Online prayer is taking off as people turn to the web to call for the intercession of God, according to a new study.

However, petitioning via the internet seems to bring out quite different types of prayer.

Traditional prayer requests, using methods such as by placing prayer cards on church prayer boards, were for animals, global issues and other people, especially those suffering an illness.

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