It's been a long while since I posted anything, but this was a topic on my mind this morning. This moment came for me last year when my mom discovered that I wasn't a Christian and had in fact never been one. Her comment went as such:
"I haven't been this disappointed since I learned that your brother was abusing drugs."
Stop and think about this. She equated disbelief in a particular religion with abuse of illegal drugs. In her eyes, the two are equally as bad, though I believe that non-belief is even more egregious in her eyes. But, we all know that such sentiments are all too common when broaching the subject of non-belief to the devout. Imaginary hellfire is a much more serious matter than the physical, psychological, and societal consequences of drug usage to her I suppose.
Anyway, what has been the worst thing said to you, if anything at all?
Oh, and HI.
It's nice to post again.
"I haven't been this disappointed since I learned that your brother was abusing drugs."
Stop and think about this. She equated disbelief in a particular religion with abuse of illegal drugs. In her eyes, the two are equally as bad, though I believe that non-belief is even more egregious in her eyes. But, we all know that such sentiments are all too common when broaching the subject of non-belief to the devout. Imaginary hellfire is a much more serious matter than the physical, psychological, and societal consequences of drug usage to her I suppose.
Anyway, what has been the worst thing said to you, if anything at all?
Oh, and HI.
It's nice to post again.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
