New religion

[DeistPaladin]

Well, the Dracula narrative clearly states that crosses and sunshine are a no-no, so that's settled.

Yes sir, your argument dazzles me with its brilliance! Who can argue against such intellect?

(This actually is directed at the entire forum, thought it is a reply to Carnavon.)

Don't be sarcastic with Christians. They don't understand mockery.

If you say you worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster, they won't understand this is a mockery of their own god, a god which is just as unlikely. They'll think you're being serious and try to argue against the existence of the FSM.

If you joke that you look forward to Hell for the company, they won't understand that you don't really believe such a place exists and you're poking fun at their ridiculous ideas of an afterlife. They'll think you're serious and try to warn you about how terrible Hell will be.

If you joke that you're going to get your morals from Star Wars, Dracula, Harry Potter or some other work of fiction, they won't understand that you're mocking their claim to gain their morals from their own (badly written) work of fiction, the Bible.

Some of these people are like the Thermians from the movie Galaxy Quest. They've read the Bible and think it's a collection of "Historical Documents". They don't understand how to not take something literally. Sarcasm, parody, satire, mockery, it all goes over their head.