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{{quote|I pray your brakes go out running down a hill.<br />
I pray a flower pot falls from a windowsill,<br />
And knocks you in the head like I'd like to.<br />
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls.<br />
I pray you're flying high, when your engine stalls<br />
I pray all your dreams never come true.<br />
Just know wherever you are honey, I pray for you. |''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atBg9zLI2bA Pray For You]'', by Jaron and The Long Road to Love }}
 
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'' has [[Colonel Badass|Hal Moore]] running into one of his [[Ensign Newbie|new lieutenants]] in an empty church, and offers to pray with him. It ''starts out'' decently enough.
{{quote| '''Moore:''' ''Our Father in Heaven, before we go into battle, every soldier among us will approach you each in his own way. [[Not So Different|Our enemies too]], according to their own understanding, will ask for protection and for victory. And so, we bow before your infinite wisdom. We offer our prayers as best we can. I pray you watch over the young Jack Geoghegan. That I lead into battle. You use me as your instrument in this [[War Is Hell|awful hell of war]] to watch over them. Especially if they're men like this one beside me, deserving of a future in your blessing and goodwill. Amen.''<br />
'''Geoghegan:''' ''Amen.''<br />
'''Moore:''' ''Oh, yes, and one more thing, dear Lord, about our enemies, [[Mood Whiplash|ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to Hell.]] Amen.'' }}
* Harry Powell's opening prayer from ''[[The Night of the Hunter]]'', which [[Sinister Minister|speaks]] [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|volumes]] [[The Bluebeard|about]] [[Serial Killer|his]] [[Complete Monster|character]]:
{{quote| '''Harry Powell:''' Well now, what's it to be, Lord? Another widow? How many has it been? Six? Twelve? I disremember. [''tipping his hat''] You say the word, Lord, I'm on my way...You always send me money to go forth and preach your Word. The widow with a little wad of bills hid away in a sugar bowl. Lord, I am ''tired''. Sometimes I wonder if you really understand. Not that You mind the killin's. Yore Book is ''full'' of killin's. But there are things you ''do'' hate, Lord: perfume-smellin' things, lacy things, things with curly hair.}}
* Parodied/Lampshaded in ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'', where the heroes pray for God not only to defeat their enemies, but to "blow them to tiny bits, ''in Thy Mercy''".
* ''Day of the Wacko'' ends with the mock of a massive prayer (based on the popular Polish XVIII-century religious poem, no less) counting various accidents and unpleasantries praying people want to happen to their neighbours.
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** This was actually a common practice in the Roman Empire; people would throw "curse tablets" into holy shrines imploring the gods to visit various misfortunes on those who'd wronged them.
* "Prayer of the Selfish Child" by [[Shel Silverstein]], ending:
{{quote| [[Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep|And if I die before I wake]]<br />
I pray the Lord my toys to break<br />
So no other kids can use 'em... }}
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* In a family-friendly example from [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]] episode "Volley Dad," one of the nuns in Maddie's Catholic school prays that their volley ball team will viciously crush the opposing team.
{{quote| '''Nun:''' Okay, we are gonna stomp these losers right into the ground! Let us pray. Lord, please help us stomp these losers into the ground. Amen. }}
* Back when [[The Colbert Report|Stephen]] and [[Steve Carell|Steven]] were still on ''[[The Daily Show]]'', an "Even Stevens" segment had them debating whether Islam or Christianity was the one true religion. Needless to say, prayers of "Smite mine enemy" were evoked on both sides.
 
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In one of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episodes where Sideshow Bob's after Bart, Bart prays to God to kill him.
{{quote| '''Bart''': ...and please, God, ''kill Sideshow Bob!''<br />
'''Marge''': No, Bart! You can't ask God to kill someone!<br />
'''Homer''': [[Comically Missing the Point|Yeah! You've got to do your own dirty work!]] }}
* In ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Frollo's song "Hellfire" includes a prayer to the Virgin Mary for Esmeralda to burn in hell or else become his.
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