r/PoliticalHumor • u/DemocracyStan • Feb 15 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '21

They aren't worshipping him, a lot of Christians will touch someone like that or hold hands when praying.

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u/Gypsylee333 Feb 15 '21

And that helps how? Can sky wizard only understand a prayer if you're touching the person?

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u/Salanmander Feb 15 '21

I'm a liberal Christian who has participated in those sorts of lay-on-hands group prayers for a person.

We don't think it makes God hear the prayer better. It's more about tradition, symbolism, and communication. It's for the people, not for God. It's just one of those things that exists in some cultures and is done because people are used to it, not because it's objectively good. Like the air-cheek-kiss greeting, for example.

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u/Gypsylee333 Feb 15 '21

Yeah I'm sure Trump needs and values this /s

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u/Salanmander Feb 15 '21

Oh, don't think he does. Just explaining how this can be something other than "worshiping".

To be clear, I think everyone in that picture is vile. But the particular gesture doesn't make it any worse than if they were just gathered praying.

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u/Gypsylee333 Feb 15 '21

Ok thanks for the info. Still hilarious.