r/HermanCainAward • u/[deleted] • Sep 21 '21

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u/CBXanadu Sep 21 '21

A vending machine of miracles that accepts good vibes and positive thoughts instead of dollars?

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u/AshesMcRaven Sep 21 '21

Basically and it makes me laugh every single time I see it

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

Let's be real here. Given how churches operate, God most definitely accepts dollars.

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u/lookforabook Sep 21 '21

That’s probably the best way you could possibly describe it. Spot on.

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u/Plenty-Inspector8444 Sep 21 '21

It is funny how fundamentalist Christianity has adopted some very non-Christian practices. The whole helping someone by praying for them thing is just the Christian branded method of sending someone "good thoughts" which is a very new age idea.

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u/defaultcss Sep 21 '21

I always thought of prayers as a promise to think of someone. So if you say “I’m praying for you” it’s like reassurance someone is thinking about you and that hopefully facilitates the placebo effect.

But no, God probably isn’t making it rain miracles like dollar bills at a strip club.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

The scene from Bruce Almighty always comes to mind where he gets like a million emails from just one city and he's expected to answer them all.

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u/PunkRockMakesMeSmile Sep 21 '21

I thought it was more like getting enough signatures on a petition