Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-31 Thread Hasan Elias
bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Enviado: miércoles, 17 de diciembre, 2008 16:55:15 Asunto: Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders The Baha'i Studies Listserv   If I'm not mistaken, it was agreed that mental illnesses/disorders can be cured through prayer. I don't recall our reaching a consensus on this. I

Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-17 Thread Matt Haase
The Baha'i Studies Listserv In my view, a religious person can both pray and find a scientific remedy for their mental ailments. But, if I were forced to bet, I would choose science over the power of prayer. But that's just me. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Mark A. Foster

Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-17 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv If I'm not mistaken, it was agreed that mental illnesses/disorders can be cured through prayer. I don't recall our reaching a consensus on this. I suppose mental illness can be cured through prayer, so can any other illness. That doesn't mean it will be. Nor does it

Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-16 Thread David Friedman
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I brought this issue up some time back. If I'm not mistaken, it was agreed that mental illnesses/disorders can be cured through prayer. Everything in my experience has been that prayer doesn't work for this. I've got an anxiety disorder and I gave up praying for

Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-16 Thread Dean Betts
: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders The Baha'i Studies Listserv I brought this issue up some time back. If I'm not mistaken, it was agreed that mental illnesses/disorders can be cured through prayer. Everything in my experience has been that prayer doesn't work for this. I've got

Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-16 Thread Mark A. Foster
The Baha'i Studies Listserv David Friedman wrote: I brought this issue up some time back. If I'm not mistaken, it was agreed that mental illnesses/disorders can be cured through prayer. Everything in my experience has been that prayer doesn't work for this. I've got an anxiety disorder and I