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[R V Rao]

Between religion, politics and a little alcohol

It was the year 2007. In Mount Vernon, a small village in the US state of Texas, a businessman decided to open a bar next to the Baptist church.

The people of the church stood up against it. First they wrote complaint letters to the municipality, then every night they sat in the church and started praying against the bar. The construction of the bar continued.

When the bar was almost ready and was about to open, there was strong lightning and thunder, and lightning struck the bar building directly, due to which the entire building collapsed. The people of the church rejoiced that "the Lord accepted their prayer."

But the bar owner sued the church and its people for $2 million because according to him all his investment was ruined due to the church's prayers, whether the effect was direct or indirect.

During the court hearing, the church completely denied this. They said their prayers had nothing to do with this incident.

In support of this, they presented a study by Dr Herbert Benson of Harvard University, which said that prayers and blessings have no effect on the events of life.

The judge heard the entire case and while giving the verdict said:

"I do not understand what decision I should give in this case. But it is clear that we have a bar owner who believes completely in the power of prayers, and there is an entire church group that does not believe in the power of prayers at all!"

[Dr Sundar]

a very nice converge ... bar and church prayers

interesting to read the verdict as well 

thank you shri Rao

"KNOW THYSELF .

SELF KNOWLEDGE IS REAL KNOWLEDGE.

ALL OTHER KNOWLEDGE IS IGNORANCE AND THEY ARE NO  KNOWLEDGE  "   

~~~ Bhagavan Ramana

     

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[Rajaram Krishnamurthy]

     Why west? Ramakrishna Parama hamsa upadeshangal:   A prostitute and a great bhakthan were opposite home dwellers; every day she regrettred for her fate and uttered one GODname; on the contrary, the bhakthan was cursing her profession and accused why GOD made the place polluted etc but did the puja in full. Both died on the same day. They reached the gates of entry. She was sent to Swarga; Bhakthan was sent to hell; bhaktan was shocked and querried; he was told that how he had all the concentration only on her forgetting his true nature; while she worked with bhakti on GOD; so merits stood on her than him. KR IRS 121125

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