What can be done to change a regulation here on RS concerning prayer request?

Question

If I was on a Yahoo site for Math and asked for a solution for my problem,would that be a VIOLATION???
I just got my upteen time violation for asking for prayer on the RS site.Don't people realize that prayer is something that spiritual people are going to be asking for? What can we on RS do to change this regulation? How could asking for prayer harm anyone?

Answer 1

JP It is not a prayer request site that's true but most people will have an answer to the specific request for prayer and sometimes not even in the form of a prayer.



Perhaps Answers is going down the tube like 360.There is nothing but fussing anymore. Our freedoms have been taken away and put into the hands of those who love to hit the report button to ...get higher status?



Is this because Yahoo doesn't have the time to give us their attention? We know they NEVER answer a question from us.

Answer 2

I don't have any scriptural backing for this, but it entirely depends upon the situation, and who I am asking the request of. Your prayer request here I think is plenty of information for this forum - God is all knowing, so he knows the specific details of your request. (And I will say a prayer for your son and for you this evening regaring the appt. tomorrow). This is the same amount of detail I would email to my church friends - I haven't seen that we have a gossip mill at our church - but the potential of course is always there. Again, the amount of detail given here would be more than sufficient for a church mailing list. To my very close family and friends - those who probably are already aware of what's going on - I would give all the details and specifics possible. No special reason, other than these are the people I know without a doubt I can trust - so I don't hold back, and also because these are the people I lean on for emotional support, so I'd be talking out my concerns with them anyway. Hope this helps Bella!

Answer 3

First I completely believe in the power in prayer and I don't see the need to report prayer requests here on R&S. However I think that this may not be the best place to make prayer requests because that's not an actual question.

I understand your point, but partly because so many weirdos would take that liberty to post even more rediculous and obscene postings that I really don't want to see that allowed. Sorry, but I think you would be better off joining a yahoo prayer group for that instead.

Answer 4

That is not a request for information, which is the purpose of this site. I'm sorry, it just doesn't fit the Community Guidelines.



Many people have tried to get Yahoo to allow the prayer requests. However, I just don't think this is a good place for that. All you can do is ask them. I do not think you will get very far.

Answer 5

Brother Don,

While I do agree that prayer is MOST AWESOME...we DO have to remember that this is a "Community". As such you have MANY varied beliefs displayed here.

Asking for "prayer" opens up an "avenue" for "other faiths" to begin asking ppl to do things we "Christians" may find "offensive". While I do think that you may possibly "petition" for Yahoo Answers to provide a separate catagory for "prayer requests"...I do not foresee that occuring as then it puts Yahoo in the "religion business" and that does NOT seem to be what this whole Questions & Answers forum is about. It seems to me that it is a way for people to share their knowledge (such as it is **rolling the eyes** with regard to what some concider knowledge) but nonetheless it is a terrific way to diseminate information to one another.

There ARE alot of other ways to get prayer requests on line, on the air waves, etc. We MUST remember that this IS a "Community" of diversity, and respect that.

Even Paul of Tarsus, through he "preached" to the varied communities...he did NOT call them "ALL" to prayer requests.

Answer 6

I got a violation once on giving an update on a person almost killed in an accident so go figure. If someone doesn't like you or something and you cross the boundaries of the group regulations, your question is toast.

Answer 7

Why don't you suggest that they add a "prayer request" section to Society and Culture.



However, since you repeatedly have received violation notices that tell you that such requests are not allowed, why do you keep making them? If a sign says "do not enter" do you immediately try to enter?

Answer 8

I don't understand why that's a violation, but I never guessed why all mine were either. I think a prayer request is a question.

Answer 9

If you find out how to petition, let us know! Why is that different from someone asking a pagan to do a ritual for them, which I've seen or even asking which ritual to do or how? Really bugs non-Christians when a Christian does ask for a prayer...why?

Answer 10

Because it's not an actual question. I don't care personally. I don't even open them. But I know for a FACT that if another other sort of "prayer request" from other faiths popped up, it would be reported. So eh. *shrug*

Answer 11

People report the roaming games too.



I think you've just got to try and petition Yahoo! Good luck!

Answer 12

Requesting prayer is not a question or answer. It is a request.



This is not Yahoo! Requests, it is Yahoo! Answers.

Answer 13

a prayer request is not a question



there are forums for this



this is "Answers" and for prayer you get silence



you end up doing the thing you pray for yourself



unless a pastor or sympathetic 'other' hears you and does it for you, claiming "the lord" laid it on their heart



be the miracle



be the change you wish to see and pray about



pray in one hand, crap in the other and see which fills up first

Answer 14

You'd be better served forming a Yahoo Group for that -- you could exclude any dissenting opinions, then do all the praying you want for each other in your little circle j--....uh, prayer group...

Answer 15

For whatever reason they just don't want that on this site. You could try beliefnet.com.

Answer 16

keep writing yahoo

It is not right

get others to do the same

I didn't it was a violation, that is sad