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Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
#51
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(November 29, 2020 at 10:37 am)arewethereyet Wrote: I have lost some respect for you simply based on your selfishness.

You never liked me anyway.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
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#52
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(November 29, 2020 at 10:37 am)Eleven Wrote:
(November 29, 2020 at 10:37 am)arewethereyet Wrote: I have lost some respect for you simply based on your selfishness.

You never liked me anyway.

At no point did I ever say that.  At no point did I ever think that.

But you believe what you want.
  
“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius
                                      
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#53
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(November 29, 2020 at 10:38 am)arewethereyet Wrote: At no point did I ever say that.  At no point did I ever think that.

But you believe what you want.

I guess I'm just imagining the times in the past we clashed. But you be you.

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#54
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
@arewethereyet Why should that even be an issue though? I imagine you would agree, your an Atheist, because you don't believe in magical bullshit. Why would I ever go to a Wedding or funeral, when its all a crutch for people of faith, to have others in the disillusion with them. As @Eleven hit spot on and understands, it's about how family, tries to get you involved in religion, when they know your Atheist, I will be cutting off contact with family even more, any religion talk or events, makes me so uncomfortable.
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#55
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(November 29, 2020 at 10:39 am)Eleven Wrote:
(November 29, 2020 at 10:38 am)arewethereyet Wrote: At no point did I ever say that.  At no point did I ever think that.

But you believe what you want.

I guess I'm just imagining the times in the past we clashed. But you be you.

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Okay Sybil.
  
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RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(November 29, 2020 at 10:39 am)Eleven Wrote:
(November 29, 2020 at 10:38 am)arewethereyet Wrote: At no point did I ever say that.  At no point did I ever think that.

But you believe what you want.

I guess I'm just imagining the times in the past we clashed. But you be you.

FYI - Unless it's about something truly egregious, I don't equate disagreeing with disliking.
  
“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius
                                      
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RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(November 23, 2020 at 12:36 pm)Tomatoshadow2 Wrote: Hi everyone,

So my sister was telling me today, her and husband were thinking about wanting to have myself as a 'God father' to their son. My sister started by saying, so was going to ask you, but I don't know how you feel on the matter. I told her the basic firebrand stuff, as an Atheist, I said all that shit is a joke. She says, while then I guess we can't have you do it. I responded it shouldn't be about religion at all, so you have a party, put some blessed water on the babe and Jesus saves. I said that's just all bullshit, it won't change anything for her son. I told her teach him, how to rely on himself and not need religion as a crutch. My sister responded, while that's the 'tradition'. She shut down about it, because as you all know, she had no answers to my facts or questions. I told, yes the tradition should be, good without faith and God. My sister, is not super religious thankfully, but just is that 'traditional have to have faith, because we all learned that way kind of thinking'. We were talking about how everyone is dealing with the Pandemic. She states 'while COVID was in the Bible , right as plague? I said no, that's all made up stories, an epic in a way. I think my sister was really hoping, I would share the same views on faith, some reinsurance.

I told her at the end of the day, this is her decision, I won't be involved in anything religion related. I said why waste your time, enjoy your time with your family, not worrying about anything religion related.  My family has always known I strongly dislike all aspects related to religion or faith. They don't debt me ever anymore, as I leave them with too many questions about their faith. Also, because they don't want to think about the very hard questions, we Atheists ask them. Do you agree I handled this good, by telling her I wouldn't do it? Do you every feel, your too tough on the believers in your family? As anything with religion, I just can't stand it. Also my passion about Atheism really comes up, when my family talks about anything with religion, so it makes me not even double think, when someone asks me something like the title.
Covid19 is a pestilence in the bible. It talks about the last days being pestilence an Covid19 is a biblical definition of what that means. 
Your personal views are disturbing, not just because you think its all bull, but because you didnt consider the privilege.
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#58
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
(December 21, 2020 at 3:05 pm)Prycejosh1987 Wrote: Covid19 is a pestilence in the bible. It talks about the last days being pestilence an Covid19 is a biblical definition of what that means. 

Get a life.  There have been plagues and pests throughout the existence of mankind.  Of course it would be part of some end-times story.

How many plagues have happened that haven't been part of Armageddon?  Why would this one be any different?
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#59
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
So update for everyone, first hope you are all well. So my mother was telling me a few weeks ago that my sister and brother in law held the baptism at a church, I asked 'so who did they pick?' My mother's response was two cousins of my brother in law, and I also asked, so how much does anyone in the group go to church? My mother's response was 'no one really, not to sure actually.' I just laughed so hard, so what was the big deal that I was an Atheist, I think to myself to 'because of a made up tradition.' It's the old saying everyone, 'the pot calling the kettle black.'
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#60
RE: Sister asked me to be 'God father' to her son
It might have had more to do with how you handled the request. IIRC, you refused and called it all bullshit and had some predictions about it not being able to change anything for the kid. Right?

Words every expectant mother just longs to hear. Preferably from her brother. Wink
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