Do atheists pray to God?

5 The vast majority of U.S. atheists say religion is not too or not at all important in their lives (93\%) and that they seldom or never pray (97\%). At the same time, many do not see a contradiction between atheism and pondering their place in the world.

Should I tell my parents that Im an atheist?

You don’t have an obligation to disclose your atheism to your parents, but it’ll certainly make things easier if you do. If you want your parents to continue making the same assumption that you have vague but active spiritual beliefs, you’ll have to resign yourself to coming up with excuses or telling out-and-out lies.

How do I tell my parents I don’t want to go to church?

This can be a delicate situation depending on your reasons and how your parents are. You want to be respectful but at the same time you want them to respect you. The best way to tell them that you don’t want to go to church is to be direct, no cutting around the bush. Assert but no aggression.

Is it possible to pray while holding hands?

Of course, praying while putting one’s hands on another isn’t the same thing as joining hands. We get a hint of the idea of holding hands from this mention in one of Paul’s letters:

What is the proper posture during prayer?

There’s no hard and fast rules about posture in prayer, so it’s not uncommon to have some participants holding hands while others place their arms over their neighbor’s shoulders. (I’m often the link between the two for some reason.) The mind-body problem

Where does the Bible say to put hands on each other?

These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.—Acts 6:6 (ESV) That practice has rootsin the life of Jesus and in Hebrew culture. Of course, praying while putting one’s hands on another isn’t the same thing as joining hands.

What is the earliest known example of the hand-to-hand prayer?

Probably the earliest example is: These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.—Acts 6:6 (ESV) That practice has rootsin the life of Jesus and in Hebrew culture.