Then he said, “There were about 400 men praying to Allah. Of course being a Christian I was praying against them.”

I’m still not quite sure what he meant by that. Don’t they believe in the same god?

Consider this a second theft.

Saying that you’ll pray for someone is “Christian code” for saying that you are not going to do a damn thing for them.

Or it can be a “holy” rebuke or expression of thinly veiled disapproval or scandal.

As in:
“My sister-in-law is a lesbian.”
“OH! Well, I’ll definitely pray for her then!”

Or it can be a sincere expression of concern and letting someone know that they matter to you, even if there’s nothing particular to be done about the situation. Nowadays, I prefer to say something like, “I’ll be thinking about you” and then call a few days later to suggest something real I could possibly do to help.

“And I’ll drink to your health.”

Stealing it.

Of course, Christians often inform me that they’re praying for me. I never know how to react to that

“And I’ll drink to your health.”

From what I understand, the LDS do some weird “baptism for the dead” that really offends living relatives of the dead person if they happen to be of another denomination. I’m sure some people would appreciate a “do not pray list” in such affairs

A-theist replied:

It’s not a malicious act, so you could just be gracious and let it go. We don’t have to be indignant about everything.

Whatever their intentions, it may actually be much more offensive to religious people than it is to atheists. For example, the families of Jewish holocaust victims have expressed outrage that the Mormons are “posthumously baptizing” their loved ones.

The best satire is convincing. You aren’t the first, nor will you be the last to fall for it.