((((onlymedid))))) I am glad you posted this. I think alot of us are confused just as you are. I too instantly think of religion when I think of prayer. But I guess the difference is when we request prayer, we aren't "directly" talking about our religious preferences or beliefs.

After looking thru all these posts, mine included, I think outside of the prayer requests, just about all others could be posted elsewhere in the forums. It is just simpler to put them here if you are looking for responses from a particular group of people. I honestly think this forum will be shut down before long because there is such a degree of confusion.

I may make some people mad in saying this but it is how I feel and I am just trying to be honest sooo........here goes....
I think the problem here can be solved with something as simple as putting an ICON or warning, to be used on threads of religious content. People that don't want to see it or hear it....well....the ICON is there to let you know so just don't click on it. Sounds pretty elementary to me as "Sherlock" would put it.