Talk:Biblical Test

My three cents, so far: One) I wonder if perhaps "ills" or maybe just "diseases," or something in that class might catch more as a category heading than "sins" - obviously the fault will still lie with the human agent(s) who deserved this problem as punishment from God, but "sin" might feel too single-person?  Maybe even "curse" or "retribution" could work.  That way, you could have everything from the most personal (e.g., "kidnapping," "cancer," "drug addiction," "homosexuality") to the most broadly social (e.g., "Katrina," "2006 Midterm Elections," "The AIDS," "homosexuality") all fall under that first column as the "ill" or "curse" or "disease" or "plague" or whatever that is being prayed against.  I know "sin" could capture this, too, but it's harder to think about "Katrina" as a "sin" - it's easy to think of it as a punishment for sins (especially since the Right Reverend Pat told us it was).

2) Some "ills" that I feel are clearly calling out for the Power of Prayer (in addition to the ones listed above, and the usual Culture War hot buttons like abortion, stem cell research, gay marriage, etc.) include persistent vegetative states (Terri Schiavo kind of killed that party, but it still matters to the Baby Jesus), heathen savages in need of salvation, and of course, people who really, really, really want to win the lottery.  I mean, isn't that what the Power of Prayer is all about?

Third) I think feel it would be great and extra-truthy if there were a way to color code this chart for "urgency" of request (along one of these familiar lines, perhaps?). I mean, even God has to prioritize, right? --thisniss 05:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)