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Title: Did you know you could pray away gun violence?
Post by: Brian37 on March 19, 2013, 05:56:34 AM
Here is a story from The Raw Story.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/a ... -violence/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/atheist-group-targets-rick-perry-for-urging-texans-to-pray-away-gun-violence/)
Title: Re: Did you know you could pray away gun violence?
Post by: NitzWalsh on March 19, 2013, 07:52:28 AM
Quote from: "Brian37"Here is a story from The Raw Story.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/a ... -violence/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/atheist-group-targets-rick-perry-for-urging-texans-to-pray-away-gun-violence/)

No, bad Perry. You don't pray away gun violence, you make laws and enforce them to make gun violence go away.
Title: Re: Did you know you could pray away gun violence?
Post by: Brian37 on March 19, 2013, 07:53:43 AM
Quote from: "NitzWalsh"
Quote from: "Brian37"Here is a story from The Raw Story.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/a ... -violence/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/atheist-group-targets-rick-perry-for-urging-texans-to-pray-away-gun-violence/)

No, bad Perry. You don't pray away gun violence, you make laws and enforce them to make gun violence go away.

But prayer works, you know, like when you pray for your favorite sporting team to win a game and they still lose.
Title: Re: Did you know you could pray away gun violence?
Post by: NitzWalsh on March 19, 2013, 08:02:42 AM
Quote from: "Brian37"
Quote from: "NitzWalsh"
Quote from: "Brian37"Here is a story from The Raw Story.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/a ... -violence/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/18/atheist-group-targets-rick-perry-for-urging-texans-to-pray-away-gun-violence/)

No, bad Perry. You don't pray away gun violence, you make laws and enforce them to make gun violence go away.

But prayer works, you know, like when you pray for your favorite sporting team to win a game and they still lose.

You must know that I'm a Cunucks fan.
Title: Re: Did you know you could pray away gun violence?
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on March 19, 2013, 08:34:55 AM
I was thinking Texans may just pray away Rick Perry.. WOW! That would be a true miracle..
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Post by: Colanth on March 20, 2013, 12:40:06 AM
Can we pray religion away?
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Post by: NitzWalsh on March 20, 2013, 02:43:23 AM
Quote from: "Colanth"Can we pray religion away?

Yes, but you have to direct your prayers to Joe Pesci.
Title: Re: Did you know you could pray away gun violence?
Post by: widdershins on March 20, 2013, 10:56:13 AM
Well, it worked so well for the Texas drought I'm sure it's worth a try.