Prayers to those affected at the Boston Marathon

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khemory

Funny how it's all free speech and open minds until someone disagrees with your liberal bull ****. You're the one being divicive. If you dont believe in God or religion that's fine. Why don't you keep your beliefs to yourself - or does that only apply to those that believe?!?!?

Its not about free speech. Not on this website. There are clearly rules preventing free speech...I think you are confused.

Nope not confused at all. Thanks though!

I think they are confused, Devan

ryry_

I'll run for them. That's how I "pray". They'll understand.

I feel physically sickened as I watch this unfold. I hurt for the families who don't know where their loved ones are. I just can't wait until this evening to run and send all my love to those who may not be able to run again for a while...or ever again.

Actual action, I love it!

As you sit and mock people and provide no benefit at all.

myofibril

Can I just add something and I am deliberately doing this in caps?

PEOPLE PLEASE STOP ARGUING ABOUT GOD/NO GOD/OTHER ATROCITIES

Does it really matter, it is not about religion at this very moment it is about people who have lost their lives and are injured.

Families and friends

Please show a little bit of decorum and put your own arguments to one side?

:flowerforyou: :drinker:

Yeah and keep your religiousness off the public forums

You're remarkably zealous in your condemnation it seems.

Truth, morality, and meaning are created through discourse if you believe Focault so shutting it down is contrary to the overall good.

Cre8veLifeR

:brokenheart: :frown:

The world makes me sad at times. Very, very sad.

I have a friend who is an astrophysicist and I asked her once if she thought it is possible that life out there visited us and she said the following: "No, because if there is life out there that advanced, why would they come here? It would be like us going to visit a planet of cockroaches We are so tiny in the universe, yet we can't get along and we kill each other over opinions."

I think she was right. Even here reading through this thread people are arguing and throwing around their opinions without respecting the opinions of others and it's just so stupid. If we took "religion" out of the world, it would be a better place.

NatashaWhowantstoknow

It is such a tragedy when people are doing something for a good cause and somebody just have to go and take the good out of it and cause harm to others. I am praying for the families and friends of those affected by this tragedy.

xLexa

Folks, lets not argue here, if you believe in prayer - pray if you don't don't , it is time for us all to be respectful together and think of those involved and their families.

DalekBrittany

When, not if, when they find who did this, they should not parade their name or face all over the media. That is what they want. This makes me sick!

I agree. Sadly, it seems that in the end everyone remembers the name of the attacker(s) and never the names of the victims. Everyone knows Adam Lanza but not a lot of people know Catherine Hubbard, or Noah Pozner, Charlotte Bacon. Obviously there have been many more tragedies, but this is the first one that comes to mind.

Roll_Tide_Meg

I find it insane that I, a Christian, can offer prayers to my Muslim step grandmother when her husband passes without debate or screaming and we can conduct ourselves with respect and class yet you guys can't manage it here.

That is because there are rules set up by MFP to prevent you. Besides aren't christians suppose to pray in their closets (in private). Isn't this exactly what your jesus got mad at other people for?

Dude just stop.

Not sure which dude we're referring to (I'm a duddette.) I am going to give the other person a benefit of the doubt, but no we are not to pray only in private, just not to pray in public with the purpose in our hearts to demonstrate any pious righteousness. At the same time there is power in gathering together in prayer (Matthew 18:19-20).

HOWEVER, really I don't want to start a religious debate and don't think when even our PRESIDENT can offer "hearts thougths and prayers" in speeches it's so un-pc to offer prayers.

I am not tearing apart those sending "positive energy" instead of prayers. Why must you persecute us? Find an honest answer to that question and you will find some truth.

Love it! But I am done.

Penny_Lane_

I find it insane that I, a Christian, can offer prayers to my Muslim step grandmother when her husband passes without debate or screaming and we can conduct ourselves with respect and class yet you guys can't manage it here.

That is because there are rules set up by MFP to prevent you. Besides aren't christians suppose to pray in their closets (in private). Isn't this exactly what your jesus got mad at other people for?

Christians? What the hell are you talking about?

Jedi Force is the way to go. THAT is the TRUE religion.

FussyFruitbat

I'll run for them. That's how I "pray". They'll understand.

I feel physically sickened as I watch this unfold. I hurt for the families who don't know where their loved ones are. I just can't wait until this evening to run and send all my love to those who may not be able to run again for a while...or ever again.

Actual action, I love it!

No one here appreciates your negativity. If people want to pray, or run, or whatever that's fine. The point of these actions is to bring comfort and solace in a situation where we can't really help.

What is not fine is you and others using this tragedy to perpetuate your dislike of certain beliefs.

newdaydawning79

Okay seriously, STOP with the religion/anti-religion/etc crap.

People are DEAD. They were killed by some insane human being that decided to put bombs in bags/backpacks/something and take them to a very popular event where they could have maximum damage.

DOES IT MATTER WHO OR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN?!