prayer

Prayer might be defined as a conversation between a person and someone not physically present (i.e., a Saint or God). Many people take prayer very seriously, and there are forums and blogs devoted specifically to prayer.  Prayer can also be interchangable with the word "thought" in pleasantries such as "I'll be thinking of you" or "My thoughts are with you."

Bloggers many times use the tag prayer in the Judeo-Christian sense of the word, and may tag a post in such a way to illicit prayer from their readers or alternatively to communicate that they are available for prayer or are praying for a specific person. Prayer may also be used in conjunction with a book review or movie review that covers the topic. However, other world religions such as Islam and Hinduism use variations on the same idea, and followers use prayer as a tag as well.

Prayer is generally one of the less devisive tags one can use when speaking about ones faith and religion.  To pray for someone or to ask for prayer is a gesture which builds bridges rather than tears them down.  Atheists, specifically, however might see prayer as a problem because it promotes hope and faith in something they see as mythical and ultimately untrue.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “prayer”

 

• ChinaAid: "Bob Fu Speaks in Midland Women Organization"

  
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  The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the ...
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• Supreme Court To Hear Historic Religious Liberty Case | Ken Klukowski at Breitbart

  
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  Ken Klukowski at Breitbart : ADF then asked Thomas Hungar of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, one of the most accomplished Supreme Court litigators in the nation—to become lead counsel on the case and join with ADF in asking the Supreme Court for review by filing a petition for certiorari. Today the Supreme Court ...
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• Rowan, Union counties continue prayer prior to meetings

  
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  WSCOCTV.com : The American Civil Liberties Union filed suits against Rowan and Union counties for having a Christian prayer before board meetings.
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• Prayers for Moore, OK (and everybody in tornado country)

  
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  A mile wide twister hits Moore .  I’ve been through there.  They were devastated a few years back too. Father, hear our prayer that lives be spared and property damage be minimized.  Grant swift recovery from this disaster.  Mother Mary, pray for all affected by this. We ask all this through Christ our Lord
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• Psalm 26: Look at Me, God!

  
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  After my initial reading of Psalm 26 I had a little thought, wondering if King David would have been diagnosed as bipolar had he been in today’s world. I don’t say that as any sort of slight on anyone, it was just a wondering. Of course, no such conclusions can be gathered from his writings [...] The post Psalm ...
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• Supreme Court to Hear Case About Public Prayers

  
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    The Supreme Court announced this Monday that they will try another religious concern, this time the use of prayers to open public meetings. They will review an appeals ruling that claims the small town of upstate New York, Greece, violated the Constitution not in opening their town meetings with prayers, but for ...
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• How To Get More Out of Mass?

  
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  Q - Mass can be boring. How can I go to Mass and get more out of it? A - Thanks for your question. First off, I will tell you that your question is all too common. Many people go to Mass with the expectation that they are supposed to "get" a lot out of it. But, what you get out of Mass is dependent on what kind ...
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• Global Day of Prayer

  
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  It is always a blessing to gather with the body of believers.   And to come together for prayer...priceless! Yesterday, Tom and I joined in with around 300 believers for the Global Day of Prayer. It was a powerful time of worship and intercession as local worship leaders, pastors, church and community ...
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• Justices Take Case on Prayer at Town Board Meetings | NYT

  
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  Adam Liptak at NY Times : In 1983, in Marsh v. Chambers, the Supreme Court upheld the Nebraska Legislature’s practice of opening its legislative sessions with an invocation from a paid Presbyterian minister, saying that such ceremonies were “deeply embedded in the history and tradition of this country.” David ...
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• Please Pray!

  
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  64% of American Christians choose Jesus before turning 18 Over 88%  of church kids go to public school  70% of church kids drop out of church once they are on their own Why do they drop out? (from Answers in Genesis )  “A substantial percentage of the young adults surveyed said they started to doubt the ...
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• Living With Chronic Pain

  
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  Every night before I go to sleep, I lay in my bed and pray. The first thing I pray for is my son; that he will have a good sleep, a good day, and that he’ll be happy, healthy, and safe. The rest changes depending on the day, but the one thing I seem to feel guilty about asking God for help with is my health. I ...
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• FRC Commends SCOTUS for Taking Town of Greece v. Galloway, Could be Most Momentous Religious Liberty Victory in Decades

  
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  Wall Street Journal (PR Newsire) : Family Research Council (FRC) commends the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision today granting review in Town of Greece v. Galloway. If the Court decides in favor of the town of Greece, the decision could become the most significant religious liberty victory in half a century. ...
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• Justices Take Case on Prayer at Town Board Meetings

  
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  A federal appeals court found that though the prayer at meetings in Greece, N.Y., could be given by members of all faiths and atheists, in practice almost all of the chaplains were Christian. Read this article: Justices Take Case on Prayer at Town Board Meetings
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• Evening Prayer 5.20.13: Alcuin, Charlemagne’s Learned Deacon

  
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• Wash. Florist Who Refused to Make Same-Sex Wedding Decorations Countersues | Christian Post

  
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  Christian Post : "Everyone knows that plenty of florists are willing to assist in same-sex ceremonies, so the state has no reason to force Barronelle to violate her deeply held beliefs," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Dale Schowengerdt in a statement. "In America, the government is supposed to protect freedom, not use ...
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• Mercedes Controversy in Run Up to Iranian Presidential Elections

  
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• do you get tired of clichés?

  
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  click on image to shop for David’s artwork, cartoons and Sophia I’ve been thinking a lot about clichés because when I scroll through Facebook I get overwhelmed with how many are posted there and how many likes they get. The thing about a cliché is that it is born out of someone’s experience and wisdom. They ...
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• High Court To Weigh In On Legislative Prayers

  
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  AP : Reacting to the court action Monday, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director, said, "A town council meeting isnt a church service, and it shouldnt seem like one." The town is represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide. ...
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• Prayer Request and Chance to Do a Work of Mercy

  
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  A reader writes: My best friend is in dire straits. He’s a college student studying meteorology in Dekalb, IL, and is less than a month away from losing his apartment. He lost his job a couple months back, he needs to come up with $3,000 by June 16th. He’s a;ready applied for loans, and has been turned down. ...
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• Praying A.C.T.S. with Images from Mass

  
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  On Pentacost Sunday, our parish had its 2nd Confirmations in the Extraordinary Form . Without a child being confirmed this time, I was freer to take photos from the choir loft.  In editing the images, I found myself praying over them. Pentacost scripture can be found in The Acts of The Apostles, chapter 2 ...
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