants you to live and show others your joy through the life you lead in Him. And don't get to Holy to laugh. I feel that will persuade others more than anything. much luv and stay safe.\n\nAngel
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God does discriminate. Issac and Esau are one example, jews/Philistines another, Pharo, there are many examples.\n\nIsaiah once asked God why, Gods answer was "Cuz I'm God."\n\nWhy is for five year olds.
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You cannot ask questions like this for other people.  Each person's relationship with God is personal.
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As long as all types of religions prayers are used (obviously if there is no-one from a certain religion, that prayer is not needed), then yeah, why not.
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First of all, my GOD has a written word-{the bible]and yes I do kneel down and pray to him-But his word says not to do it in the high street or pub,except with other believers[then any place is santified] other than that CHRIST says to go to an empty room and pray.
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Because not everybody's Christian.
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Absolutely.  Prayer is nonsensical and completely ineffective.  Why would anyone think it worth praying for something to a god who (supposedly) always knows best?  Why would said god ever give someone what they pray for if it wasn't already what he wanted in the first place?
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Tough question, and one that I feel should remain unasked. Perhaps it's because they pray to statues and people instead of God. But that's just a thought.
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some people are blinded by sin.but all we can do for those people is pray for them every time we get a chance.just be nice and then maybe they will see god by the way his people act.\n                      God bless all of u
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Exactly. In this argument (which is similar to yours), the author does not assign god a gender, therefor god is referred to as "it" instead of "he" or "she".\n\n"Praying Is Against God's Will\nTo pray for something to happen is to say to God that you know better than it! It is to say that you do not agree with the course of events that God has laid out. To pray for something is to go against God's will, to ask God to act at a time when God knows it is not the right time to act. If it is right, God will have already planned to do it. If it is wrong, God won't do it. Your prayer will not change these facts. To pray is to oppose God, to harass it, to make a statement that you think you know better! To pray is insolent, ignorant, misguided, confused but most of all arrogant.\n\nJesus said "Get thee behind me, Satan!" to an apostle who thought he knew better than God's plan (even though the apostle was bemoaning suffering!)... by trying to sway God's mind through prayer, YOU are behaving in the same way as that apostle! No matter how good your intentions are, your own master in chief, Mr Christ, would call you Satanic for it! Think about what it means to pray, hope or wish for things, you might find you're not doing what your God wants you to be doing!"\n\n- Written by Vexen Crabtree
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Pray for Gods will and be of service to others........not hard, pretty simple really.
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God to me...and many other people...means love!but there are some people who look to God as a being that people worship so they would feel all secure!\nbut i love God...and i live and am placed here to serve Him!but as i understand your question...we are not perfect!true it's wrong to hurt someone in anyway...and true..God will do anything for me..He even gave his only son for me so that i maybe free of my debts[sins]!but God loves me nomatter what!once you give your life to God..He will love you and protect you with all his heart!and even if you do wrong...He will always forgive you!belive in what you believe!believe in God!coz he is the greatest!and if what you believe makes you happy....then simply keep beliveing and loving and serving the Almighty!
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God can be of any religion, not just christianity, I personally am a Pagan.  But I am not offended by these sayings or actions.  I feel that people are too sensitive and should chill out.  I can say god bless you when someone sneezes without getting phobic about it.  To me it is no different than saying thank you or excuse me.