Comments on: I am pissed. http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/ Things that need to be talked about... Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:58:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: marvelgoose http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-17 marvelgoose Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:58:40 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-17 Guess you are like the Blog's title - pissed. You are happier when you are pissed. Really, you are. I think I'll continue making you happy! Here goes! The next time someone pisses you off by asking you if you are a Christian, you should be thankful that they are pissing you off and fulling your constitutional right to the pursuit of happiness, uh pissyness. Your friend did you a favor! Saying that the Jehovah's Witnesses are weird is not intolerance. It is recognition of a fact. They are far outside the norm of Christian theology. That's known as weird territory. To me, weird is not synonymous with bad. As a terminally weird person myself I can attest that it is fun. Claiming yourself as a Jehovah's Witness is not original with me. I got that from an atheist who had developed a fun way to tweak people who made the mistake of asking about his religion. Worked for him, but then not everyone can enjoy turning an awkward situation against the awkwardee. Some get pissed and enjoy that instead. Hope you enjoyed my post! Guess you are like the Blog’s title – pissed. You are happier when you are pissed. Really, you are. I think I’ll continue making you happy!

Here goes!

The next time someone pisses you off by asking you if you are a Christian, you should be thankful that they are pissing you off and fulling your constitutional right to the pursuit of happiness, uh pissyness. Your friend did you a favor!

Saying that the Jehovah’s Witnesses are weird is not intolerance. It is recognition of a fact. They are far outside the norm of Christian theology. That’s known as weird territory. To me, weird is not synonymous with bad. As a terminally weird person myself I can attest that it is fun.

Claiming yourself as a Jehovah’s Witness is not original with me. I got that from an atheist who had developed a fun way to tweak people who made the mistake of asking about his religion. Worked for him, but then not everyone can enjoy turning an awkward situation against the awkwardee.

Some get pissed and enjoy that instead.

Hope you enjoyed my post!

]]> By: rantsaboutthings http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-15 rantsaboutthings Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:10:16 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-15 Marvelgoose, I just have to reply to your comment. Although it may seem I have no tolerance, I assure you I am tolerant of everyone when I leave my home and go out into the world. I do not ever ask anyone in conversation their religion, sexual preferences, their current relationship problems, and any other questions I feel are inappropriate to ask in conversation to a stranger. However, I am pleasant and enjoy the company of people no matter their unknown religion (and as I am also aware, probable their Christanity since a large portion of the country is "Christian" in some way, shape or form). However, when someone approaches me about religion, I am not tolerant of that specific thing. If I see that woman again, I will be just as pleasant as I was. I will even still like her, and I would even get together and do something with her. My point was that our conversation was uncomfortable and silenced after that. We both tried to continue, but it was uncomfortable and difficult. I am tired of people pushing Christianity. I am completely tolerant of people being Christian or any other religion. I do not appreciate it being pushed onto others. There is a difference there. Also, I am not uncomfortable at religious customs, again, as long as I am not expected to participate. If there is a prayer being said, I quietly watch everyone pray. I appreciate my freedom. I find it interesting that you think I am being intolerant, however, state that you think Jehovah's Witnesses are weird. Marvelgoose, I just have to reply to your comment. Although it may seem I have no tolerance, I assure you I am tolerant of everyone when I leave my home and go out into the world. I do not ever ask anyone in conversation their religion, sexual preferences, their current relationship problems, and any other questions I feel are inappropriate to ask in conversation to a stranger. However, I am pleasant and enjoy the company of people no matter their unknown religion (and as I am also aware, probable their Christanity since a large portion of the country is “Christian” in some way, shape or form). However, when someone approaches me about religion, I am not tolerant of that specific thing. If I see that woman again, I will be just as pleasant as I was. I will even still like her, and I would even get together and do something with her. My point was that our conversation was uncomfortable and silenced after that. We both tried to continue, but it was uncomfortable and difficult.

I am tired of people pushing Christianity. I am completely tolerant of people being Christian or any other religion. I do not appreciate it being pushed onto others. There is a difference there.

Also, I am not uncomfortable at religious customs, again, as long as I am not expected to participate. If there is a prayer being said, I quietly watch everyone pray. I appreciate my freedom.

I find it interesting that you think I am being intolerant, however, state that you think Jehovah’s Witnesses are weird.

]]> By: marvelgoose http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-14 marvelgoose Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:37:07 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-14 Oh, I was not mad at all. In fact, this inspired me to write a new post -- a primer on praying in public. Seeing that you are heathen, or pagan or whaterver, I think you will enjoy item #3 on the list: The feminists are correct. God does not have a gender. The Lord Almighty looks like a Ken Doll under those robes. Should you doubt this and the Lord ever apparrates in your presence, it is not recommended that you pull up the hem and take a peek for yourself. Leave out the Father God and don’t get cute and substitute Mother God because that’s already been taken by the pagans. have a good one! Oh, I was not mad at all. In fact, this inspired me to write a new post — a primer on praying in public. Seeing that you are heathen, or pagan or whaterver, I think you will enjoy item #3 on the list:

The feminists are correct. God does not have a gender. The Lord Almighty looks like a Ken Doll under those robes. Should you doubt this and the Lord ever apparrates in your presence, it is not recommended that you pull up the hem and take a peek for yourself. Leave out the Father God and don’t get cute and substitute Mother God because that’s already been taken by the pagans.

have a good one!

]]> By: thorswitch http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-13 thorswitch Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:00:07 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-13 Very good post - I can certainly relate. I'm Heathen, married into a Christian family. My husband won't affiliate with any churches because he finds them to be the root of a lot of the problems with Christianity - and he's totally accepting of my faith. His father - who's not thrilled, but accepts that I'm not Christian - works for the Baptist churches in the area, and his brother is a Baptist minister. He's the one I tend to have the most difficulty with. I don't mind discussing my faith or my beliefs with someone else as long as the conversation is respectful (on both sides - I make a point to be as respectful of someone else's faith as they are of mine.) I will NOT, however, tolerate someone trying to force me to justify my beliefs in my own home, especially if he's insisting I must justify it by the terms of his faith (which is impossible since Christianity entirely precludes the concept of any other religion having any validity at all.) I do find, though, that in the face-to-face world, I try to avoid getting into much discussion of religion unless I talking to someone I know is open-minded. Otherwise, it just winds up with me first having to explain what Heathenry is (which sometimes results in the assumption on the other person's part that I'm a bit mental) and then explain why I'm not Christian. I don't want to lie about my faith because I'm not ashamed of it, and because some of the most basic tenets of Heathenry are to be truthful, honourable and have the courage to stand up for what you believe to be right. As far as hell goes, though, I've always believed - even when I was Christian - that hell wasn't so much a place of fire and physical torment, but rather a state of being eternally separated from the Christian God, which creates the torment. Since I don't believe in the Christian God, however, that's not a scary idea for me. I know that when my time comes, I'll go to be with my Gods and my ancestors and it'll be wonderful - though for a Christian, that would be true torment. So I figure they're right when they say I'll go to hell - I just won't mind it :) I'm sorry, though, that what you had hoped might be a friendly chat had to get cut off like that. It always makes me sad when people close themselves off. Anyway, I found your blog from your Twitter "friending" - looks like one I might enjoy reading! Take care :) Very good post – I can certainly relate. I’m Heathen, married into a Christian family. My husband won’t affiliate with any churches because he finds them to be the root of a lot of the problems with Christianity – and he’s totally accepting of my faith. His father – who’s not thrilled, but accepts that I’m not Christian – works for the Baptist churches in the area, and his brother is a Baptist minister. He’s the one I tend to have the most difficulty with. I don’t mind discussing my faith or my beliefs with someone else as long as the conversation is respectful (on both sides – I make a point to be as respectful of someone else’s faith as they are of mine.) I will NOT, however, tolerate someone trying to force me to justify my beliefs in my own home, especially if he’s insisting I must justify it by the terms of his faith (which is impossible since Christianity entirely precludes the concept of any other religion having any validity at all.)

I do find, though, that in the face-to-face world, I try to avoid getting into much discussion of religion unless I talking to someone I know is open-minded. Otherwise, it just winds up with me first having to explain what Heathenry is (which sometimes results in the assumption on the other person’s part that I’m a bit mental) and then explain why I’m not Christian. I don’t want to lie about my faith because I’m not ashamed of it, and because some of the most basic tenets of Heathenry are to be truthful, honourable and have the courage to stand up for what you believe to be right.

As far as hell goes, though, I’ve always believed – even when I was Christian – that hell wasn’t so much a place of fire and physical torment, but rather a state of being eternally separated from the Christian God, which creates the torment. Since I don’t believe in the Christian God, however, that’s not a scary idea for me. I know that when my time comes, I’ll go to be with my Gods and my ancestors and it’ll be wonderful – though for a Christian, that would be true torment. So I figure they’re right when they say I’ll go to hell – I just won’t mind it :)

I’m sorry, though, that what you had hoped might be a friendly chat had to get cut off like that. It always makes me sad when people close themselves off.

Anyway, I found your blog from your Twitter “friending” – looks like one I might enjoy reading! Take care :)

]]> By: marvelgoose http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-12 marvelgoose Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:26:03 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-12 welcome to Red States of America. My hometown still starts football games with a prayer. Most business meals like Rotary are going to feature a blessing. I attended a business meeting this week of home builders that had a prayer over the food. Its no big deal. If you aren't a Christian, then prayer is harmless teeth flapping. If it gets under your skin, then you should ask why other people's harmless customs bother you. As for asking about your religion, most of small town America can go a long time before running into a non-protestant Christian. They forget that anything else can exist. In my own case, I met my first Catholic in the 7th grade and my first Jew at college. If someone asks if you are Christian, just tell them yes, you are Jehovah's Witness. That is technically Christian and weird enough that they won't ask any more ever again. You can also lie and tell them you are Episcopalian. That is also equally weird to most of them. Nice thing is, you can be Episcopalian and only show up for baptism and death, but we do ask you to contribute to the kitty for beer if you attend Wednesday night church. Tolerance goes both ways. Don't scream about other's intolerance if you haven't tried any of your own. Just a contrary view. Ya'll try not to get hot and bothered about it. welcome to Red States of America. My hometown still starts football games with a prayer. Most business meals like Rotary are going to feature a blessing. I attended a business meeting this week of home builders that had a prayer over the food.

Its no big deal. If you aren’t a Christian, then prayer is harmless teeth flapping. If it gets under your skin, then you should ask why other people’s harmless customs bother you.

As for asking about your religion, most of small town America can go a long time before running into a non-protestant Christian. They forget that anything else can exist. In my own case, I met my first Catholic in the 7th grade and my first Jew at college.

If someone asks if you are Christian, just tell them yes, you are Jehovah’s Witness. That is technically Christian and weird enough that they won’t ask any more ever again.

You can also lie and tell them you are Episcopalian. That is also equally weird to most of them. Nice thing is, you can be Episcopalian and only show up for baptism and death, but we do ask you to contribute to the kitty for beer if you attend Wednesday night church.

Tolerance goes both ways. Don’t scream about other’s intolerance if you haven’t tried any of your own.

Just a contrary view. Ya’ll try not to get hot and bothered about it.

]]> By: tjonsek http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-11 tjonsek Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:11:58 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-11 or, how about the question, 'what church do you go to?' assuming you are a Christian because what else would you be in NE Texas? I could rant on and on about this - like attending Chamber of Commerce meetings that started with prayer (prayer? in business meetings?) or losing friends because you change religion - been there done that... Tawnya @ awomansblog.com or, how about the question, ‘what church do you go to?’ assuming you are a Christian because what else would you be in NE Texas?

I could rant on and on about this – like attending Chamber of Commerce meetings that started with prayer (prayer? in business meetings?) or losing friends because you change religion – been there done that…

Tawnya @ awomansblog.com

]]> By: Elisa http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-10 Elisa Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:01:20 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-10 I discovered your blog through you Twitter profile and it seems I'll like it. I couldn't agree more about your view of religion. I hate this kind of need they have of convincing you of their beliefs. It's so annoying and disrespectful. I don't go to people trying to make them agree with what I believe and I don't like others doing it to me. Thinking about this subject makes me remember a time when the mother of a friend of mine what was my religion (them don't even ask if you have one, people just assume it) and when I answer `no`, she kept staring at me, like I'd had grwn three heads... =/ (sorry if my English is not very good, it`s not my first language and all...) I discovered your blog through you Twitter profile and it seems I’ll like it. I couldn’t agree more about your view of religion. I hate this kind of need they have of convincing you of their beliefs. It’s so annoying and disrespectful. I don’t go to people trying to make them agree with what I believe and I don’t like others doing it to me. Thinking about this subject makes me remember a time when the mother of a friend of mine what was my religion (them don’t even ask if you have one, people just assume it) and when I answer `no`, she kept staring at me, like I’d had grwn three heads… =/
(sorry if my English is not very good, it`s not my first language and all…)

]]> By: gonzogirl214 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/i-am-pissed/#comment-9 gonzogirl214 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:22:15 +0000 http://myrantsaboutthings.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-9 Wow, don't you love it when you get that question? I completely understand and feel your pain. With types like her, if you're not a Christian, you are a hell-bound sinner. That's it. I was raised in a Christian household and for that very reason have decided to completely disassociate myself with the religion. I have recently begun to consider myself and Epicurean Deist and I've never felt more peaceful about my faith. You don't have to explain yourself! And if you do want to, don't be ashamed. They're the ones who are supposed to "judge not, lest ye be judged," right? Wow, don’t you love it when you get that question? I completely understand and feel your pain. With types like her, if you’re not a Christian, you are a hell-bound sinner. That’s it. I was raised in a Christian household and for that very reason have decided to completely disassociate myself with the religion. I have recently begun to consider myself and Epicurean Deist and I’ve never felt more peaceful about my faith. You don’t have to explain yourself! And if you do want to, don’t be ashamed. They’re the ones who are supposed to “judge not, lest ye be judged,” right?

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