When it comes to pass arounds anywhere...e-mail, whatever...asking for prayers for a missing/sick/dying child the best place to check first is snopes.com. They hit those things hard, investigate and report as to whether the child being prayed for even exists or if it is very old and the situation has resolved.
As to why people pass them on without checking; for some it's sheer reflex. The people who start them off knowing full well it's all rubbish are a different matter. I don't know if they're looking for 'likes' or laughing. Either way it's reprehensible.
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Date: 2012-03-12 09:03 am (UTC)As to why people pass them on without checking; for some it's sheer reflex. The people who start them off knowing full well it's all rubbish are a different matter. I don't know if they're looking for 'likes' or laughing. Either way it's reprehensible.