My sister is a believer also. She loved milk, but she was diagnosed with "an allergy to milk". Couldn't even drink acidophilus. After 20 years of this condition she decided she wanted to drink milk, so she started praying and got prayer in church. She can drink milk now without getting a stomach ache.
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One of the less impressive miracles.
Imagine if something like this had made the cut in the Bible - "And lo, Jesus did touch the womans foot, and within six weeks her veruca was gone forever more."
Fascinating. The exact same thing happened to me!
As a child, I was allergic to lots of things, including milk.
As a teen, I was no longer allergic to any of those things.
I'm a lifelong atheist, and I was "cured" without the "help" of prayer or your non-existent God!
Funnily enough, though, I've been diabetic for about 20 years now. I know various family members pray for me regularly, but neither my diabetes nor my poor eyesight have fixed themselves.
You know, a lot of people grow out of allergies like that. I used to be lactose intolerant when I was a kid. I'm not anymore, and I never prayed about it once. Also, what's God doing answering prayers about milk allergies when innocent people all over the world are dying in wars and starving to death?
As many have already said, you can out grow allergies quite normally. Children of my generation, when breastfeeding was "icky", often have severe milk allergies due to the influx of hormone laden milk that was fed to us. (Not to mention missing all those immune boosters.) As I've reached adulthood, I can tolerate small to moderate amounts of milk as my body has adapted. Go gen X!
How come God cures minor annoyances, but when it comes to cancer, AIDs, and epidemics his hands are tied?
Yeah I had a [hypothetical] friend who was born into poverty in Africa.
He had AIDS, but with the power of Jesus he lived a whole 5 years.
Good to hear her lactose problem's cleared up, though.
fromdownunder: "Lactose intolerence can be self curing."
There is a difference between lactose intolerance and milk allergy. Lactose intolerant individuals lack alleles of the gene that continues to produce enzymes to process lactose after a certain age. Lactose tolerant individuals are actually in the minority globally. It's rather difficult to get that allele after you're conceived.
An allergy is an excessive response of the immune system. This can sometimes correct itself through time or desensitization treatments.
She couldn't even drink acidophilus eh? Maybe she took it in pill form instead.
For the record, I had milk sensitivity for a period of time. It passed on its own. Sometimes it's just a case of your internal fauna being out of whack.
Why Gee that is a downright honest to GAWD MOTHER FUCKING MIRACLE!!!!!
I Believe in Jesus now, you have converted me RFJE...
O wait...
So the Christian god cures food allergies, but ignores the prayers of amputees?
Even if he did exist, I would not worship that.
Christ be double-f**ked, its a miracle! Hold the front page!
I've clearly doubted you guys for too long...halleluja!
On second thought, have you ever entertained the possibility that you might be a batshit-insane gullible moron?
So she can eat chocolate ice cream again. Big fucking deal. You don't think a person's physiology changes in 20 years?!
My brother had severe asthma as a kid and had to take daily medications along with an inhaler for emergencies. One day he decided he didn't want to take the pills anymore and started regular swimming to strengthen his lungs. Today, his asthma is long gone and he seldom needs the inhaler. Did God do this one too?
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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