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On the quoted part, is the "I'm just not praying for him" part that you find lacking in compassion?

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by DoDo on Wed Mar 28th, 2007 at 08:05:29 AM EST
Others have gone into details as to why they don't see anything offensive in the other parts, and me neither.

Though Matt explained the context of that comment, I will deviate from the general tenor and say that this part sounded objectionable without that conext.

I am not a religious person, and can't do much with the concept of prayer, but I do tend to hold the standard of coherence against the religious. In this case, as far as I understand the New Testament, Christians would be obliged to have compassion for everyone, including sinners. So had this "I'm just not praying for him" been just an off-hand comment, or even if it isn't but the poster is religious, s/he would be/is a hypocrite in my eyes.

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by DoDo on Wed Mar 28th, 2007 at 04:26:22 PM EST
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I am rather ignorant on religious matters, but I assume that "praying for x" does not necessarily mean actively saying a prair for that person? Or does it?

I tend to read "praying for x" as more of a statement of good will, i.e. "hoping things will turn out alright for x". And if that is the case "I'm just not praying for him" turns into "I'm just not hoping things will turn out alright for him". And that is a fairly strong remark, and when not turning out alright equals dies of cancer...

But then this is all based on an assumption.

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by A swedish kind of death on Wed Mar 28th, 2007 at 05:37:10 PM EST
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