Emailing God: Dear God....Re:Me

Joanna writes: Ever wished you could e-mail God or join his mailing list? The new and achingly cool Dear God site allows you to petition the deity of your choosing with worries and requests and to read other people's. Replies not guaranteed.

It's Post Secret for people who believe and boasts it's the non-denominational way for people to "share" their "inner-most hopes and fears" with their "version of God".

Bill Tikos, creator of thecoolhunter.co.uk the barometer of cool, set up the site, which launched a week ago and has already had 130,000 page views and now receives 60 prayers a day. Tikos's e-mail name is "Mighty God" but he promises he's not religious in any way, that the site is not a spiritual organisation and has no axe to grind. So what is motivating the endeavour? Tikos says he "woke up one morning and decided to create Dear God" but  advertising is available on the site so presumably profit has something to do with it.

But curiously in these financially chilly times "God" has yet to be asked for help with cash flow by anyone e-mailing him.

Comments

[Robert Tilford]

I must admit it is an interesting concept, this idea of e-mailing God. It's no more crazy I think than sticking prayers written on paper in the wall in Jerusalem. Or handing them to Sai Baba of India. Or more recently someone leaving a note at the foot of a bronze St. Michael statue at a small Catholic church in LaCrosse, Kansas (USA). The note pleaded for forgiveness for someone lusting after another man's wife in church. unsigned. The shame of this may have prevented this person from admitting this sin to his local parish priest - which I think is the only way to get forgiveness or absolution in the catholic church is it not? All these attempts are people trying desperately in some cases to reach out to whatever they consider the divine. For their sake I hope it works.

[Robert Tilford]

I must admit it is an interesting concept, this idea of e-mailing God. It's no more crazy I think than sticking prayers written on paper in the wall in Jerusalem. Or handing them to Sai Baba of India. Or more recently someone leaving a note at the foot of a bronze St. Michael statue at a small Catholic church in LaCrosse, Kansas (USA). The note pleaded for forgiveness for someone lusting after another man's wife in church. unsigned. The shame of this may have prevented this person from admitting this sin to his local parish priest - which I think is the only way to get forgiveness or absolution in the catholic church is it not? All these attempts are people trying desperately in some cases to reach out to whatever they consider the divine. For their sake I hope it works.

[Andrew Milner]

Of UK national newspapers, is The Times the only one with a "Faith" section? Be interesting to know Times position on say, the Old Testament. Interesting collection of myth rather like Greek and Roman, that relate to Jewish history, right. Do you for example still buy into the invisible guy that lives in the sky, story? Talking snake? And New Testament: What's your position on Mary's conception? Impregnated by the Holy Ghost? Give me a break. Far more likely the handsome young Roman soldier billeted across the street. And how about the resurrection? You must think the Romans were a bunch of amateurs when it came to execution. And even more absurd, ascension into heaven on a cloud. Face it; Jesus' body became part of the planet just like everyone else. As recent discoveries will shortly show. No after life, no reincarnation. Those are comforting fantasies for the weak-minded that can't handle mortality. When you draw your last breath, it's "Game Over". You are not doing yourselves or anyone else any favours by perpetuation this delusion.

[Stuart Hartill]

As I recall, back in the 1980's the morning after the first night out of Freshers Week was colloquially known amongst students as 'Talking to God on the Big White Phone', so not entirely a new idea!

[alan]

Little children send letters to the North Pole addressed to Santa Claus. What's the difference?

[Felix Turner]

I am so sick of this. I have to admit this article is a bit stupid but on this Faith Central just because I am religious I have been called, a liitle child,insane,deluded and mad by atheists. I used to have nothing against atheists but after seeing some atheistic comments here it is just annoying that all the atheist comments are so angry and the authors seem to need to prove themselves direly. Why do atheists go on the religious section of this website is beyond me! And in answer to Andrew Milner who talks about The Times having a religious section how about we look the other non-religious newspapers, The Sun and The Star both have pornography write in the middle of the paper so that shows you the non-religious side!

[Andrew Milner]

Way to go, Felix. The alternative to faith is pornography. You will let me know when you complete Logical Deduction 101, won't you?

[Thomas Clare Old Ireland]

Andrew Milner: Your fear is showing itself to be so great, that its state of mass is unstable, and people of care and logic must fear your instability, as they would logically fear the potential of any explosive red giant. As a scientist, I do not care about your atheism, or your hatred of the faithful, and yet I must monitor your radioactive fear levels to protect and warn those in danger of your explosive potential. All attacks are fear based, you have been attacking people of faith for some time, and for your own amusement, and this is a sure sign of instability on a molecular scale.
As scientists that have studied the one and only science, and we do not believe in god, we (MY COLLEAGUES AND I) now find that, (you) are so fearful that an explosion into the final stage of atomic conjunction could take place, and thus form a red giant star, whose center would be the Planet Earth. This would end all life, as we know it.
Those passing our dead planet in future space explorations from distant planets would have to stay their distance. This red giant, known as the Milner bully star, pulls all life into its dark and never-ending grip. The good news is that you will be famous, and the bad news is, noone cares.

Then that is just the way it goes in a world where some roman soldier knocked up Christ’s Mother Mary. It’s to bad the Jupiter gods conceived you in the wrong world; for even the magic fairies of earth, whom you denounce, will not recognize you as a celestial red giant. We all need a place, and you have clearly found yours, it’s called, alone.
Thomas Clare, Old Ireland

[Norman]

I wonder if Thomas Clare's post would make more sense if all the words were rearranged.