part 2
steve-i actually think you make some good points about prayer on your post yesterday,[just above mine].in doing so you inadvertantly explain why comparing statistics on whether prayers are answered is a fruitless exercise
likewise you have a point about involvement in our needy world.the fact is-christians have a pretty good record of doing just that.even the atheist roy hattersly interviewed about the salvation army confessed that it was their convictions that was the cause of their continuing good works.do you want to deny the many benefits of such religious practice?