so the governor of oklahoma has asked all residents to set aside time on sunday to pray for rain.



i want to throw a fit. a literal tantrum. i want to jump up and down and scream until my face turns blue. why? fuck if i know... ok so i have an idea why.



why should that be acceptable behavior for an elected official?? if the governor were to suggest we should sacrifice a goat to bring rain they would be ran outta office quicker than shit. probably the same scenario would… Continue

this is something that i have asked at least a few believers, but have never gotten anything near a "real" answer for...



why would anyone pray for another person? or for anything for that matter? because: 1) god already knows about the situation. 2) god already knows whats best and will do it his way regardless... and if either one of those (or both) assumptions are false then god is not omnipotent.



here's an example i use when asking this question: there are 2 people. one… Continue