I'm an outspoken atheist, but I also try my hardest to be
respectful of those that are religious. But there comes a
problem. Here's an example of my dillema.   Me: "Hey there, how
are you?"  Friend: "Doing just fine, how are you?"  Me: "Oh,
doing okay...I have a (insert big life event here that might not
turn out well)  Friend: "Really? I will pray for you..."   How
do I politely tell them not to waste their time? It kind of
grates on my nerves when people just say they'll pray for me.
But I know they are doing it because they are concerned, but why
can't they show it in other ways? How do you guys deal with
this? Do you just let it go or is there some script that I can
follow?   Tags: conversations, prayer, religion  Views: 629
Reply to This  Replies to This Discussion  Actually, i'm
interested in find where you read that or the name of the
researcher. Mainly because the source of your information
matters. If you can point me in the right direction that would
be good...thank you in advance.  Sorry for stray