One more "Praise the Lord" and I may just turn completely

[Mary in KC]

anti-religion.

We hear it all the time here in KC. I was at HyVee having my breakfast and reading the Sunday paper and this "Praise the Lord" guy walked up and asked to see the sports page. Then he continued a conversation that included way too many "Praise the Lords' for me.

I would like to just be able to have a regual conversation about something normal without having to deal with the God thing. I'm sick of the pod people.

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. I agree when people use it as a way to end every sentence...like

"I went to the grocery store today...praise Lord...and bought some cabbage...praise Lord..."

[Mary in KC]

5. Like anyone cares!

Had a preacher with bad credit. The whole church prayed for his loan to be approved. It got denied anyway. This is so wierd to me.

[vpigrad]

15. Lazy xtians!

Rather than working hard and building a good credit, they just beg for money. Yeah, that's a great example for the kids. Here kids, don't work hard and save your money, just ask god for it.

[Mary in KC]

19. They pray for everything.

And everything is the result of prayers.

Isn't that "Magical" thinking and consdered part of a personality disrder?

[CTLawGuy]

2. move to Connecticut

nobody says that here. And Joe Lieberman is the most conservative person (NOT just Democrat) in the state.

[bigwillq]

7. Do you live in CT?

:shrug:

[CTLawGuy]

10. yup

NT

[bigwillq]

13. COOL!

ME too!:bounce:

[CTLawGuy]

16. are you gonna vote for

John Orman for US Senate?

[bigwillq]

22. Yes! I want Joey outta there!

Is Ormnan really going to run? I heard he's just put out an exploratory committee.

[CTLawGuy]

24. who puts out an exploratory committee

and doesn't run? I mean come on :)

[bigwillq]

25. True!True!

Though it probably has happened, someone putting out an EC and not running.

We need someone to finally challenege JOE. Joe needs to go big time. I have no respect for the man. Just become a repuke.:mad:

[Fridays Child]

3. Just respond, "All hail Satan." The pod people will go away fast.

:evilgrin:

[Mary in KC]

6. Can't do that here. Would get shot.

Or dragged behind a pick-up truck - those annoying right to lifers get vicious.

[Aiptasia]

4. Praise god.. Praise Jesus...

Do they make a darwin fish lapel pin?

[Mary in KC]

8. That's an idea!

When the Bible Boys show up for their Bible - Praise the Lord for my SUV- breakfast I could show up with a huge Darwin and the Evolution of the Species.

[fudge stripe cookays]

12. I HAVE seen...

"Darwin Loves You" bumper stickers and T-shirts. I SO want one of these!

http://www.tshirtgremlin.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/429

http://www.stickergiant.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=b5469

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[July]

32. Yes.

I've seen some good Darwin and other fish at www.rof.com.

[fudge stripe cookays]

9. Getting pretty sick of it myself.

I had a woman where I used to work, where no matter what I said, happy or sad, EVERY bleeping thing out of her mouth was "I'll pray for you."

Is it just me, or is this just completely sanctimonious? Like this person has some sort of special "hotline" to God. PLEEEZ. You overestimate your own importance.

This woman was severely mentally disturbed. I couldn't even begin to recite her litany of problems. I'm so glad I'm no longer at that job, having to deal with her now, as I know she has probably become even more of a whackjob of the highest order, and in my present state of activism, I wouldn't even be able to be civil to her (and I was starting to get pretty curt with her when I was apolitical!)

I just wish people could be decent human beings without shoving God in your face every five minutes.

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[Mary in KC]

11. Poor God must be so embarrassed.

[MuseRider]

14. Yes it is getting on my

nerves too. I was phone banking the other day and someone had a message machine that said, "God bless you for calling. Please leave your message and have a prayerful day." I left my message asking them to vote no on the marriage amendment, wonder how they will vote? Around here if they speak like that the chances are pretty good they will vote to amend. You just can't get away from this stuff anymore.

[fudge stripe cookays]

26. Our old mechanic....

(in Austin- Liberalville, ya know!)

used to have a message something like, "You've reached 'unnamed mechanic's' Auto Repair. Leave me a message. Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal saviour?"

He then proceeded to ramble on about Jesus. This was in the late 80s/early 90s and he was a decent mechanic, but he and my mom recently had a falling out.

She tried telling him once that he might be hurting his business by proseletyzing so much. He asked her what proseletyzing meant, then proceeded to say that it was a big part of his life, and that it was NOT hurting his business. Shah, whatever. Everyone wants to be preached to by their mechanic. :eyes:

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[Ron Green]

17. It's about the same as "Allahu al akbar" every other phrase from Islamists

A religious society that infuses its discourse with references to God is afraid of open exchange, and must inoculate every thought with superstition. The right wing is the right wing, all around the world.

[LizW]

18. How about the athletes who start every interview

giving thanks to their "Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"?

I'm sorry, I know it's petty and mean, but I just want to scream, "GIVE IT A REST!!!! JESUS DID NOT MAKE YOU WIN THIS BASKETBALL GAME!!!!"

I know I'm a bad person, but it's just a peeve of mine. :spank:

[Mary in KC]

21. And the prayers after the touchdowns.

Crushing other people for God.

That is just plain stupid.

[Zenlitened]

35. "Our Lord Jesus of the Endzone."

Gack, that's just sickening on so many levels!

[fudge stripe cookays]

31. It's not just athletes.

I heard an interview with Prince awhile back, and he did almost the same thing!

Every other phrase was "through the grace of God blah blah...." "Through the grace of God....blah blah."

Did God also think it was super cool when you replaced your name with a symbol that could have stood for something Satanic? Wasn't that NOT honoring your mother and father when you decided to dump the birth name they gave you?

:eyes:
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[givemebackmycountry]

20. Mary - you got that right...

I am so sick and tired of people wanting to tell me "what happened at their church".

Unless there were strippers present, and they were slamming shots, and passing joints, I could care less "what happened at your church".

It's everywhere.
"Inspirational" sections consume whole aisles in local grocery stores.
Local TV carries hour long services from that vile "First Family Church" where thousands attend, and wave one arm in the air like they are trying to flag down a cab in New York City.

Commercials on television intrude during the few shows that I do watch, hawking CD's that contain the "most popular and beloved Christian artists playing your favorite Christian songs".

Please, enough.

Yesterday, I saw a car in a grocery store parking lot in Overland Park that had about three "Jesus" related bumper-stickers on it's ass end.
It also had one of those insidious "VOTE: Marriage Act. One Man, One Woman" bumper-stickers.

I almost confronted the middle aged woman who was about to climb into the car as a made my way through the parking lot. Then I decided, why bother. It's a lost cause.

Pod People. Indeed.

[Mary in KC]

23. Well you can always yell at them

I had a friend who lost it in the Ponderosa and just started swearing at them - that he was so goddamn sick of hearing all that religious claptrap - At least he felt better.

[HEyHEY]

27. Thankfully I don't hear it here ever

Praise Allah, who is merciful and great

[Redstone]

28. I had a friend who once "praised the Lord" because she found

a good parking spot!

Right in front of me, she said this. She should have known better. I laughed so hard I turned purple. Couldn't help it.

Redstone

[fudge stripe cookays]

29. I met our over the back fence neighbor...

about two years ago while we were out at the same time.

He seemed friendly enough, but when he said they were having a BBQ that afternoon and were "having some friends from church over" I politely declined. I could only imagine the sore thumbs we'd stick out like. Not my idea of a good time.

Sad when I pre-judge everyone that way, but I'm happily agnostic, and don't feel like wasting my time socializing with people I have absolutely NOTHING in common with. It's our town environment (outside the Dallas Metroplex). If I want to socialize, I go to our local Democrat meetings. Nice food, nice friends, decent conversation. THAT'S where I meet my neighbors.

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[mopaul]

30. have a blessed day

and don't forget that today is april 4th, in the year of our lord.

[Merope215]

33. Something like that happened to me the other day, too!

The office where I work got a new researcher, and when I was meeting her I was trying to make polite conversation, so I mentioned that I had been in Atlanta over spring break, which is when that courthouse shooting was happening. She was like "Oh, yeah, and that woman calmed that maniac down with "The Purpose-Driven Life"...my pastor was talking about that last Sunday at church, how we all need to bring Jesus into our lives...."

This is one of the most prestigious universities in the country, a liberal college smack in the middle of one of the bluest states around, and here this woman is talking about her pastor within, literally, two minutes of being introduced to me. I don't know why she would have felt like she needed to, but I was pretty weirded out by the whole thing.

:banghead:

[Jokerman]

34. Or "God Willing"

I used to work with a woman who ended nearly every sentence with "God Willing". One day she said "see you tomorrow, God willing" and I replied "I plan to be here either way" her jaw almost hit the floor.

She avoided me after that.

[Wapsie B]

36. It's really a crutch to them.

The answers to the questions of our lives are in each one of us, not in some public display of piety.