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 == Article seems to lack NPOV == 

 This article seems to, by and large, be a thinly-veiled attempt by christian WP editors to make people believe that science is somehow of the opinion that prayer may actually be in some way effective. For instance, the snippet ""To date, scientific, religious and philosophical views on the efficacy of prayer do not agree, and much controversy still surrounds the subject"", makes it sound as if the purported ""efficency"" of prayer is still under debate or the like. However, nothing could actually be further from the truth: The vast majority of the scientific community has long since rejected the possibility that prayer has any kind of effect, mesurable or otherwise. This article further appears very slanted in that it only mentions, in the most cursory fashion possible, that Byrd's study was fundamentally flawed and opinionated - an opinion shared by the vast majority of all scientists who have reviewed it. Additionally, the MANTRA and Mayo studies are mentioned LAST in the section; presenting the ""faith-based"" arguments first and thus slanting the section in the favor of mainstream christian beliefs. The mention at the last part of the section in question that ""Most studies above have not to date directly measured the belief level of the beneficiary"" is also utter gobbledegook, and nothing more than the (unsourced) speculation of some random christian WP editor looking to spread a non-neutral opinion. Due to these and other flaws, I've marked the article as NPOW.   "