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Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
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Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
Words associated with Chrisitianity (for example God, Jesus, Church, cross), Islam (Allah, Coran, Mohammed, mosque) and with Judaism (synagogue, Moses, Noah's ark) make me feel disgusted. Everytime I hear, spell or think about them it literally makes me sick to my stomach, luckily never to the point of throwing up.
Words from Non-abrahamic religions disgust me less, but I still dislike many of them. 
This will make the moment when I'll come out as atheist to my family hard, because I'll have to hear and spell these words. My family members will try to convince me to return to the faith, so they'll use these words and I'll have to explain them why I don't want to return, so I'll have to use these words.
Could I use the fact that I'm disgusted by religious words as an argument when I'll come out of the closet?
Does anyone feel the same regarding religious words?
"By simple common sense I don't believe in God, in none"

Charlie Chaplin
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
Not really, I still say "Oh God"  When I'm driving, when I'm in work, when I'm fornicating, or just in general when something either really good or bad happens.


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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
(January 7, 2018 at 6:03 am)paulpablo Wrote: Not really, I still say "Oh God"  When I'm driving, when I'm in work, when I'm fornicating, or just in general when something either really good or bad happens.

Sometimes I say "oh God" too without meaning it really, but after saying it I feel a little uncomfortable, so I try to avoid saying them in the first place.
I didn't impose myself to hate these words so I guess it happened subconsciously.
"By simple common sense I don't believe in God, in none"

Charlie Chaplin
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
"Have a blessed day" really wilts my noodle.
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
(January 7, 2018 at 5:56 am)Die Atheistin Wrote: Words associated with Chrisitianity (for example God, Jesus, Church, cross), Islam (Allah, Coran, Mohammed, mosque) and with Judaism (synagogue, Moses, Noah's ark) make me feel disgusted. Everytime I hear, spell or think about them it literally makes me sick to my stomach, luckily never to the point of throwing up.
Words from Non-abrahamic religions disgust me less, but I still dislike many of them. 
This will make the moment when I'll come out as atheist to my family hard, because I'll have to hear and spell these words. My family members will try to convince me to return to the faith, so they'll use these words and I'll have to explain them why I don't want to return, so I'll have to use these words.
Could I use the fact that I'm disgusted by religious words as an argument when I'll come out of the closet?
Does anyone feel the same regarding religious words?

No need to make it worse on yourself by arguing that you don't like to hear those words. It's not like this is even an argument against their faith.

You have to use these words anyhow, if you want to assert yourself and make it clear to them why you don't believe.
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
Nope, words by themselves are fairly innocuous. Unfortunately you rarely hear them used by themselves.

When tied to a thought or action then it depends on the thought or action. Even then, disgusted is not usually the emotion I feel.
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
(January 7, 2018 at 7:47 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Nope, words by themselves are fairly innocuous. Unfortunately you rarely hear them used by themselves.

When tied to a thought or action then it depends on the thought or action. Even then, disgusted is not usually the emotion I feel.

If I think about it, the context in which the words are used is important to me too. It's one thing when they're used to promote religion (it depends on how religion is promoted too, if it's moderate or fundamental), other when they're used against religion and other when neutral.
I guess the reason why I don't like the words is because I've heard them used so many times to promote things that make me feel disgusted.
"By simple common sense I don't believe in God, in none"

Charlie Chaplin
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
Besides "allahu akbar" (for obvious reasons), words from other religions that are not my own don't bother me at all.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
(January 7, 2018 at 5:56 am)Die Atheistin Wrote: Words associated with Chrisitianity (for example God, Jesus, Church, cross), Islam (Allah, Coran, Mohammed, mosque) and with Judaism (synagogue, Moses, Noah's ark) make me feel disgusted. Everytime I hear, spell or think about them it literally makes me sick to my stomach, luckily never to the point of throwing up.
Words from Non-abrahamic religions disgust me less, but I still dislike many of them. 
This will make the moment when I'll come out as atheist to my family hard, because I'll have to hear and spell these words. My family members will try to convince me to return to the faith, so they'll use these words and I'll have to explain them why I don't want to return, so I'll have to use these words.
Could I use the fact that I'm disgusted by religious words as an argument when I'll come out of the closet?
Does anyone feel the same regarding religious words?

No.  How can you be disgusted by words?  I've got a mate called 'Moses', he's not disgusting.  There's a church at the nearest intersection to my house, nothing disgusting there.

Boru

(January 7, 2018 at 8:51 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Besides "allahu akbar" (for obvious reasons), words from other religions that are not my own don't bother me at all.

How can 'Allahu akbar' disgust you?  It's a term of subservience to the God of Abraham.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words?
Its association. What it makes me think of when i hear it.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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