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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2020, 07:09 PM Feb 2020

Do you pray? [View all]

Why? Or... why not?

39 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Yes, often/always
	11 (28%)
	No, never
	24 (62%)
	Sometimes
	4 (10%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Do you pray? [View all] NurseJackie Feb 2020 OP

I'm a person of action. padfun Feb 2020 #1

Never, but this year????????? rzemanfl Feb 2020 #2

I would pray every day if I thought it would get rid of doc03 Feb 2020 #3

I was raised as a Catholic, I have not practiced for years. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #4

Almost never. Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Feb 2020 #6

I hear ya! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #9

There's a great podcast that deals with the phenomenon defacto7 Feb 2020 #7

Not ordinarily, but I think I might start. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #8

God should not need prayer to do the right thing. nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #10

Logical. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #11

Made me think of the Rosanne Barr bit Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #18

LOL ! Nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #35

I do my thing... stillcool Feb 2020 #12

Yes I pray quite often now ... Iliyah Feb 2020 #13

I'm not a religious man but... Initech Feb 2020 #14

Only when its appropriate "thoughts and prayers". n/t 5X Feb 2020 #15

No reason for an atheist to pray. Croney Feb 2020 #16

That's a completely rational response. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #20

I do not Generic Brad Feb 2020 #17

... because I spend enough time cussing at myself... jcgoldie Feb 2020 #19

Not in the Christian sense of the word but yes I do. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #21

It's more like a continuing argument... hunter Feb 2020 #22

I don't have the words... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #25

Praying does nothing Bettie Feb 2020 #23

Yep. That's pretty much my take, as well. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #42

It doesn't Bettie Feb 2020 #44

Yeah. My sentiments, exactly. nt GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #45

Never. Beware the voice in your head. Iterate Feb 2020 #24

Where's the ''LOL'' response? Orrex Feb 2020 #26

Why bother? PJMcK Feb 2020 #27

Not that there's anything wrong with that Prue Feb 2020 #28

I feel the same way. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #31

When I'm in trouble?!1 UTUSN Feb 2020 #29

I understand. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #32

I'm irrational sporadically!1 Thanks for being understanding! UTUSN Feb 2020 #33

Afraid not to when I was much younger Bayard Feb 2020 #30

no. I do a lot of thinking rurallib Feb 2020 #34

Most of the replies in this thread define prayer as some kind of request. Ron Green Feb 2020 #36

... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #40

When I'm in a casino, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2020 #37

Sometimes Raine Feb 2020 #38

Used to, but I haven't in a long time sakabatou Feb 2020 #39

Epicurus: panader0 Feb 2020 #41

It depends on what you mean by pray. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #43