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Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 8:21 am
Ok, since I'm new here, I hope this is the right location to post such a topic. if not, feel free to delete it or move it as I won't get upset!! 
Often, certain religious phrases annoy me. I can think of a thousand! I thought it would be interesting to see which ones annoy others.
Mine is related to if a person is sick. The religious folks pray for the person. If the person gets better then "it was the power of prayer." If the person dies, then "it was God's will." Ok... so no matter what, God was involved? Gimme a break!
Ok, vent over! 
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 8:45 am
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"I'll pray for you to....[insert inane activity here]. Like I was trying to get a mortgage and mentioned to a fellow public housing tenant my hopes .."Oh I'll pray for you" and I'm thinking 'please don't it won't help but hey whatever' Needless to say I didn't get the mortgage "Oh it's god will there He has something better in mind for you"...yeah bit like yours Heather but AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The other one is being called "my brother or (in my case) my sister..... I'd like to say "yep I'm the sibling that has the knife that will soon be sticking out your back"
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:05 am
"Peace be with you."
I think that one is from the Catholics.
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:12 am
(September 26, 2011 at 9:05 am)Faith No More Wrote: "Peace be with you."
I think that one is from the Catholics.
Yes! That one is funny as I went to a Catholic church a few times and this phrase was said at one point during the Catholic mass. Everyone stands up and turns to the people around them, and shakes their hands. For the longest time, I thought the people were saying "pleased to meet you." Years later, I was told it was "peace be with you." 
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:20 am
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Could care less, all that tells me is that you do in fact care a least a little bit, the only care position 'could care less' excludes is the position of not caring whatsoever, which is the exactly what you are trying to tell me.
'Family values'. What they mean is 'homophobic bigotry'.
"In Jesus' name!" (Whilst doing/advocating for something that biblical Jesus says is wrong. Wonderful, not only are they a moron but they haven't read their own dam book (Or they are lying through their teeth(As opposed to through their nose or out their anus)))
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:28 am
Using the word literally as emphasis, and not to mean 'in the literal sense'.
"He's literally the size of a house!". This is untrue, unless it's a tiny house. He may be a very large man, but he is not LITERALLY the size of a house. It's just one that really gets me.
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:32 am
(September 26, 2011 at 9:28 am)BloodyHeretic Wrote: Using the word literally as emphasis, and not to mean 'in the literal sense'.
"He's literally the size of a house!". This is untrue, unless it's a tiny house. He may be a very large man, but he is not LITERALLY the size of a house. It's just one that really gets me.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:38 am
(September 26, 2011 at 9:12 am)Heather Wrote: (September 26, 2011 at 9:05 am)Faith No More Wrote: "Peace be with you."
I think that one is from the Catholics.
Yes! That one is funny as I went to a Catholic church a few times and this phrase was said at one point during the Catholic mass. Everyone stands up and turns to the people around them, and shakes their hands. For the longest time, I thought the people were saying "pleased to meet you." Years later, I was told it was "peace be with you."
At one mass I was forced to go to, the congregation would turn to each other and say 'Peace be with you.' So this lady turns to me and says it. I hesitated a bit thinking and then said, "Burrito." As she sat down she could be heard quietly saying, "That poor boy has lost his faith."
Jokes on her though, cause I never had any in the first place.
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:39 am
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"We know that God [insert drivel here]" Bullshit, we know no such thing.
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RE: Phrases that annoy you
September 26, 2011 at 9:50 am
'I know where you're coming from, I used to be an atheist'
'I just have faith'
'You've got to read that passage about beating your slave IN CONTEXT'
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