RE: Useless / Unhelpful statements religious people make
April 24, 2013 at 10:08 am
(This post was last modified: April 24, 2013 at 10:12 am by Kayenneh.)
(April 24, 2013 at 8:09 am)festive1 Wrote: I'm annoyed by the statements others have pointed out as well. I'll add this one: Telling or declaring about a musician, artist, etc., "You have a god given talent!" It's meant as a complement, but simply because someone has a natural aptitude, undeveloped this means relatively little. Saying a person has a god given talent, denies the hours of hard work and practice the individual put in to become as good as they are at whatever it is they do. That just rubs me the wrong way.
^This. Very much.
And then two of my favorites, "I'll pray for you" and "Lucky for you that Jesus loves you, because I sure can't!"
EDIT: Actually, make that three. One of my best friends mom is a religious nutcase and in her speech when he got married just bleated on about how "Jesus is in your marriage" and Jesus this, Jesus that. Sorry, but I didn't know that P&P singed up for a poly relationship..
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
