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In reply to the discussion: DON'T PRAY! [View all]
DON'T PRAY! [View all] macacawitz Dec 2012 OP
Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #1
There is one thing to do right now bongbong Dec 2012 #2
Gun control would not have stopped this Heather MC Dec 2012 #9
BS bongbong Dec 2012 #10
Bullshit..... Logical Dec 2012 #15
Thank you that was my point. I am not NRA! Heather MC Dec 2012 #21
Very few on the DU support the NRA. This place is just crazy at this point! Logical Dec 2012 #24
Point 1 I have nothing to do with the Fucking NRA Heather MC Dec 2012 #20
Nothing. Volaris Dec 2012 #16
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH!!! Zoeisright Dec 2012 #32
Fuck off or answer the question, What Heather MC Dec 2012 #33
I am an atheist, and I don't pray.... physioex Dec 2012 #3
Don't pay - DO! we can do it Dec 2012 #4
for most praying is just for comfort liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #5
While I agree with you nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #6
As a nonbeliever in the first place, SheilaT Dec 2012 #7
His family was wealthy he could afford all the mental healthcare he needed Heather MC Dec 2012 #8
Thank you! Prayers and candlelight vigils don't do a fucking thing! MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #11
Nor do funerals--we should abolish those as well, right? NT AlexSatan Dec 2012 #26
It sickens me when people say things like "I pray God takes these children into His arms" Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #12
So don't pray. Simple. cordelia Dec 2012 #22
I've also been signing petitions and writing letters. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #31
Amen. Prayer is deluding yourself into thinking you're doing something when you're not. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #13
Prayer HarveyDarkey Dec 2012 #14
I think that's kind of a personal decision democrattotheend Dec 2012 #17
It's not just the televangelists Jim Lane Dec 2012 #23
Yes, I apply the same standard to them democrattotheend Dec 2012 #25
Your approach is too restrictive of religious discussion Jim Lane Dec 2012 #36
I didn't intend it that way democrattotheend Dec 2012 #38
an atheist here... defacto7 Dec 2012 #18
that is a very compassionate way to look at it liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #19
after all... defacto7 Dec 2012 #34
"in a situation like this, people should do whatever makes them survive." rainlillie Dec 2012 #27
Like meditation, prayer can be a way of focusing your thoughts and findng your ground, again Siwsan Dec 2012 #28
You do whatever you want, but please don't force your beliefs on others... n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #29
Pray if you must but act also. Skidmore Dec 2012 #30
My signature line. Mr.Bill Dec 2012 #35
Reagan inc. "freed" the mentally upi402 Dec 2012 #37
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