For the life of me, I cannot understand why Protestants can't see the simple basis behind this. It seems thick to me.
You say "No different that asking Dad for a raise in allowance and ALSO asking MOM to talk to him FOR you."
I say: Romans 8:26. If I have the Holy Spirit, one of the Trinity of the Living God, interceding for me then of what benefit is praying to a human, even one that has gone on to heaven? The inner curtain of the temple was torn asunder because we no longer need another human to intercede for us.
Now that is just my opinion based on my limited understanding and I have no claim to divine revelation. I would be delighted to have you to offer some evidence in the form of scripture rather that just simply implying I'm thick for not agreeing with you (no matter how accurate that implication may be).
Thank you,
Pan
Our issue, I think, is that Jesus lives and Mary, just like every other person who ever lived, is dead. Nothing in Scripture supports praying to dead people - in fact, precisely the opposite.