So this is interesting. I’m in on a Christian secret of sorts. A while ago I became friends with a chaplain who is needless to say, very religious and spent four years trying to convert me. We’d be eating in a diner and she’d say God Loves You to me. Then say it again when I’d protest.
Annoying and disrespectful.
Well I found out from a friend who used to be a fundamentalist Christian. Apparently she was trying to drive the devil out of me. Really. That superstitious, ignorant bitch.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Not to negate your trauma but.. Oh that's seriously funny!! I have a god guy at work that I bounce ideas off of. He's a creationist and... I'm not.. we get along fine. I'll ask him if he has any little "tricks" up his sleeve to ward off the devil in others. Come to think of it... he sometimes grabs me a coffee from the cafeteria. Maybe he laces it with holy water or something unbeknownst to me. 
Davekp
Level 8
Oct 8, 2018
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Thanks for being sensitive but this wasn’t traumatic. Just so strange. And arrogant.
Watch that coffee closely!
@Sydland Yeah.. I don\t see it as arrogant.. it's a compulsion .. like an addiction.. thee's no turning from it for the believer who is deep in. Like that scene in the Exorcist just before Max Von Sydow gets tossed out the window and down that exterior brick staircase. He's in the room with the girl doing his bit with the holy water.. splashing it on her while yelling, "The body of Christ compels you!".. He just ain't stoppin' .. not for love nor money. At some point I have to look at it as an illness. And that deserves sympathy. Still wicked funny though. Thanks for the chuckle.
So, you've had the devil all this time. And I have been wasting my time trying to find him, or is it a her.
Sidenote: I had a Catholic therapist who co-ran a psych group once (she, at 56, became a nun) let me hold a real rosery used for exorcism, which was very well hand made, and expensive looking. Wonder if she was making sure I didn't burn.
Beowulfsfriend
Level 9
Oct 8, 2018
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Probably. Superstition in the name of religion is bizarre.
@Sydland she showed me her stash - even had a small jar of holy water. A lay friend who works with the Catholic Church gave her the rosery. The church, unofficially, sanctions about 200 exorcisms a year worldwide.
@Beowulfsfriend And that number is so much higher as charlatans and priests perform their own exorcisms.
@Sydland and people are injured and some die. Not much different from the 30's horror films on Voodoo and black magic. Or the current ones for that matter (just slightly more PC)
@Beowulfsfriend Yes. And it causes mentally fragile people to have serious breakdowns. A friend of mine was exorcised by the Mormon church for being a lesbian. She was hospitalized repeatedly after that.
Curious. Was this a group setting in which you'd be in the diner with this person? If not, was the conversation enough to allow the conversion efforts to go on for 4 years?
chalupacabre
Level 8
Oct 8, 2018
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It wasn’t at first but then picked up speed since the devil in me was resisting. It was just the two of us.
@Sydland Maybe you should be flattered that so many resources are required. Have you always been so powerful or did your powers grow more recently?
Great Scott! I would never hang around with a Christian..especially one who kept trying to push religion. I distance myself instantly and cut off all contact if someone tries to preach at me.
birdingnut
Level 8
Oct 8, 2018
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We had gone through a chaotic experience together and became friends because of that. I’ve learned my lesson though. No more.
She was simply brainwashed. Hopefully you made her think about things.
DavidLaDeau
Level 8
Oct 8, 2018
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I finally did when she wanted me to be a cofounder of a church she was creating. It was so delusional that I’d be part of it. I finally set her straight and drew the line. She was snippy and dismissive.
The nerve of some people.
Captain747ex
Level 7
Oct 8, 2018
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Really. Trying to drive the devil out of me without my permission.
@Sydland I know, right? Lol
@Sydland Yeah, really, maybe you enjoy the devil being in you.
@starwatcher-al Yes. Especially when enjoying my cup of rice pudding at the diner.
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