When I left the church, years ago, they of course sent emissaries to try to bring me back into the fold.
I endured their mealy-mouthed condescension for about 20 minutes or so,
but then I interrupted, first with a polite acknowledgment of their beliefs and good intentions,
but then with a firm clarification that they were wasting their time and that our beliefs are diametrically opposed.
The woman was countrified into silence,
but the man fired up a bit, and told me that I was "mad at God".
My reply:
" No, I am not mad at God. I am mad at you. I would never blame God for the idiocy of Christians.
Once, Alcohol was your crutch, and now Jesus is. Good for you, whatever works.
But I personally never relied upon booze, and I don't need to rely upon Jesus, either.
It's not my desire to sound judgmental (since that is one of the things I hated most about Christianity)
but you obviously need to have it spelled out for you that not everyone is like you. "
That pretty much ended the interview.
I endured their mealy-mouthed condescension for about 20 minutes or so,
but then I interrupted, first with a polite acknowledgment of their beliefs and good intentions,
but then with a firm clarification that they were wasting their time and that our beliefs are diametrically opposed.
The woman was countrified into silence,
but the man fired up a bit, and told me that I was "mad at God".
My reply:
" No, I am not mad at God. I am mad at you. I would never blame God for the idiocy of Christians.
Once, Alcohol was your crutch, and now Jesus is. Good for you, whatever works.
But I personally never relied upon booze, and I don't need to rely upon Jesus, either.
It's not my desire to sound judgmental (since that is one of the things I hated most about Christianity)
but you obviously need to have it spelled out for you that not everyone is like you. "
That pretty much ended the interview.