[Elsie]

There is therefore no rational basis for holding that if Christians IN HEAVEN offer prayers, intercession, etc., that they are usurping the functions of Christ or the Holy Spirit.

Assumiong facts not in evidence.

[Arthur McGowan]

No one has ever offered me a reason (as opposed to a vehement, spittle-flecked assertion) why my mother, when she lived in Baltimore, cared about me and prayed for me, but now that she is in Heaven, doesn’t care about me, and doesn’t pray for me.