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14. But I thought the power of prayer was supposed to solve everything!

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Thu Mar 5, 2020, 08:55 PM

Mar 2020

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Oh highest of high gods, you have besmirched me!!!!

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Nothing says "I have faith in an all powerful God" like a church removing the "holy" water. [View all] ancianita Mar 2020 OP

. eleny Mar 2020 #1

Religion is so stupid. stopbush Mar 2020 #2

Matthew 4 verse 7 would disagree gratuitous Mar 2020 #3

So "holy" water is subject to science? Okay, then. Could they put "holy" alcohol in the vessels? ancianita Mar 2020 #4

A nice holy single malt would work for me leftieNanner Mar 2020 #7

That altar wine would work for me. ancianita Mar 2020 #8

I attend an Episcopal Church leftieNanner Mar 2020 #9

But holy fortified wine, right? Cuz, come on, God can only bless you if it's blessed, amirite? ancianita Mar 2020 #12

Wahoo! leftieNanner Mar 2020 #18

I always thought dipping your hand in the holy water at church was nasty. YOHABLO Mar 2020 #5

Oh ye of little faith! It's holy. ancianita Mar 2020 #6

Sometimes you just have to go with science and facts badhair77 Mar 2020 #10

But what about the leaps of faith? Jesus let God The Father get him tortured and hanged. Just sayin ancianita Mar 2020 #11

Mohammed: trust in Allah, but tie your camel down. Karadeniz Mar 2020 #13

But I thought the power of prayer was supposed to solve everything! Initech Mar 2020 #14

Prayer can help people cope and I have no problem with that. virgogal Mar 2020 #27

Alternate guidance says don't test the Lord. Eugene Mar 2020 #15

The devil took him to the top of the temple, saying "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself off, struggle4progress Mar 2020 #16

We heard that Gospel leftieNanner Mar 2020 #19

So using holy water is the same thing? Tempting God? By a church -- not the devil? ancianita Mar 2020 #21

I have no idea what you are trying to say or how it relates to my prior post struggle4progress Mar 2020 #34

I have no idea what "tempting God" has to do with any of this, either. ancianita Mar 2020 #35

You and me both gratuitous Mar 2020 #36

Just fill it up with bleach. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #17

Some people drink holy water dalton99a Mar 2020 #40

The STUPID runs deep. GeorgeGist Mar 2020 #20

A few drops of bleach would do the trick. Mosby Mar 2020 #22

Then why don't priests do that? No faith in science, either? ancianita Mar 2020 #24

They probably don't have access to test strips Mosby Mar 2020 #26

They always removed Holy water from the fonts during Lent OhioChick Mar 2020 #23

Per this source it was never a Canonical thing. moriah Mar 2020 #28

Thanks for the Information n/t OhioChick Mar 2020 #31

Maybe "I have faith in an all-powerful God who gave us brains to develop science... moriah Mar 2020 #25

Fair point. But God told me I'm a person of faith who doesn't have to prove it by going to church ancianita Mar 2020 #32

Perhaps they can set up a sprinkler for a light spritzing, on the way into the building Siwsan Mar 2020 #29

They aren't going to be able to take communion either. ooky Mar 2020 #30

LMAO Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #33

Our Catholic gimmick might make you sick! Goodheart Mar 2020 #37

Wouldn't holy H2O2 be even more effective against the spread of viruses? n/t sl8 Mar 2020 #38

I was kinda going for the irony of the photo; but yeah, sure, good, stingy solution. ancianita Mar 2020 #39

I'm an atheist... Archae Mar 2020 #41