Oh yeah, I get the "do you worship Satan" one a lot, in real life. I don't get it so much online, which is odd, now that I think about it. Maybe it's easier for that kind of silly nonsense to slip off the tongue than having to see it in slow-motion as you write it on a screen? (Then again, that would rule out much of what is posted by theists, here.)
Perhaps it's a Southern cultural thing, since they're taught to see everything as the battle between God and Satan... thus, anyone who is anti-God must by definition (theirs) be pro-Satan. I have definitely heard preachers call us servants of Satan, in various forms, so I suppose it's not a huge leap in their minds to "atheists worship Satan". Grrr.
Perhaps it's a Southern cultural thing, since they're taught to see everything as the battle between God and Satan... thus, anyone who is anti-God must by definition (theirs) be pro-Satan. I have definitely heard preachers call us servants of Satan, in various forms, so I suppose it's not a huge leap in their minds to "atheists worship Satan". Grrr.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
