2006-09-29 07:04:33 · 20 answers · asked by lanisoderberg69 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yea, its called sunday school. till i was sixteen i had to go to that.
2006-09-29 07:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by cr4is2py0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by " pray " you mean, ' close your eyes, and speak to the same invisible man that the people around you are speaking too " then yes. There was a time before I found my faith, that I was force to pray. I was lucky that all I was going to get was a swat on the back side, but I guess it counts.
Force faith is counter productive in my opinion. It teaches people to hate and rebel against that which the teacher is trying to encourage in the first place. As a child, saying grace was just a meaningless ritual. Something you did siting down and stuffing your face. You do it to keep the elders happy, but it means nothing.
There there's your bed time prayers. ' Jesus, please forgive all the bad things I've done. Bless mom, bless dad, forgive my sister..etc" nice speech, but spiritually meaningless.
I suppose it's good practice for when you do finally have faith, but it's not the same as true prayer.
I hope this helps, best wishes.
2006-09-29 14:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by Odindmar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a practicing Christian for over 30 years and no one forced me to pray or believe. They didn't have to force me, I really believed what I had been taught from birth. My grandpa was a Baptist preacher.
Only when I became an adult did it occur to me that I might be wrong. And, I was.
2006-09-29 14:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Left the building 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If you're an unbeliever, and you're forced to pray, that's a crime. You should report them to the police.
That is of course, unless the 'criminals' are your parents, while you're a minor. In that case, there's hardly anything you can do. But I was luckily never in that situation. My parents never tried to push religion down my throat.
2006-09-29 14:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayer and wishing are very similar. A hope or desire for a particular outcome can be directed towards any entity. Have you ever expected a call, finding yourself staring at the phone and saying "Ring already!" That can be considered a "prayer", even though you didn't specificlly ask "God" for help.
2006-09-29 14:09:03 · answer #5 · answered by zoey26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes at school in morning Assembly but i was only going through the motions. I was thinking about other things whilst supposed to be praying.
2006-09-29 14:08:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....my parents forced me to go to church three times a week for 18 years, rain or shine, sick or well. There were plenty of times when I was required to pray either in church or at home.
2006-09-29 14:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by Jensenfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by "forced to pray." Compelled to listen to someone else pray? Yes. My dad's a minister, and he prays before every meal. Compelled to say a prayer myself? I don't believe ever.
So which one qualifies as being forced to pray?
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2006-09-29 14:12:53 · answer #8 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If I am in a place where others are praying, I simply sit quietly until they are done. No need for me to pray.
2006-09-29 14:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by Leigh B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly kids are forced to pray and as far as i know these kids do not like to pray becoz they find it silly and their questions are unanswered or stupidly answered by parents and priests and teachers on religion. they are the future agnostic/atheists.
2006-09-29 14:09:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe and pray as much as I can(try to daily).
2006-09-29 14:07:19 · answer #11 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋