"After reading ..., I have no clue as to what prompted the blogger's self-described rant."

You probably missed some of the points, so here are a few that explain why the rant.

"These prayer circles, this continuing belief that healing will happen if enough people pray -- and, implicitly, if the girl herself is godly enough -- is setting the poor child up for a death bathed in self-recrimination. Evidently, it's already happening."

"I must also say this: there's something perverse to the point of revulsion in the idea of a god that will heal the girl if enough people pray for her."

[i]"If you pray for cure and don't get it, and if you believe that prayin...

"After reading ..., I have no clue as to what prompted the blogger's self-described rant."

You probably missed some of the points, so here are a few that explain why the rant.

"These prayer circles, this continuing belief that healing will happen if enough people pray -- and, implicitly, if the girl herself is godly enough -- is setting the poor child up for a death bathed in self-recrimination. Evidently, it's already happening."

"I must also say this: there's something perverse to the point of revulsion in the idea of a god that will heal the girl if enough people pray for her."

"If you pray for cure and don't get it, and if you believe that praying can lead to cure, then mustn't you accept that God heard your prayers and said no? If so, are you going to hell? But if you say either outcome is God's will, then what's the value of the prayer in the first place?"

"In this case, it seems, it's only to make the girl feel guilty and unworthy. How sad. Since the whole idea is so internally inconsistent, give the poor kid a break."

Prayer is not going to cure this girl, and god "through prayer" is not going to cure this girl, but THE GIRL may think she is unworthy of a cure from god since she is obviously not being cured. Ergo, this girl must feel like sh_t. Better she be told the truth than to continue this prayer circle. Why increase her agony with psychological do-do, and possibly thinking she's going to hell? Give the poor kid a break.

Exhibit 1

I have no clue as to what prompted the blogger's self-described rant.

Uh, the prayer, dude. And the effect it's having on the child.

Exhibit 2

I perfectly understood the ranting itself.

Go back to Exhibit 1.

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From the source article: "Hundreds believing what Gloria believes: Instead of a medical breakthrough for her terminal illness, God will heal her."

From the source article: "When her parents ask if she wishes to attend a prayer session at the Fantozzis' house, Gloria responds with a word she never used to say: "No.""

From the source article: ""Oh my gosh, we've been filling up the heavens with prayer,...

Exhibit 1

I have no clue as to what prompted the blogger's self-described rant.

Uh, the prayer, dude. And the effect it's having on the child.

Exhibit 2

I perfectly understood the ranting itself.

Go back to Exhibit 1.

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From the source article: "Hundreds believing what Gloria believes: Instead of a medical breakthrough for her terminal illness, God will heal her."

From the source article: "When her parents ask if she wishes to attend a prayer session at the Fantozzis' house, Gloria responds with a word she never used to say: "No.""

From the source article: ""Oh my gosh, we've been filling up the heavens with prayer," Diane Strauss says. Prayer nights are comforting, inspiring, but then reality mornings come. Every day, Gloria awakes in pain."

Do you still have no clue what prompted the blogger's rant? And did you notice that most of the community was Catholic? Why don't they take her to Benni Hinn, Poppoff, or take her to the Pope! 'Bout time he did something good for somebody. Won't his prayers work?

Deep down we both know the answer to that, don't we?

Thus the rant. Give the poor girl a break!