I’ve noticed every time she send me a text message, she can’t say anything without mentioning her Christian religion or needing to remind me how Jesus loves me. She knows I don’t believe in Jesus Christ and she still sends messages like that. What should I do? I’ve mostly been ignoring her text messages cause I don’t want her to think she’s getting the best of me, but telling me something like that is like saying Edward Cullens love you. I’m convinced these are all acts of attempted manipulation, but I could be wrong. Tell me what you guys think. Leave your thoughts below.
I would feel sorry for anyone who could not relate to me (a non-believer) without mentioning Jesus. She needs to get a life that matters.
I strongly agree with you!
You could reply in kind and say "Santa says you've been a good girl this year".
You could also send her quotes by Hitchens, Grayling, Dawkins or other atheist of choice.
Chances are, she may not realise what message you're trying to get across as sometimes being subtle doesn't work.
Honesty can be the best but often more painful route. Telling her that part of you appreciates her concern and her efforts to save your eternal soul (sometimes religious folks genuinely do believe they are literally saving you from hellfire) but that her constant references to her beliefs are unwelcome. That you support her to believe whatever she wants but she need to give you the same respect. You may even have to say that if she continues it may damage or end the friendship.
If she continues then chances are she's not your friend or she just can't put it behind her.
Tell her about the 33,000,000 Hindu gods and their little helpers that love her to bits...very small bits
Once I had an acquaintance ... Some fundi Christian freak but otherwise harmless ... After each visit just before leaving he would say: "I am saying a little (fuck just a little) prayer for you." ... I told him that the angels at his god's switch board would get really cranky at him because they couldn't find my name since I was never listed.
Christians are compelled to be missionaries emotionally. Just knowing you are not almost compels this friend to try to '' save you ''. They truly believe that you will go to some hell unless you believe in their Christian belief system. I have no advice for you. I found myself that religious people can not change and do not change . I had to simply exclude them from my own life to have peace and honestly . I make it a point to never tell anybody my own religious non beliefs , will never discuss religion nor politics. I was given that advice long , long ago - never to discuss religion or politics. Now days I would also add vegan diet to that.