calls asking for prayer
By Brandon Showalter, CP Reporter
A "Satanic prayer" hotline that was set up in Washington state as somewhat of a joke is being inundated with lots of calls.
Local intercessors, however, insist it's better to stay focused on what God is doing, not what the devil is doing.
In an episode of NPR's "This American Life" radio program, host Ira Glass recounted the activity of The Satanic Missionary Society, where, like Christian prayer hotlines, callers can phone in and leave voicemail messages requesting prayer.
The satanic prayer hotline, hosted on a blog, was launched by a man in Olympia, Washington, named Chris Allert, who doesn't believe in God or Satan. Annoyed by Christians who wouldn't stop evangelizing, he began the prayer line out of curiosity to see who would call. He soon found out people were taking prayers to Satan really seriously and wasn't sure what to do with that, Glass explained.
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