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On facebook, a conservative jerk (he's a jerk about conservatism/liberalism) of an acquaintance posted the following:

I was walking home last night after dropping off my car and I passed a church that had a small box out front. The box was labeled "community prayers deposit here". That made me think. I don't doubt the power of positive thinking in a large group and I very much believe in God, but would the supreme being really be interested in this kind of thing? Wouldn't leading a simple and honest life be more important? Could a church really change God's mind if a small group of people prayed for Betty to get well? Wouldn't it be better to just accept the beauty AND the sadness of life in all of it's forms rather than pray for something different?

Here's my unposted response:

I don't doubt the power of positive thinking in a large group I agree
I very much believe in God I don't
would the supreme being really be interested in this kind of thing? It doesn't appear so
Wouldn't leading a simple and honest life be more important? Yes.
Could a church really change God's mind if a small group of people prayed for Betty to get well? Of course not.
Wouldn't it be better to just accept the beauty AND the sadness of life in all of it's forms rather than pray for something different? Very much so

This is such a complex issue, that a facebook post can hardly say anything about it. But to say even less, I "liked" the post.