Terry, Stan, you all nailed it -- low-effort cop-out that makes them feel good about themselves. I wonder if they then ACTUALLY go get on their knees and specifically mention you in prayer?
We are praying for you
by James Mixon 13 Replies latest jw friends
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Coded Logic
"I'm going to pray for you."
Ummm, ok. You're not going to sacrifice any farm animals or anything weird like that are you?
"No, Jesus died for your sins."
I don't accept human sacrifices. I find that morally repugnant.
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Bugbear
Talking about praying. When I was an elder, I often had the mission to say “the prayer” before the audience. Also in my family we all said the prayer with me as the interpreter. Often when we had some “high ranked” brothers on dinner. I always asked them to lead us in the prayer. Becoming an X-JW, I realized that this habit of letting one person interpreting an audience, a family a.s.f. IS nothing more than “SPIRITUAL RAPE”. Sometimes occasionally, old friends that are still in, comes to visit us (my wife is still in), with them I always tell them they could go and have their prayer privately before eating. I explain that I don’t want to disturb them with my personal believing. That could be a moral catastrophe for their believe…. Anyone that has made the same conclusion?
Bugbear
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Vidiot
Is it just me, or does anyone else get the impression that when you spurn a hardcore evangelical's attempt at preaching and they give the obligatory parting shot "I'll pray for you", what they really mean is "go f**k yourself"?