Thinking of sending your "thoughts and prayers" to those affected by tragedy or a natural disaster? Not everyone wants them.
While Christians value these gestures from religious people, some atheists and agnostics want to avoid them, a new study finds. cnn.it/2Ardmy1
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Big deal. Things are done for the good of many not the few. CNN is a daily disgrace
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Avoiding a kind thought from someone you don’t agree with.
That has got to be peak #FullAnakin
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I’m agnostic and certainly can respect someone that says they will pray for me. It’s basically you are in my thoughts. Lighten the hell (might not be real) up.
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After a natural disaster, it'd probably be more productive to send something tangible like emergency assistance, skilled people and funding in order to actually minimise casualties and help the affected people rebuild their lives.
"Thinking" and "muttering" is not comparable.
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CNN studies are the same thing as their “anonymous” unverified, unqualified, uninformed sources.
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It's not about stopping people from thinking and praying, it's about challenging the culture of helplessness that religion can create when people pray for change rather than creating change. Pray all you want, but you'd better be out there making a tangible difference too.
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Had to dig pretty deep into the rejected articles in the rush to pretend you didn't all just step on another disastrous rake, huh?
It's okay..we get it. You're embarrassed and that was so bad.
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