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Atheists & Agnostics

Mariana

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18. Christ very clearly instructed his followers not to do that.

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 02:52 PM

Apr 2015

They're not supposed to praying publicly to show everyone how righteous they are. That's what the book says. I also get the impression that he wouldn't approve when they go about telling everyone about their prayers, either, since that's pretty much the same thing.

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Well you must be interpreting it wrong. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #19

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