Facebook prayers

"All FB friends please pray that my nephew's car starts in the morning. He has a very important job interview." 

Doesn't that sort of crap get annoying? I wonder if there have been any studies on the effectiveness of facebook prayer? I'm pretty sure it does absolutely nothing.

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Permalink Reply by Iva Viddal on May 19, 2011 at 8:02am
It drives me crazy to see this stuff on my Facebook all the time! It's weird, annoying, dumb, rude, presumptuous--you name it! What really bugs me, though, is when I see the stuff like "one nation UNDER GOD--we'll see who has the guts to repost this and who's too coward to do it!" Ugh...I never respond, but it always gets me a bit angry. In response I'd like to post something like "Don't make young children pledge themselves to any nation under any god!! Let's see who has the brains to repost this and who's too stupid to do it!" But of course that would get me nowhere.... :)
Permalink Reply by Daniel B on May 19, 2011 at 9:05am
Drifting from "facebook" theme, but what's the latest w/ TX and Rick Perry's call for praying for rain?  On one of the atheistnexus posts, someone posted a graph.  It's certainly been raining everyplace else.  If TX is still dry, there are some great jokes here.
Permalink Reply by Stefanie Müller on May 19, 2011 at 9:54am
So whose fault is it that the nephew's car is a piece of junk? Is it a test of faith?

Fortunately I don't have any Bible thumpers as FB friends.

Another disturbing FB phenomenon is the existence of groups such as "Without Jesus I Suck!", which has over 200k members. There are many other similar ones.
Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on May 19, 2011 at 9:58am

I could almost join that group ... ALMOST.  I mean, I AM without Jesus and I do suck ... but now, I didn't say WHAT I suck, did I?

Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on July 14, 2011 at 8:42am
Oh my, Loren! Ha!
Permalink Reply by Stefanie Müller on May 19, 2011 at 9:57am
So whose fault is it that the nephew's car is a piece of junk? Is it a test of faith?

Fortunately I don't have any Bible thumpers as FB friends.

Another disturbing FB phenomenon is the existence of groups such as "Without Jesus I Suck!", which has over 200k members. There are many other similar ones.
Permalink Reply by nomesaffron on June 20, 2011 at 7:38pm
I had a FB friend post that poem about her early miscarriage about the baby being to pretty for earth and went back to heaven. have you heard that? Of course my brain goes to thinking all the ugly people are the ones born, huh? I have had a miscarriage so I do know what it feels like, but I never got all upset like many woman do...I'm sure feelings about miscarriage could be a whole thread.
Permalink Reply by Natalie A Sera on July 8, 2011 at 3:18pm
The FACT is that the fetus/embryo was too malformed to be viable -- it died because its decidedly unpretty body couldn't sustain life. But I'm sure that your friend's poem made her feel better. That's what religion is for -- a way to sustain hope in the face of all the crummy things life throws at you. Like, a way to avoid facing reality for what it is.
Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on June 26, 2011 at 10:13am

Somebody should have let the air out of his tires.  Then, when they post about him missing the interview because of the flat tire, reply "well, the prayers worked...after all, the car did start."  :D

Permalink Reply by Jennie Devlin on July 8, 2011 at 2:26pm

stuff like this makes me want to leave facebook all the time :( sadly if i deleted all the theists from my page instead i would have maybe four or five 'friends'...yes i've deleted people for being too theistic on their pages lol only one persistant little bugger kept adding me back so she stayed. facebook sucks.

 Only having recently become an atheist though sucks worse. where are all the atheists? online, not living in my town lol

Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on July 14, 2011 at 8:44am
That is why we are lucky to have each other on here.   :)
Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on July 14, 2011 at 8:41am
They are wimps who allow a false figure plan their life for them. Such as, "It's God's will if I get this job." Instead of taking it upon themselves to make it work, they believe "God's destiny" will be the deciding factor. So annoying!

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