Okay, I actually read the article posted that points out Wil was actually criticizing prayer. (I did not previously read it because I have no interest in Wil Wheaton’s personal views.)
But regardless of Wil’s ignorant blathering, it still is not a good idea.
I continue to fail to understand why praying for the victims or asking people to pray for the victims is not a good idea. The thing that isn’t a good idea, is the decision to do nothing else.
It’s because your relationship with God is your relationship. You can fellowship with others in that relationship, and you can come to Him, but it is inappropriate to put yourself in a position where you even accidentally construe yourself as disingenuous.
Wil’s reaction is ignorant, but it wouldn’t have happened if such a declaration wasn’t public. Having a relationship with God is a very personal thing. A call to prayer should be equally personal. Just throwing that request out into the wind for everyone to hear is not.
Suffice it to say, it is still possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason.