Evidently Free Republic gives an exemption from charity.
I say again: knowing more and being in more places is not the same as knowing all and being in all places. It is not necessary for Mary and the other saints to be omniscient or omnipresent. It's still pretty remarkable, but we don't necessarily have to defend against omniscience and omnipresence,
However, if the saints are with God, and God is everywhere, what follows?
The word "pray" is still used in legal speech. And I don't think it's the request part that troubles us. I think the objection is hard to state. We need some word that doesn't sound all culty but means something like spiritual communication.
In general we would suggest that parts of the body are sort of aware of one another. If we are one in the Spirit, then the Spirit which provides our oneness can handle the communication thing.
And in any event talking about God or the saints being in some place is awkward, isn't it? Isn't is as awkward as talking about them being in some time? Where and when is God? What's it like to be with Him?
It is admittedly hard (as in impossible?) to show that the Bible says we CAN communicate with the saints, but isn't our relationship with the members of the one body is different from the relationship Saul, The Witch of Endor, and Samuel had? I'd venture a yeah-huh to that. So I don't think the case against is conclusive.
>>>The word “pray” is still used in legal speech<<
That would mean that every plaintiff in every courtroom of every state in America is a blasphemer for filing a complaint with a “Prayer for Relief”—
Dang—gotta find a new line of work.