Do Christians pray for the destruction of other Gods not their own?

Question

Either directly or indirectly?

Answer 1

They do. Passively and unconsciously. Since Christians believe that the only true god can be their own, every prayer that they offer for others to "See the light" is a prayer not only for the destruction of another god or set of beliefs, but for the total and undeniable change of a life and another human being.

Ironically enough, the Christian Bible shows the folly of this. In the story of Ruth, the effect of prayer for the common good is illustrated in rather jarring terms in the story of Ruth's dying master. The rabbis prayed that even in sickness and mental/physical degredation that he remain alive. God answered their prayers which were literally and ONLY for him to remain alive. No consideration had been given to to the CONDITION of his life, and as a result, he lingered at the threshold of death until Ruth broke a water jar, distracted them from their prayers and allowed her master to die.

The same happens with Christians today. They pray for gay people to become straight, they pray for non-Christians to become Christian, they pray for things to "get better" but the improvements that they pray for are ONLY the improvements that THEY think of, or that THEY see, and this leads to things changing, without necessarily getting better. So in effect, actively or passively, they not only pray for other gods and goddesses to loose followers, they pray that entire cultural traditions disappear, they pray that family traditions vanish, if those traditions are non-Christian, and they also pray that families disintegrate, whether those families are non-Christian, or just based on a non-Christian-non-heterosexual model, and this--more than anything--is the danger that this type of prayer represents. It pretends to be a good thing, and fools people into actually thinking that they're doing something good, when in essence, they're doing little more than meddling in other people's lives and determining HOW someone's happiness and fulfillment in life SHOULD come to them.

Of course there are Christians who would adamantly disagree with what I say here, and there are Christians who don't really care who you worship, just as long as you do, and it's not these particular Christians that I am referring to in this answer. The Christians who embody at least some aspect of "live and let live" aren't so concerned with what others are doing, anyway. They're too busy living their own lives. But I have to point out that if another Christian sees the need to pray for YOUR life, then you have to question their motives and the true amount of responsiblity that they are taking in regard to their own actions. Not for aggressive reasons of course, but for the plain and simple fact that they're probably too busy paying attention to you and who you worship or don't worship, rather than paying attention to what they're actually doing in their every day lives...and it's not just Christians who are responsible for this...ANYONE is capable of doing this, but it's the Christians who actually ANNOUNCE that they're doing it. And if things DO change in your life, and if the DO improve, regardless of who you worship or not, THEY are invariably going to take credit for it, with something that sounds suspiciously like: "See, I knew things were going to improve for you...I prayed for it to happen!"

Answer 2

A TRUE BELIEVER IN GOD will never pray for the destruction of anything be it another GOD or faith or person. Who is to say WHO'S GOD is the right GOD? Certainly not me and I would say neither are you.

Prayer is for healing,self meditation and a way to communicate with YOUR GOD whoever that might be.

Remember the old saying: It is always better to give then to receive. PRAYER is just that if it is done with the intent it was first intended. IF you always pray for the good things in life FOR OTHERS then you to shall be fulfilled in your life.

It is only your feelings and belief that this other person or group is wrong in the GOD they pray for so if you feel that they are wrong then your prayer should be for their BETTER UNDERSTANDING and to open their hearts to a different understanding and NOT for the destruction of anything! It is not your responsibility to POLICE or to be Judge, Jury and Executioner......that is for a higher power!

Answer 3

No, primarily because Christians do not believe in gods other than their own one true God. To pray for the destruction of other gods would be to acknowledge others as gods.

Answer 4

Why would I pray for the destruction of gods that do not exist? There is only one God.

Man has made many "gods" such as money, pride, materialism. Yes, I pray these "gods" do not take over my life.

Answer 5

In my opinion, a "good" Christian won't pray for the destruction of anything or anyone. Jesus did not teach us to pray with hate in our minds or hearts. The closest prayer like what you describe would be one for triumph over evil.

Answer 6

A True Cristian Knows There's One God And Many Names

Answer 7

I think we do indirectly because we pray for those who are not saved to be saved, which to us would be people that worship other gods than our own.

Answer 8

Christians pray for destruction period. They are bereft of all sensibility and reason, and thusly use harsh tactics to put down their enemies. They cannot justify their beliefs and so seek to destroy any who act against their oppression. That is why we must fight the infidels in Iraq, Sudan, Somalia and other places where the unholy Westerners seek to conquer in teh name of their false Christ.

Answer 9

I've never heard of such a thing.. I pray for the hope others will find the same God I serve and be able to experience the same joy I feel.

Answer 10

God considers all other "gods" as man-made false idols. Since there's only one supreme God, then there's no need to "pray" for the destruction of "other gods".