What is your Atheism Sin?

What habits or actions do you continue to do that would get your Atheism card revoked? This is totally tongue-in-cheek, but I have realized how my somewhat religious upbringing has colored my language as well as other things.

So, I figured we could have a confessional discussion where we admit our sins against atheism. After all, if folk are going to persist in calling atheism a religion, maybe we should indulge a little and see how it works out for us.

My sins include using language like "God only knows" and saying to people who have sneezed "bless you". What the hell are you heathens doing that is the antithesis of atheism?

UPDATE: This post continues to get attention and one thing I have noticed, with both amusement and frustration, is that some people do not seem to notice that this is largely tongue-in-cheek. I posted this as a way of acknowledging the influence that religion has had and continues to have on our lives, our society, our language, and our habits. We all know that atheism is not a religion, goddammit! ;-)

Have a blessed day.

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Permalink Reply by Pinko Commie on March 7, 2010 at 5:26pm

Haha, I yell "JESUS EFFING CHRIST!!" When I get really mad because my dad used to say it when he got really mad and I picked it up. He was an atheist too, so I consider that 'sin' to be inherited. :D

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Permalink Reply by M on April 29, 2010 at 3:32pm

I also use Jesus' name as a swear word, but I go with "Jesus H. Christ!" Since I never did learn what the "H" stands for, I decided it was "Hellacious."

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Permalink Reply by luvtheheaven on April 29, 2010 at 4:26pm

What does JHFC stand for? And what? Is the Jesus H. Christ thing a real thing? He has an H in his name? LOL. It looks like a middle initial or something hilarious... It's not like Christ is his last name so I'm just confused. I never heard of the H.

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Permalink Reply by luvtheheaven on April 29, 2010 at 7:00pm

Oh... I've never heard anyone say Jesus Holy Fucking Christ... now that you mention it Jesus Holy Christ I may have heard... like once... lol... I don't know LOL! Thanks for the answer. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Jason Paisley on July 5, 2010 at 1:13am

I used to say Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick!

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on July 5, 2010 at 1:26am

That counts, you sinner! ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Lewal on October 4, 2011 at 2:22pm

I used to know a guy that wanted to stop saying "Jesus Christ" when he was mad because he had a kid and didn't want to be a bad influence. So he started saying "Jimminy Christmas" to substitute it, except... when he's actually mad now, he always says "Jimminy fucking Christmas!" He doesn't really get irony

Permalink Reply by Becky Glynn on August 6, 2010 at 8:18pm

I'm wondering if it's a southern thing...because my family used Jesus H. Christ as well...and I still say it as well as JFC!

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Permalink Reply by Kendall on September 26, 2011 at 12:50pm

The H stands for Henry.

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Permalink Reply by Shine on March 8, 2010 at 9:44am

Everytime I hear or say JFC, I cannot get that picture out of my head...the one where Jesus' head is superimposed upon two men having sex.

And now I'm sure that it is in all of your heads now, too. You're welcome.

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Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on March 9, 2010 at 1:56pm

Shine - I think Jesus WAS gay... afterall... he never showed romantic interest in women and he never got married... and the vast majority of his "closest friends" were male.