Well, I only stuck with the title because I think Hitchens would see the humor and agree. Share/Bookmark
Browsing the archives for the Prayer category
Christian Science new truce with medicine
23 Mar, 2010 in Churches, James, Medicine and Health, Prayer, Religious Belief, TheoristsNY Times reports the church rethinks its opposition to members seeking medical treatment. [F]aced with dwindling membership and blows to their church’s reputation caused by its intransigence concerning medical treatment, even for children with grave illnesses, Christian Science leaders have recently found a new tolerance for medical care. For more than a year, leaders say, [...]
Over at Sistertech.com a news item about the blessing of smart phones and tech devices. Share/Bookmark
New study on prayer and forgiveness. Here are the experiments: The new study, published in the journal Psychological Science, draws data from 119 people over two experiments. In the first, participants assigned to say a single prayer for their romantic partner reported a greater willingness to be forgiving of that person than did participants who [...]
When do doctors or other medical professionals enter into prayer with their patients? In a study published in a recent issue of the Souther Medical Journal sociologists from Brandeis and Rice Universities examined patient requests for prayer. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 30 academic pediatricians and pediatric oncologists at 13 leading academic medical centers [...]
Politics aside, this brings up a problem: the problem of prayer. Does God or the Cosmos or whatever hear our prayers? Are they “answered”? What happens if we make a mistake when we pray? Share/Bookmark