January 2012
“My cousin’s 7 month old nephew just passed away yesterday, not even sure as to how but clearly not of old age. It is terrible and I feel so bad for her and am at a loss as to what to say. What do you say?
However, every other person keeps facebooking her with PRAY..PRAY PRAY PRAY!!! I get that it’s hard to find something comforting to say but everyone with the Jesus juice!? You...
I have yet to meet someone who was embarrassed to let me know that.
(Thanks http://rawnald—erikkson.tumblr.com/)
“Speaking of proselytizing at funerals, when my dad’s cousin died the pastor officiating the funeral began with the normal funeral type offerings—speaking of my cousin’s life, having family say a few words, offering prayers, etc. But after that he began talking about how my cousin had accepted God at the end (he died of cancer) and that we should all think about being...
“My friend got a taxi home from Dublin city last night and ended up with this literature and a lecture to from the taxi driver. Needless to say she fell asleep during the sermon..”
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“I grew up across the street from a nondenominational christian family who had a daughter the same age as I and a younger daughter. My parents are non practicing lutherans, so the neighbors would take me to church, Awanas, youth group, and so on with my parents’ approval. Around the age of 12 I became pagan. When I turned 16, my parents divorced and I went a little wild. My boyfriend...
“When my great-grandmother died when she was 99 (!!), her SON gave her eulogy (1 of 5 children.) When my great-grandmother was alive, apparently she wasn’t the nicest person. She didn’t like that my grandma married a Catholic (my grandpa) and made her distaste known. At her funeral, her son gave the most demeaning eulogy in the history of eulogies. He stated how much she had...
“When I was in college, I worked in an office part-time. I’m a giant Harry Potter fan and had a Potter-themed wallpaper as the background of my computer. One of my co-workers, who I normally got along with well, noticed my wallpaper and proceeded to lecture me on how I was supporting witchcraft and the devil. I said, quite nicely, that the series is pure fantasy and is rather positive...
“When I was 17, I got pregnant and my boyfriend disappeared. My parents were 100% supportive and so helpful. But in the chaos, my mother moved from a twice a month church attender to a Bible-thumping, scripture-quoting religious bigot. In addition to this, a new ‘live in this house, follow these rules’ system was established. I don’t go to church, but my now six year-old...
“My in-laws are born-again Christian. My husband would clasify himself as one as well, however, neither one of us are practicing and both think his family’s views are a little extreme. I’m a Catholic and that’s something that’s always seemed to bother them. Other than that, these people have no idea what my beliefs are. A few months ago, they confided in my husband...
“This summer I was in Chicago for a couple months for school. My grandmother, who lived in Iowa, passed away while I was there and I was so thankful I was close enough to attend all the services and be there for my family. It’s the mid-west…and well….my family is pretty religious. When I was in highschool I discovered how toxic religion was and could be and continued my...
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“Your submission from Dana reminded me of what happened at my cousin’s funeral. The priest (Church of Ireland) took a moment to tell the congregation that if you did not accept god into your heart then you would spend your eternity burning in hell, in eternal anguish. He said this with a fixed smile on his face, he also said it at the funeral of a man he died in an accidental caravan...
“My 11 yr old son went trick or treating and came home with these fake coins and dollar bills plastered with bible verses and fire and brimstone BS. Similar to this.
Luckily my son never saw it…he was grounded but got to go trick or treating. He just had to surrender the candy until the weekend. I went through it when we got home to give him ONE piece til Saturday and saw them. I...
