Atheist/theist behaviour

[Bob Kelso]

My aunt and uncle are the best/worst when it comes to this.
They live their lives just as any other person, and when things go their way they praise the Lord on High instead of recognizing accomplishments (their own or those of others), and when things are terrible they blame it on Satan testing them instead of acknowledging their failings or bad circumstances.
It drives me nuts.

Edit: I think what really bugs me isn't so much being thankful to the deity of choice as it is the complete disregard for the need to try when things don't work out like they want them to. They think they'll get out of debt, or land that promotion by prayer and prayer alone, and when it doesn't happen they whine like children and throw personal responsibility to the wind.