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Now, if you hadn&#39;t been stubborn and prayed as well, it would have been even better. /s</p>

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<p>Does god do polls on prayers???</p>
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<p>Does god do polls on prayers???</p>
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<p>You haven&#39;t been on FB in a while huh? Prayer polls are Jesus&#39; domain. Daddy apparently doesn&#39;t do well with computers.</p>
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<p>I mean, sure, he could have saved everything since he&#39;s all powerful. And yeah, he could have just blown the hurricane somewhere else (like where the poor brown people live, since they&#39;re already starving anyway). But he&#39;s mysterious, goddammit! </p>
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<p>Praying for the hurricane to be diverted, and it still hits?  <em>&quot;Who are we to change God&#39;s will?  This was a test of faith for us!&quot;</em></p>

<p>Praying for the hurricane to be diverted, and through a stoke of sheer luck it happens?  <em>&quot;Behold the power of prayer!  God had delivered a miracle to us!&quot;</em></p>

<p>Side note...  What were they wanting the hurricane to do?  It&#39;s not like it can just vanish like a fart in the wind.  Ohhh.... they were hoping it would hit Mexico instead.  Because apparently God doesn&#39;t like Mexicans as much as Texans.</p>
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