I wouldn’t waste all that energy on him!

Very well said. I never understood how intelligent people could follow a poorly written book of fables.

Well said.

Wonderful post, well written!

As a non-jew I can't take christians very seriously. what I know about them I learned in the street and not from any formal education.

Here is my standard answer, " I'm sorry you don't take Zeus more seriously.

Pastors are in it for the money honey.

Well said

I told one preacher, I did feel the love of god but it was delusional euphoria. Same dude admitted his own faith is circular logic and he can't convince anyone without the bible.

I'm betting he'll drop xtianity sooner or later.

D, all of the above

Hashtagsorrynotsorry

Not to one-up you, but I think I have you beat. the last time I was in church was for a funeral. My mom had an aunt that passed. I never met her, didn't know of her, but they needed a paul bearer. I got suckered into doing it. I was in the front row, and the preist had made some speal about how people did not come back to church because they "weren't invited". Then went on to say that everyone was invited. During the speach I couldn't stop staring at his "fish hat". I was in the front row laughing my ass off! Tried to refrain from laughing. Couldn't help it. Even giggled carrying the coffin, I giggled. Am I evil? Yes I fucking am!

In my community everyone has their heads up their respective you know what. I avoid them like the plague.Ask me where I live and who is here in the community and I will tell you.

I am interested in loving everyone. World Administrator Leight (wiki) @PrimeMinisterAZ Twitter.

I was raised in Puerto Rico. Because the public education sucks and it can be even dangerous, my parents put me on a private, American, Catholic school. The nuns were from an American order and I cannot remember the name. The priests came from Spain and there were also lay teachers that were not religious, meaning that they were not priests or nuns.

One time they took all the male students in my class to have weekly lectures about masturbation. Most of us were laughing at it. It took over two weeks and this priest could not really explain masturbation. Under pressure of the students, one of them gets up from his chair and asked directly to the priest if masturbation was bad or sinful. The poor priest did not know where to put his face, totally embarrased. He said masturbation was not really sinful and other stuff that I did not understand. This was a long time ago so my memories of this are fading away.

This was in a time where the priests were getting away with sexual molestation and no one would dare to point out that some students were getting molested. I still don't know what the purpose of these anti masturbation classes was. I am glad I got out of that school the moment I had a chance to get out.

The only part of the Royal Wedding (which, let's face it, was different) that I couldn't stand was all the religion. They did fly the Countess of Sussex's flag though (AKA the stars and stripes). Megan's mum was a bit tearful though donchathink?

Also I found out today that someone I thought was a friend has ripped me off £1900 over the last couple of weeks (I leave my door open, she knows where my wallet is and must have watched me putting my PIN number into an ATM). Still hard to believe it but there's no other possible explanation.

OK, she has a previous criminal conviction for fraud but it still hurts.

Blackbird came to see me in my garden and sat on the fence looking hopeful. I am an angler and we use maggots as bait. I feed them to the fish in my pond. Threw the blackbird a few. It hoovered them up and then sodded off without so much as a backwards glance.
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Sodding fucking sodding criminal woman brought me a black tomato plant. Probably deadly nightshade.

OK, I'm upset.

(Good post BTW)

Theres a lot of insight in your post.

Some people's "happiness in this life relies on hope of the next" and they fret about how awful this life is compared to their fantasized next. Therefore, their happiness is robbed.

Great comeback. Far more sophistcated than my "Oh do fuck off"

May I suggest that you don’t even bother yourself making yourself upset. Simply get the switch in your brain and switch it off, for your sake and it’s only about you. God won’t mind, he’s not there anyway. James

Do you know he thinks that way? What denomination? The Bible does not teach such things.

You could always show him this video:

The REAL Truth About Religion And Its Origins

I hatearguments that are totally emotional appeal.

I really believe a high percentage of pastors really don't believe in the Bible or in what they are teaching.
You might google a story about a woman pastor in a church out west that finally admitted she is an atheist. However, the members like her so much they want her to stay anyway but the national Baptist (or whatever religion) said she has to go. funny

God seems like a disturbed ex-girlfriend.