the problem with having nice religious friends...

[Svartalf]

They try to be subtle about converting you....

*recieves a video titled 'The good things you recieve along with accepting Jesus's love' with a note 'oh, this is cool, thought you'd like it' *

Me: Oh, I wonder what this is about? Maybe it's some weird ass kink-
Oh crap, it's just a sermon.

Welcome back, long time no see

and I have an awfully nice JW aunt... except I can't spend more than a few hours with her without it turning to religions.
She's so nice I'm being diplomatic about it, but there are days I wish I weren't.

and what is it you receive when you "accept" sky sonny's inexistent love?

[Svartalf]

Blest ain't a word?

Blast the blest, that's all.

[Seth]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

I think the twat is the one who takes offense at the offering of a blessing, which is well-intended if meaningless. Rational adults take such things in stride, remaining tolerant of the good-will expressions of others, even when they express religious faith that one does not hold. That's the polite and courteous thing to do.

[Seth]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

I on the other hand, am quite sure that if Ayaan wasn't around and I die my twatish relatives would give me a full blown Baptist funeral, and people would testify that I'd seen the light at the end and was saved and in Heaver right, and let this be a lesson to anybody considering being an atheist.

And you would care why, exactly? You'll be dead, and by your own philosophy will have ceased to exist utterly. Funerals are not for the dead anyway, they are for the living, and if it gives your family solace and comfort to think they will see you again in heaven, why would you deny them that, unless you are just an inconsiderate twat? It's no skin off your nose, now is it? Do you hate your family and religion so much that you'll carry that hatred and bigotry to the grave and bring sorrow and pain to your family?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

I think the twat is the one who takes offense at the offering of a blessing, which is well-intended if meaningless. Rational adults take such things in stride, remaining tolerant of the good-will expressions of others, even when they express religious faith that one does not hold. That's the polite and courteous thing to do.

If it happens once, yet. But relentlessly propagandizing should be beneath even you, yes?

[Seth]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

Ew, that is right up there with cashiers who tell me to "Have a blessed day." And what annoys me more is that they pronounce 'blessed' as a single syllable. For some reason that annoys me as much as blessing me in the first place.

Why does it annoy you? It's not like they are telling you to go fuck yourself or that you're going to hell for not believing. It's a well-intentioned bit of social lubricant that anyone other than an anti-religious bigot would simply respond to with a polite "thank you" and move on. Why are you so intolerant of well-meant expressions of faith? You are an adult, right? You can respond with a polite "thank you" and then forget about it can't you?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

Ew, that is right up there with cashiers who tell me to "Have a blessed day." And what annoys me more is that they pronounce 'blessed' as a single syllable. For some reason that annoys me as much as blessing me in the first place.

Why does it annoy you? It's not like they are telling you to go fuck yourself or that you're going to hell for not believing. It's a well-intentioned bit of social lubricant that anyone other than an anti-religious bigot would simply respond to with a polite "thank you" and move on. Why are you so intolerant of well-meant expressions of faith? You are an adult, right? You can respond with a polite "thank you" and then forget about it can't you?

It's religiously intolerant to assume everybody shares your delusion.

[Seth]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

I think the twat is the one who takes offense at the offering of a blessing, which is well-intended if meaningless. Rational adults take such things in stride, remaining tolerant of the good-will expressions of others, even when they express religious faith that one does not hold. That's the polite and courteous thing to do.

If it happens once, yet. But relentlessly propagandizing should be beneath even you, yes?

"Bless you" is not "relentless propagandizing" except to an intolerant bigot. If it neither picks your pocket nor breaks your leg, what do you care if he says "bless you" or "have a nice day?"

Or are you afraid that his blessing might rub off on you and somehow contaminate your bigoted atheistic purity? That would be, well, deranged.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sorry, Seeth, but religously based comments like that are propaganda, and are solely for gaining Heaven Points(tm) which can be traded in for a Get My Ass Out Of Hell(tm) card.

[Seth]

I'm pretty lucky. I don't know anyone religious any more.

I do however live in fear of my cousin, who is a year or two younger than me and the biggest born again I have come across. he says 'bless you' when he meets peopel.

Twat.

Ew, that is right up there with cashiers who tell me to "Have a blessed day." And what annoys me more is that they pronounce 'blessed' as a single syllable. For some reason that annoys me as much as blessing me in the first place.

Why does it annoy you? It's not like they are telling you to go fuck yourself or that you're going to hell for not believing. It's a well-intentioned bit of social lubricant that anyone other than an anti-religious bigot would simply respond to with a polite "thank you" and move on. Why are you so intolerant of well-meant expressions of faith? You are an adult, right? You can respond with a polite "thank you" and then forget about it can't you?

It's religiously intolerant to assume everybody shares your delusion.

What makes you think she assumes you share her faith? She may wish God to bless you whether you believe in God or not. So what? It's harmless politeness. Being annoyed at the well-intentioned "blessings" of others merely reaffirms why Atheists are disliked and untrusted by most people, because it's an expression of hatred and bigotry, unlike the kindness extended towards you by people of faith. You are exemplifying precisely why people of faith dislike atheists and believe that they are attempting to infringe upon their right to freely express religion in the public square, which happens to be absolutely true.

Tolerance of the peaceable expression of faith and practice of religion by others costs you nothing, and it makes the world a better, more peaceful place than intolerance, hatred and bigotry, which we have plenty of, thank you very much.

[Seth]

Sorry, Seeth, but religously based comments like that are propaganda, and are solely for gaining Heaven Points(tm) which can be traded in for a Get My Ass Out Of Hell(tm) card.

So what if they are, numbnutz? If you're an adult, not a petulant child, you are able to ignore propaganda. And since they have a perfect, and constitutionally protected right to espouse that "propaganda," and you have NO right to suppress it, the rational thing to do is look upon such harmless expressions of faith as what they are: well-meaning, harmless social lubricants.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Who said anything about "faith"?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sorry, Seeth, but religously based comments like that are propaganda, and are solely for gaining Heaven Points(tm) which can be traded in for a Get My Ass Out Of Hell(tm) card.

So what if they are, numbnutz? If you're an adult, not a petulant child, you are able to ignore propaganda. And since they have a perfect, and constitutionally protected right to espouse that "propaganda," and you have NO right to suppress it, the rational thing to do is look upon such harmless expressions of faith as what they are: well-meaning, harmless social lubricants.

You, on the other hand, ARE a petulant child.

[Seth]

Sorry, Seeth, but religously based comments like that are propaganda, and are solely for gaining Heaven Points(tm) which can be traded in for a Get My Ass Out Of Hell(tm) card.

So what if they are, numbnutz? If you're an adult, not a petulant child, you are able to ignore propaganda. And since they have a perfect, and constitutionally protected right to espouse that "propaganda," and you have NO right to suppress it, the rational thing to do is look upon such harmless expressions of faith as what they are: well-meaning, harmless social lubricants.

You, on the other hand, ARE a petulant child.

I'm not the one raving that "bless you" is "propaganda...solely for gaining Heaven Points (tm)." Only a petulant child, bigot and an ignorant twat would say such a thing.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sorry, Seeth, but religously based comments like that are propaganda, and are solely for gaining Heaven Points(tm) which can be traded in for a Get My Ass Out Of Hell(tm) card.

So what if they are, numbnutz? If you're an adult, not a petulant child, you are able to ignore propaganda. And since they have a perfect, and constitutionally protected right to espouse that "propaganda," and you have NO right to suppress it, the rational thing to do is look upon such harmless expressions of faith as what they are: well-meaning, harmless social lubricants.

You, on the other hand, ARE a petulant child.

I'm not the one raving that "bless you" is "propaganda...solely for gaining Heaven Points (tm)." Only a petulant child, bigot and an ignorant twat would say such a thing.

Sorry if you're so far out of touch with reality that you don't get it. That's not my fault, however. Maybe if your parents had been more pro-choice the problem would have resolved sooner.