Do you fake pray?

[tkingdoll]

Speaking in tongues. My father told me that it also can mean, speaking so that anyone of any tongue would understand you in their on tongue. Like using a Star Trek universal translator. When someone does that type of speaking in tongues, I may rethink my thoughts.

Paul

Sort of a reverse babel fish?

Actually, the sort of speaking in tongues you describe does exist, it's called Esperanto.

Sorry, I'm in a facetious mood tonight. I have nothing serious to say.

 

[Paulhoff]

Well, you still have to learn how to speak Esperanto. The most common word is the world is Okay or O.K. You can hear almost any one speaking any language, sooner or later you will hear, O.K.

O.K.

Paul

 

[kerfer]

Is it actually written in the bible somewhere that you have to bow your head ans close your eyes to pray? How do they know Im not praying?

I'm unsure of that, but it does say that they are to do it alone, not in groups, like the hypocrites.

 

[arthwollipot]

Speaking in tongues. My father told me that it also can mean, speaking so that anyone of any tongue would understand you in their on tongue. Like using a Star Trek universal translator. When someone does that type of speaking in tongues, I may rethink my thoughts.

Paul

Speaking in toungues is supposed to be what you describe. Look at Acts 2:4 to 2:13. Modern "speaking in toungues" is simply babbling. I know - I have done it.

The theory was that "to some were given the gift of speaking in toungues, to others was the gift of interpreting what was said". That was how it was explained to me at any rate. I didn't see anything in Acts about interpretation. What I read was that everyone who heard the Apostles heard them speaking in their own native tongue. No babbling, no "interpretation".

"Glossolalia"

 

[Sharon]

I fake prayer too.

I've just got a job as a teaching assistant and we do prayer in morning assembley. I feel uncomfortable and silly while doing so as I feel I'm talking to myself yet at the same time I feel I must go through the motions as the job i've got is in my local village C of E school. Only been my first week there, we now have six weeks holiday, but i have to say it's felt strange. By day three i've made a point of 'searching' for children who are whispering and larking about and have instead of praying done the finger on lips code to them, to stop them chatting/larking about. I feel the best way to get through it is to continue doing this, be on larking about watch. I'm not against people praying, each to their own, it's just I have no faith, feel no connection what-so-ever and it just makes me feel silly doing it really.

Sharon

 

[Paulhoff]

Your signature by Carl Sagan

"People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons. The last way for skeptics to get the attention of bright, curious, intelligent people is to belittle or condescend or to show arrogance toward their beliefs." - Carl Sagan

Well, a friend of mine once said, and I am sure it is not his idea.

“Smart people can be ignorant, all people are all ignorant about some (or a lot) of things, but smart people can be taught. Stupid people on the other hand will remain stupid no matter how much you try, so the best thing to do is just run away from them as fast as you can.”

Paul