I've noticed this trend increasingly on social media, especially on FB. What do you think does a prayer get more attention from God by the number of "amens" it gets?

ChildofChukwu: I've noticed this trend increasingly on social media, especially on FB. What do you think does a prayer get more attention from God by the number of "amens" it gets?

Extrapolation of an existing meme. They're only expanding an already useless habit. Why would anyone pray to an omniscient God who possesses a plan? So you want make am change plans for you, abi?

I avoid those posts like the plague. Somebody will just come up with a ridiculous story, fake pix, and then probably try to manipulate my Christian psyche by telling me something like 'you are wicked and heartless/you don't like God if you ignore this post. No thank you, I won't type or like or repost anything. I even saw one 'man of God' that added his account number for people to type amen, send him money and receive miracle money so much it will fill their houses that evening What rubbish

Torkwase1: I avoid those posts like the plague. Somebody will just come up with a ridiculous story, fake pix, and then probably try to manipulate my Christian psyche by telling me something like 'you are wicked and heartless/you don't like God if you ignore this post. No thank you, I won't type or like or repost anything. I even saw one 'man of God' that added his account number for people to type amen, send him money and receive miracle money so much it will fill their houses that evening What rubbish

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Nigerian pastors write one sentence and all the followers write amen it is crazy!

Exactly. I used to fall prey but when they started issuing threats and making me feel guilty, that's when I stopped falling for their tricks. Someone said they make money from getting a high number of likes. I wonder how true this is.

Weah96:

Extrapolation of an existing meme. They're only expanding an already useless habit. Why would anyone pray to an omniscient God who possesses a plan? So you want make am change plans for you, abi?

I'm not even against them praying. The bible encourages us to pray.
What I don't get is why do I have to type amen. Is it not better to ask people to join you in prayers than asking them to type amen?

I detest them! There is something most people don't understand about those "amen" thing; those behind it are not pastors, neither are they the celebrities they claim they are. They only hide under the canopies of well cooked up stories and stir fear in people by illiciting responses which are largely "amen" from them. I pray to God in my own way. I see no reason why someone would curse for me to say 'amen' and then expect such to work. They are shams.