Quick question. How do you respond...

I'm curious to hear people's responses.

If someone asks you to pray for victims of a tragedy, take for instance the tornado in Missouri yesterday, how do you respond?

Usually I just keep quiet, but maybe some of you have witty/effective responses.

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Permalink Reply by Derek on May 23, 2011 at 9:55pm

Pray to a god that caused the tornado in the first place? Hrrrrrm. . . .

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Permalink Reply by Mike Glickman on May 23, 2011 at 10:11pm

I will keep them in my thoughts. Simple, honest and respectful.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on May 23, 2011 at 11:02pm

I usually point them in the direction of where they can donate to the American Red Cross.

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Permalink Reply by DawkinsDog on May 23, 2011 at 11:03pm

I tend to say I'll be wishing them well and trying to do something to help. Not sure it's quite the right time to rub their faces in the fact they're begging for help from the one that supposedly caused it, or at least allowed it.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Ward on May 24, 2011 at 1:19am

If asked to pray for the victims, though it may sound callous, I know I would respond (and have) "No, but is there anything useful I can do?"

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Permalink Reply by Steffen Cramer on May 24, 2011 at 2:55am

Ha! My thoughts exactly.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan on May 24, 2011 at 3:34am

I would tell them I do not believe in prayer, but I will donate time or money to the Red Cross

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Permalink Reply by eugene on May 24, 2011 at 3:44am

My response is simple. Pray to whom? To God? If he were omnipresent,all powerful and all merciful, why did he allow it happen to them? Why couldn't he have stopped it if he was omnipresent and all powerful? Or perhaps he allowed it to happen so we could pray to him to save their souls? The question is; if he cannot save them can he save their souls? You see how illogical the belief of his existence is?

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Permalink Reply by Dave G on May 24, 2011 at 6:00am

I usually just mention that I am donating to the Red Cross/Doctors Without Borders/etc to help out. Never even acknowledge the prayer request. If they push it, then I'll say that I am more concerned with actually helping than making a show of caring.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on May 24, 2011 at 10:56am

Oh, wow. I saw your response only after I posted mine. You really are my twin, evil as you may be. Seriously, next time you are in the States, let's see if the Universe explodes upon a handshake between us.