What xian/religious sayings get on your nerves?
We've had countless discussions on here about the religious colloquialisms and sayings that others say that we tolerate (e.g. many don't mind something like, ("I hope you get better soon - I'll pray for you", or something as simple as "bless you" after a sneeze). But what about the other end of the spectrum?
What are the xian, or religious for that matter, sayings that drive you crazy or get under your skin? For instance, here are a couple of mine...
- When a religious person sees another who is down on his luck, or has had some tragedy, or is simply "not as good as" the religious person and they say, "There but for the grace of god go I". How pompous and sanctimonious, not to mention cruel and selfiish
- Sports figures, actors, etc. who go through the histrionics of thanking god when something great happens to them. What, did god hate the other players/competitors?
You get the idea.
Can't wait to read your thoughts on this!
Tags: Sayings
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Permalink Reply by Darlene Edelman on -
I do tell them not to pray for me. They can think good thoughts if they want, but that's still not going to do anything to fix the problem.
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Permalink Reply by Ceci on -
@halidom: the more the believers live their way, the more we can't live our way without restraint, you should always consider it.
i don't like to discuss about god with believers because i think it's completely vain, but i'm very far from accepting there is no big deal in living within religious people.
first of all, i think you are able to make distinction between who says, for example, that homosexual are sick and who doesn't despite being a believer, so you should pay attention when declaring there's no difference in whatever they say.
secondly, even though my religious neighbours don't try to convert me, i'm not so tolerant with religion, because if they don't, the priests of their respective churches are always trying to undermine my atheist life in many different ways. the fact that people believe in god makes them more and more powerful, so i would be careful in saying that we live our way and they live theirs, so there's no big deal and happily ever after.
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Permalink Reply by Darlene Edelman on
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In Catholic school, when something bad happens to you, the nun always tells you to "offer it up." Never could figure that out. Is it, "Hey, God, I just broke my ankle. You take it."
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Permalink Reply by Mike Davis on -
I am amazed and disturbed at how many times I've been told that if I don't believe in god, I must worship the devil. Some aren't smart enough to know that you can't have one without the other. Years ago I was having a talk with the most fanatically religious person I know...mom and it came out that she was worried I was a devil worshiper since I was an athiest. After I showed her that one couldn't happen without the other, she was relieved and was able to accept my lack of belief a little better.
@halidon, you say, what difference does it make whatever they say and it's no big deal. I respectfully disagree, They are more and more injecting themselves into our lives through politics. They want to run this country through the bible and many of the candidates define themselves through their beliefs. We are in a very dangerous time in this country and if they are allowed to prevail, we will be in the same situation that forced the colonists out of England. Religion of all kinds want to take away our rights as humans to think and act of our own free will, and to run a nation on the ramblings of inbred sheepherders scares me. It is a big deal and we need to make a stand. We are never going to get them to stop using reason, but we might be able to get a handle on it by using money. We can start demanding that if they want to bring religion into politics, they need to be taxed. If it is said long and loud enough we might be able to either keep the separation of church and state, or at least help reduce out debt. Who knows, but something must be done.
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Permalink Reply by David Lee on
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The San Gabriel mission near me stated that when the padres laid out a religious painting, the indigenous made peace with them, moved by the beauty of the painting.
Yet they did not mention a thing about the blood uprisings occurred during the lifespan of the mission.
"There are things that we can't explain with science ,therefore god exists."
Blatant logical fallacy: just because you can't explain it doesn't mean that it was god's doing
urrrrrr
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Stanger on -
When I was a teenager we were going through a tough financial time, and when I would confront my mom about something the answer to any problem, like not much food in the house, was "the lord will provide". That was always the most terrifying thing for me to hear.
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Permalink Reply by Dustin WIdmann on -
God, it's whats for dinner?
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Permalink Reply by Kairan Nierde on -
Right, that does sound terrifying, because she's given up hope of any human providing a solution to a serious problem...which almost always equates to nothing changing. The worst part is, your attempt to get your needs met has just been totally shut down by that little phrase...because to a believer, only a person with weak faith would feel that waiting for the lord to provide is not good enough. In my family, that little phrase would be accompanied by an overt or covert message letting me know that my questioning the situation is akin to doubting god will provide, and perhaps our current situation was due to 'our' lack of faith. Mmmm, guilt, chicken soup for the Catholic soul. Sorry, I don't mean to be glib but I missed my share of meals too, and innapropriate, bad puns is how I deal with it.
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Permalink Reply by Brett Arthur on
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You already mentioned the praying for and the sneezing ones so that's my biggest two... But they bother me so damn much. I'm tired of being told to pray for people, I'm not. I don't come to your house and tell you to read medical books about my problems, quit doing the same to me. And the sneezing garbage needs to stop solely because we're fully aware as a society now that it's not demon expulsion.
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Permalink Reply by Cristynfaye on -
I covet your prayers.
Hedge of protection.
Real Men.
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Permalink Reply by Henry Ruddle on -
Everything happens for a reason.
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