The Atlantic declaring Rosary dangerous
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Jesus was not criticising praise and adoration, only repetitive prayers (mantras)
16 words repeated for eternity sounds repetitive.
Perhaps you don't know that prayers are your personal relationship with your Lord and Creator. He wants you to personally tell him about your life, what you need and what you are appreciative of. What you are sorry for and who you have forgiven their trespasses. Praise is entirely different, it could be a song, it could be Psalms it could be the shedding of tears. Which are all repetitions and are all fine. But there is no personal relationship in a repetitive prayer.
I do agree that mindless and unfelt repetition is meaningless.
Modernism has reduced prayer to making the almighty the Santa in the sky.
27% of Christians admit to praying for sports outcomes. I have attended numerous modern churches and the lyrics of the praise songs and the sermons and the prayers are filled with me me me and I.
To each their own. But I'll follow the Lord's guidance when he answered that we should pray with "our father who art in heaven"
The others, the cross may be a stumbling block.
when you pray, do not use vain repetitions
Praise, not prayers - big difference.