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Asked at Checkers Food Store, 23rd and Louisiana streets. on July 1, 2009

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“Yes I do. I think it just gives people faith.”

— Rio Argueta, sociology major, Lawrence

“Yes I do, because sometimes there are unexplained things that happen that you can’t explain it any other way.”

— Karen Heinen, retired nurse, Meriden

“Yes — the 1980 Olympic hockey team and the KU Jayhawks.”

— Melinda Wilcox, painter’s assistant, Overland Park

“Yes I do because Jesus said, ‘I do these things so that you will believe,’ and we are asked to ‘pray without ceasing’ and those prayers will be answered in the Lord’s time.”

— Steve Stanton, retired police officer, Ozawkie

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RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

Huh?
July 1, 2009 at 7:22 a.m.
BrianR (anonymous) says…

Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says…
"Since you came along, you sexy thing ."

Simply amazing.
July 1, 2009 at 7:29 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

Wanna see a card trick? Is it a coincidence that I'm seeing a "jesus loves you" add immediately to the right of this box?
July 1, 2009 at 7:38 a.m.
hodgesmom (Dayle Hodges) says…

Yes.
July 1, 2009 at 7:39 a.m.
prospector (anonymous) says…

Is this the reason for the question?

Vatican finds enough evidence to continue probe into miracle'

http://www.kansas.com/502/story/87468...

I will steal Snap's answers:

In my trousers.
July 1, 2009 at 7:41 a.m.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

Yes, I do. I once sat through a movie without a kid talking on his cell phone.
July 1, 2009 at 7:47 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

It might have been a miracle that Mrs. Autie caught the biggest bass yesterday. but what I lacked in quality I more than made up for in quanity.
July 1, 2009 at 7:54 a.m.
JJE007 (anonymous) says…

I don't even believe in perCEPtion!
YOU do the math.
July 1, 2009 at 7:58 a.m.
Cappy (anonymous) says…

Not really. I believe there are things we can't (yet) explain. And things that seem miraculous, but are really misperceived patterns. The only real miracles happen in the heart and mind, not out in the real world.
July 1, 2009 at 8:06 a.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

Yes.
5 nights in a row? Of course it's a miracle.
July 1, 2009 at 8:14 a.m.
trinity (anonymous) says…

i absolutely believe in miracles. i've been a part of and have witnessed too many to *not* believe.
July 1, 2009 at 8:28 a.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

It is a miracle that I came to work today.
July 1, 2009 at 8:34 a.m.
Music_Girl (anonymous) says…

Prospector, thanks for the link to that story...it was very interesting.

I do believe in miracles. There are many unexplained happenings in this world. It does give people hope which is sometimes a miracle in itself.
July 1, 2009 at 8:58 a.m.
xbusguy (chris Ogle) says…

Proof that miracles exist.... I am still in this thing.
July 1, 2009 at 9:08 a.m.
jonas_opines (anonymous) says…

No, little Emily, it's just simple chance that you aren't dead, not someone looking out for you from above.

/Miracles: Not Yours.
July 1, 2009 at 9:11 a.m.
craigers (anonymous) says…

Absolutely.
July 1, 2009 at 9:49 a.m.
labmonkey (anonymous) says…

RI-

5 nights in a row of what?
July 1, 2009 at 10:14 a.m.
hujiko (anonymous) says…

time is predetermined
July 1, 2009 at 10:15 a.m.
gsxr600 (anonymous) says…

No way. There is a reason for everything. Some people are just to blind, dumb, or careless to see it. Life is merely a sequence of intertwined, random events.
July 1, 2009 at 10:18 a.m.
grammaddy (anonymous) says…

Nope.
July 1, 2009 at 10:22 a.m.
Irish (Leslie Swearingen) says…

Anyone reading this paper would think Lawrence to be very antagonistic to the Christian, and indeed all, faiths.
As I am the only Catholic Christian who either reads the paper or knows how to type, I will answer this question in a sensible manner.
Yes. I have had way too many things happen to me in my life not to believe. So, it is my very personal interior conversation with the Other that has led me to my faith. I know what happened to me when I was baptized and no one can take that away from me.
Notice the man in the Red Sox cap. We Sox fans are used to being in it for the long haul. You may have to wait a bit for that miracle you are praying for.
I hope the Lord's time is this year for us. Of course Jonathan is praying for a different outcome.
What does this mean?
July 1, 2009 at 10:38 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

It is a miracle we all aren't dead from swine flu. Then consumed by polar bears. did the spread of hot dogs follow the trade routes as well?
July 1, 2009 at 10:40 a.m.
Romans832 (anonymous) says…

Two things I believe: (1) There is a God. (2) I am not God. This past April, I saw a miracle. God worked through doctors to spare the life of someone with meningitis. Yes, I said "through doctors." Sometimes God does use others to steer the miracles, but it is ultimately a God-thing. One of her doctors confessed that he was just a tool for God's healing. "We cared for you but God did all the work."
July 1, 2009 at 11:13 a.m.
BMI (anonymous) says…

I posted this last night but want to be sure you saw so there were no misunderstandings.

BMI (Anonymous) says…

Gootsie (Anonymous) says…

Big fireworks in my hometown with granddaughter and son and DIL. Since I was small, for 4th of July the firement have always shot one off about every five minutes, we all ooh and aah and honk, then wait for the big finale at the end. Love it!! There will be turtle races, money hill (sand full of coins), duck races, neighborhood parade. And lots of time with family!
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…

Daughter In Law?
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Please note.
My earlier comment asking “Isn't Gootsie the one who has an STD?” (which someone suggested removal and it was) was in reference to her own previous comments using the very same STD. That is how she refers to her step daughter. I was tying the DIL with the STD, not making a rude comment. Gootsie has a history of abbreviating her family. I would not insult Gootsie, I was just replaying her own comment.
Here is the link to the LJW search for the many comments also using her same STD comment.
I suggest who ever suggested removal needs to learn their LJW comment history.
http://www2.ljworld.com/search/?query...
July 1, 2009 at 11:33 a.m.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

Autie - And now we have to deal with dog flu.
July 1, 2009 at 11:33 a.m.
BigPrune (anonymous) says…

Will the dog flu cause the domestication of apes as pets? Sounds like a movie............hmmmm.

Yes, I believe in miracles. I have witnessed a miracle.
July 1, 2009 at 11:41 a.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

We have STDs here at work. HR talks about it all the time.

Short Term Disability. Of course, I suppose you could get a STD and then go on STD.

Acronyms are a funny thing. Kind of miraculous.

Anyone remember Aids diet pills?
July 1, 2009 at 11:42 a.m.
BMI (anonymous) says…

I'm am uncertain about the miracles. I have had very highly regarded doctors with years of experience discuss ill patients with me. They have told me they have seen hundreds of patients prayed over and nothing happens. They also will tell me, they have seen patients that have absolutely no chance of recovering from what ever some problem is, no treatment is possible. And something causes it to heal all on it's own. They have no way to explain it. So they too are puzzled and it leaves them a bit shaken sometimes.
I'm not advocating miracles here, just passing along what I was told. I'm on the science side of things.However I do feel the brain and body are capable of doing far more than science have figured out yet.
July 1, 2009 at 11:42 a.m.
Romans832 (anonymous) says…

To respond to BMI, "They have seen hundreds of patients prayed over and nothing happens." That is one of life's great unknowns. When we say God did a miracle, by healing someone with meningitis, for example, what about those who do get prayed for and end up dying? What if she had died? By faith I confess, it is God's nature to be good (we say "Good god!" instead of "Bad god!", right?) so even if we can't see good in the outcome, God did not change, nor can He or will He (James 1:17). So if she had died, God would still be good and God would still be God. "I believe; help my unbelief."
July 1, 2009 at 12:22 p.m.
pace (anonymous) says…

I do, though I am not into gods and demons, but by a miracle they may exist. My favorite miracles are usually the small warm ones.
July 1, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.
Catbacker (anonymous) says…

Like Einstein said..."Either everything is a miracle, or nothing is."
July 1, 2009 at 12:58 p.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

It is a miracle I got our fish feeder working in top notch order. I know the catfish are grateful for the miracle of manna from the sky.
July 1, 2009 at 1:46 p.m.
denak (anonymous) says…

I think there are such things as miracles. There are some things that can not be explained by science and a lot of things that people label as miracles that can be.

However, I don't think miracles have to these incredible awe inspiring, enigmatic events in order for them to qualify as miracles. I do think that God uses individuals in very small ways in order to do His works. And that those chance encounters we chalk up to as mere coincidence are His way of working miracles through us.

Dena
July 1, 2009 at 2:12 p.m.
Dateable_Shelter_Dude (anonymous) says…

Romans to BMI. If God had intended that scripture to talk about miracles, he should have put the hay down where the goats could get to it. Man that gave me a headache and I've still got no idea what he was saying and now I don't want to know. Anything that convoluted has to be bad news.

5 nights in a row, would that be your miracle or hers?
July 1, 2009 at 2:25 p.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

lab,
You know, when you roll over,close your eyes and instantly go to sleep.
July 1, 2009 at 2:25 p.m.
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

Prospector already took my comment.
July 1, 2009 at 2:59 p.m.
Ceallach (anonymous) says…

Indeed, I blindly, dumbly and carelessly do! I don't have enough faith to believe that "Life is merely a sequence of intertwined, random events."
July 1, 2009 at 4:27 p.m.
Ceallach (anonymous) says…

Right on Romans! I saw the April miracle standing in the narthex talking to a group of people last week. What a wonderful sight.
July 1, 2009 at 4:38 p.m.
misplacedcheesehead (anonymous) says…

Yes, I do. I literally believe that God parted the Red Sea. Now, there is one miracle I'd love to see in my lifetime-a man who can tell the truth!!!
July 1, 2009 at 4:40 p.m.
soldier1 (anonymous) says…

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/mea...
July 1, 2009 at 4:42 p.m.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…

I had composed my comment, and then Catbacker attributed it to Einstein.

( ... and, as I await my commemorative Al Franken stein,
I ask of Albert, "Is but a single stein enough?" )
July 1, 2009 at 5:07 p.m.
Irish (Leslie Swearingen) says…

Catholics do not take the Bible literally and there have been many great Catholic scientists. Our Holy Father has said there need not be a feud between science and faith.
I do however take the beliefs about Jesus and Mary and the saints literally and I really don't care if that is a contradiction.
I am content with my faith.
You be content with yours.
That is how I see it.
July 1, 2009 at 5:43 p.m.
beatrice (anonymous) says…

While the Arizona Cardinals playing in the Super Bowl may appear to contradict my answer, no, I do not believe in miracles. I also don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman.

If there is a god, do you think she would actually bother herself with the trivial matters of our mundain, everyday existence?
July 1, 2009 at 6:04 p.m.
AreUNorml (anonymous) says…

I can't believe so many people still "believe" in this mythology. The greatest story ever told I guess....
July 1, 2009 at 6:59 p.m.
soldier1 (anonymous) says…

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/mea...
July 1, 2009 at 7:23 p.m.
misplacedcheesehead (anonymous) says…

Oh SwineFlu, you've named yourself aptly. To think it's funny to cheat and get away with it-you are a swine!
July 1, 2009 at 11:08 p.m.
vertigo (Jesse Crittenden) says…

How come amputees never receive a "miracle" appendage? Of all the miracles happening around the world not one amputee has ever had a limb grow back... Why the discrimination God?

*crickets*
July 1, 2009 at 11:46 p.m.