10. After death, we spent a day praying for Earline to be raised from the dead.
11. Sometime after the burial, we had a family prayer meeting. God healed Marie of TMJ, a jaw problem, which she had bothering her for some time.
12. God was showing us that He still healed people. He could have healed Earline or raised her from the dead, but He chose to take her to be with Him.
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"After death, we spent a day praying for Earline to be raised from the dead."
You gotta be careful how you word those prayers, Gene...
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These people are from their own little cult which they claim is part of the catholic church, but the catholics don't want them.
I generally consider myself lucky that I am not surrounded by fundies all the time, being in the midwest rather than bible belt. But lately, the news coming from my home state reminds me that I've got a false sense of security.
Don't come to Wisconsin, ya'll. There must be something in the water in the northern parts of the state. The diabetic child who was "treated" with prayer, and now this craziness...all in a matter of weeks?
"10. After death, we spent a day praying for Earline to be raised from the dead."
Bet that didn't work out so hot, did it?
"11. Sometime after the burial, we had a family prayer meeting. God healed Marie of TMJ, a jaw problem, which she had bothering her for some time."
Wish he'd do the same for me. Maybe you can put in a good word for me.
"12. God was showing us that He still healed people. He could have healed Earline or raised her from the dead, but He chose to take her to be with Him."
Your god has the most cushy job I've ever heard of. He can royally fuck up everything and still be praised for it. If something good happens the it was "god's will" and if something horrific happens it was also "god's will." Can't you people see what a scam that is?
10. Imaginary deity ignored you.
11. Woman's jaw stopped clicking for that day, so used this as threadbare argument that your imaginary deity is actually listening.
12. Dead person still dead, but had to keep justifying sad belief in imaginary deity.
Wow, I'm convinced. Testify, brother.
Known possible answers for prayer: yes, no, and wait [milk jug]
Something unrelated to your prayer occurs and you note correlation?
And people seem to think prayer is based in science...
Why doesn't god manage to heal amputies, numbnuts.
Zombies for jesus. All new zombie fundies, less brains and even more crazy then ever. Get 1 now!!
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TMJ is a jaw alignment problem, not difficult to resolve. Did Marie go to the dentist? They don't say; but mom Earline was helped by many doctors and hospitals, over years of illness. Puts a perspective on their faith in prayer, wouldn't you say? Oh, and their son Byron done fell out of a tree and died in spite of their prayers. He wasn't raised from the dead either.
People, you should read that website. The Moodys are one unlucky family. I have doubts that God's watching over them at all.
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You know, I had TMJ once. Couple of trips to physiotherapy cleared that right up. Sure it cost more than praying to god, but it also worked, and faster too.
If he is so great why did he just cure TMJ and not do something really impressive like making g = 2 N/kg, pi = 5, turning the sky into a giant screen shot from GTA IV or turning Earline into a zombie?
Curing someone of a curable condition isn't really that impressive. That is what I pay my income tax for. If I am ill the NHS (in UK) can try and sort it. Sure, it doesn't always work but I bet the success rate is better than just praying.
"You do know that TMJ problems can spontaneously resolve, don't you?"
I have TMJ. Flares up with stress, goes away when the stress goes away. I imagine the stress of Earline's death and the subsequent zombie-prayerfast caused Marie to do a little teeth-clenching. Then when it was decided to let poor Earline rest in peace, Marie unclenched.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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