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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: January 31, 2003 Prayer in Healing (Robert Scoble) -- "But, now, what about the role of prayer? Well, I was thinking about the studies. They seem to indicate that prayer makes a difference. But, what if prayer is actually not what does it? What if it actually is that people who get prayed for have more friends?" (Comments: This is not a religious posting. I'm not taking any sort of position, so please don't bother to determine how I feel. Instead, I'm pointing to it because I like that Scoble has the balls to look at the research with a critical eye. Of course this is a touchy subject, but that is why I think Scoble is being brave. If only we had more courage with usability.)
Reader Comments...
In many of the studies,the prayers were conducted by prayer circles--groups of volunteers who answer requests for prayer, generally from strangers. Sometimes the recipient doesn't even know he or she is being prayed for! So it's not a situation of having more friends. I volunteer as webmaster for a small prayer circle, and most of our requests come with little or no personal information beyond first names and general locations. We value the confidentiality of those requesting quite highly, so much so that even the identities of prayer circle members are confidential. Hope this helps! TW Schuett, Men in Crisis Prayer Circle
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