When a friend finds God ...

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    long red wrote:
    apology accepted.

    I don't believe I apologised for anything.

    Why are you so offended to be called an atheist? Do you believe in God? Yes? Well then your friend has found the same belief as you. No? Well then you're an atheist. Or are you agnostic? In which case your friend may have really found God. Who knows? Who cares, if he's happy.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Next time, I'm considering saying "Oh, it's okay. Me and my fellow non-believers congregate on every other weekday to wish for you guys to join us. So I guess it's a stalemate." :D
    :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    iluvcats wrote:
    Whatever! I'm going to get a tan now.
    An intelligent response.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I don't believe I apologised for anything.

    Why are you so offended to be called an atheist? Do you believe in God? Yes? Well then your friend has found the same belief as you. No? Well then you're an atheist. Or are you agnostic? In which case your friend may have really found God. Who knows? Who cares, if he's happy.

    i already told you, i am nothing. the only label i accept is Long Red.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    iluvcats wrote:
    Whatever! I'm going to get a tan now.

    stay away from the light!
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    iluvcats wrote:
    my family always DOGGED a particular religion, one who goes door to door. I work with many women of that faith and one of them knows how troubled I've been for a couple of years and she knows why (becuase I tell her my business.)
    Sometimes she gives me handouts from her church pertaining to my latest drama and there's some good stuff there. She's not forcing it down my throat either.


    sounds like the religion i belong to...


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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    hey, if they are bugging you and saying that you are going to Hell, just tell them that they are judging you and that should shut them up.

    As for what Jeremy1012 said, to me, bite me! I really don't care. I don't claim to be intelligent, at all. In fact, I'm so stupid, I can't believe that I can log onto here.
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  • jackrabbit slim
    jackrabbit slim Posts: 565
    I don't think having God in your life is bad. I wish it wasn't so hip to bash religion these days.
    I don't go to church, But i did and it gave me great values and i don't see what's wrong with that.
    I agree with harmless, Believe or don't believe but why bash your friend for finding something that makes him happy?
  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    What I am sick of....is these dumb ass threads!
    "I don't believe in PJ fans but I believe there is something, not too sure what." - Thoughts_Arrive


  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    iluvcats wrote:
    hey, if they are bugging you and saying that you are going to Hell, just tell them that they are judging you and that should shut them up.

    As for what Jeremy1012 said, to me, bite me! I really don't care. I don't claim to be intelligent, at all. In fact, I'm so stupid, I can't believe that I can log onto here.
    I never said you are stupid :) I just stated an opinion and find "whatever" to be quite an irritating response. If you don't want or expect debate, don't post. It's a "discussion" board.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I never said you are stupid :) I just stated an opinion and find "whatever" to be quite an irritating response. If you don't want or expect debate, don't post. It's a "discussion" board.

    I felt like you were making fun of me by saying "an intelligent answer" in response to my "whatever." I said whatever b/c God or Jesus have been discussed ad nauseum (sp?) on the message pit. :)
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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    long red wrote:
    Don't you just want to punch him in the fucking throat? Brainwashing is alive and well.

    Exhibit A above.

    What exactly is wrong with finding God. Generally, it means that they are trying to live a better life, be kinder to others, more honest, etc.

    Even if you don't believe in God, it's pretty difficult to come up with rational reasons to argue against those.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    long red wrote:
    dont insult me by calling me an atheist. I am nothing. Completely indifferent.

    If you were indifferent, it wouldn't make you so angry.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    I wouldn't mind if one (one ;)) of my friends suddenly "found god" I would, however, be irritated if he was self-righteous about it, and I think this might be the case here.
    THANK YOU, LOSTDAWG!


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  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    know1 wrote:
    If you were indifferent, it wouldn't make you so angry.

    "What makes a good man go neutral? Lust for gold? Power?
    Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?"

    Zapp Brannigan
    THANK YOU, LOSTDAWG!


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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Collin wrote:
    I wouldn't mind if one (one ;)) of my friends suddenly "found god" I would, however, be irritated if he was self-righteous about it, and I think this might be the case here.
    exunctly.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    ive had friends that were already christian so i thought they already found jesus... but then they mustve found some sortof super jesus because they went from being physically unavailable on sundays to being mentally unavailable 24/7... i honestly dont get it... if youve got this benevolent all-knowing leader, he'd have to have the mindset of a child to expect you to devote every second of everyday to himself... thats selfish... but then people turn it around like im selfish because jesus died for MY sins... one of my friends actually said to me once "do you have any idea how much crucifixion hurts??"... um yah... probably alot... christians :rolleyes:
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  • AstroFan
    AstroFan Posts: 193
    I'm not religious, and there are certain aspects of religion that I don't care for, but I don't see why a general belief in God is any reason to be upset.

    People who look down on others for believing in God are no different than those who look down on others for not believing in God.

    I'm not calling out any poster(certainly not the one I'm quoting from), but this quote from earlier in this thread can be used to describe both of the aforementioned positions.
    There is nothing more infuriating than a person who patronises you because they think they know something you don't when they could just accept that not everyone thinks the way they do
  • _Crazy_Mary_
    _Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    My ex-husband is a former drug addict and is now a God addict. Obviously it's better to be addicted to God and the bible than drugs, but.... he's creepy and extreme in his beliefs. He doesn't eat animal products because that "gets in the way of my relationship with the Lord." My daughter went with him to a church camp last summer and when she came back I felt like she had been completely brain-washed. Looking in her eyes was like staring into the glass eyes of a doll. I was so scared for her. She has read the bible every day since. My family doesn't go to church or read the bible, so she's the only one of us who does. I told her that she better not get brainwashed this year when she goes to camp and if she does, I won't take her back-to-school clothes shopping. :D
    I really screwed that up. I really Schruted it.
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    know1 wrote:
    Exhibit A above.

    What exactly is wrong with finding God. Generally, it means that they are trying to live a better life, be kinder to others, more honest, etc.

    Even if you don't believe in God, it's pretty difficult to come up with rational reasons to argue against those.


    I don't have a problem with people finding god. I have a problem with people trying to make me look for him too.

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