Mom called me this morning at 5am (because fb said I had been online 11 minutes earlier) to debate the existence of sky-daddy. She wants me to read the bible and go to church to find a nice girl and some friends with good morals.
What would you tell her if she was your mom?
I started with “I’m 41 years old and I’m not afraid of the void, I don’t need the comfort of religion to soften the fear of death.”
In lieu of rebuttal suggestions, I would also appreciate your best/most heretical/blasphemous memes.
And...GO!
"You've convinced me, mum. In fact, I've found a lovely, modest, sweet girl, and joined a faith community with very strong family values. I've dedicated my life to serving God, and now I must say...
Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! God is great!
Now, you might not hear from me in a while, as I am going on a pilgrimage to the land of the prophets. I'll be back with the wives once my training is complete, Insh'Allah."
I wish I wasn't so much of a peacekeeper in my family. I'd love to respond to 'god bless" with "praise allah", but it's just not worth all the grief I'd receive.
Shukran!
Unless you are a minor living at home, I would refuse, politely, to discuss any of this. With anyone.
My mother also tries to tell me what to do.....she is 85 FFS! Thankfully, telling me to follow the sky daddy isn't one of them.
Reading the Bible TURNS thinking people into atheists. Which is why the early church forbade ‘commons’ from reading it, instead they had to light candles/pay for god’s words/blessings/forgiveness, etc. Going(being dragged) to evangelical churches for teacing(attempted indoctrination) showed me that religion was crazy fakery at age 6. So, thanks mom! Otherwise it might have taken years to be enlightened(see through the bullshit).
My mom tried to get me to go church for quite sometime. She eventually gave up because I was persistent. Have you persistently told her your thoughts on religion? If she has a nice girl for you to meet, you might try it out. I once dated a girl who's idol was Sarah Palin and watched televangelist web streams daily. Needless to say it didn't work out but we still had fun ? for a bit.
Oh yes memes um....
That face you make when she tells you she's waiting for marriage because she's a Christian ?
I screen them all for religious and political dealbreakers before it ever gets that far...but I’m unattractive and void of personality so it never gets that far.
@PJWanders I knew she was super religious ahead of time. But I'll find enjoyment in anyone for at least a little while. You never know, maybe you are just the type of person they are looking for. I was pretty shy back in the day. But no one knows how you feel unless you give them hints at least. Little tip for you and anyone else that wants to listen: If you cast a big enough net you are bound to catch a few fish ?.
My Mom gave up a long time ago. Likes to grumble about how sad she is that my sister and I were never baptized, but doesn’t do it to often. I just thing she is happy my son went down the rabbit hole of religion to keep his family together. Thankfully he is not Evangelical either and we get along fine.
I start with explaining a few of the things that piss me off about christianity, the main one being if I cause you harm, your forgiveness is the only forgiveness that should matter, not some make believe entity. So i burn down your house, but my neighbor's bosses sister forgives me so alls well with the world. Huh?
And I end with the fact that in order to survive any creature has to harm another creature (I consider plants creatures too), so god either doesn't exist or is a total asshole.
That usually shuts them up.
I got a wrong number at 6:30 AM a couple days ago. My heart sank as I thought for sure someone died. I can't remember the last time the phone rang that early, but it has been years and years.
My mother is an atheist so I don't have that problem. But she does remind me that I'm single and how she just "wants me to be happy and loved" ?
If your Mom needs to intervene in your personal choices and she's good hearted, just follow her tune when on the phone and then ignore it!
If she was my mom she would know not to lie to me about bigoted shit like this.
I'm not sure how open she would be to "Jesus = lucifer" lol, even if it is maybe true in a sense ("...and I create evil;I the LORD do all these things" ) but some other Scripture might, "there is only One Immortal, no one has ever gone up to heaven," and then maybe you could hit her with the lucifer thing later lol