For God's Sake Will You Stop It!
I do not believe in a god, not any god, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon, Scientology or any other religion. Yet some friends insist that I do believe. They shove god down my throat.
They send me emails with cartoon angels with flapping wings; cartoon jesus on the cross, god's face in the clouds; god god god.
Jesus, Joseph and Mary! - I wish they'd stop doing that.
Can you imagine if I did the same thing?
How would they like long, syrupy emails about how glorious it is not to believe or if I told them to send this email to 10 other people who don't believe and you will get your wish. How about if I invited them to stay home with me on Sunday morning and have a nice icy cold Mimosa? (Yes, I've been invited to attend church with mere acquaintances, as if entering a building will bring me spiritual awakening and I'll become overwhelmed with godness and dump my reasoned and life long position: I don't believe in god for crissakes!) How presumptuous can you get?
I also don't believe in satan or ghosts or devils or angels or things that go bump in the night.
There are people like me in this world, that just don't believe and we're fine with it. We don't need fixing or chain "praise the lord" emails or prayer circles or sermons, we don't want this kind of email sullying our email box and we're not sending anyone else emails promoting the concept of no god.
Enough already with the god emails I say!!!!
(As you can tell I just opened my email!)
I do not believe in a god, not any god, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon, Scientology or any other religion. Yet some friends insist that I do believe. They shove god down my throat.
They send me emails with cartoon angels with flapping wings; cartoon jesus on the cross, god's face in the clouds; god god god.
Jesus, Joseph and Mary! - I wish they'd stop doing that.
Can you imagine if I did the same thing?
How would they like long, syrupy emails about how glorious it is not to believe or if I told them to send this email to 10 other people who don't believe and you will get your wish. How about if I invited them to stay home with me on Sunday morning and have a nice icy cold Mimosa? (Yes, I've been invited to attend church with mere acquaintances, as if entering a building will bring me spiritual awakening and I'll become overwhelmed with godness and dump my reasoned and life long position: I don't believe in god for crissakes!) How presumptuous can you get?
I also don't believe in satan or ghosts or devils or angels or things that go bump in the night.
There are people like me in this world, that just don't believe and we're fine with it. We don't need fixing or chain "praise the lord" emails or prayer circles or sermons, we don't want this kind of email sullying our email box and we're not sending anyone else emails promoting the concept of no god.
Enough already with the god emails I say!!!!
(As you can tell I just opened my email!)
posted by mary bishop | 2:07 PM
14 Comments:
Mary,
I know exactly what you mean. And I respect your non belief. For me, I do happen to believe in God. Maybe not exactly the way everyone else does but I have my beliefs and do not shove them down anyones gullet. Recently I worked with 2 people who non stop spewed their "Christian" beliefs and let me tell ya. They talked the talk but did not walk the walk and to me that is very wrong. They, rather than live by example choose to rant and rave about what good christians they are because they don't have any vices. But they were the most vicious gossips I have ever encountered and made it unbearable to work with. It was and is sickening.
So, I know what you mean sweetie and I love ya for your honesty and sticking to what you do and don't believe in.
Oh, by the way, I got the new job.
Yay! Somebodys' lookin' out for me :) It couldn't have come at a better time.
xoxoxoxo
Oh my Dashababy - you poor thing. You were treated to my rant on religious emails...!
Look out for people who announce proudly "I'm a Christian" because some of them say that right before they slice and dice their neighbor, co-worker, etc. Whatever happened to the idea that we aren't supposed to talk about religion, sex or politics in polite company? Sex and politics, well, I like them so I don't mind emails on those subjects......oops, yes I do, I mind the emails by the over the edge right --again, trying to persuade me to change my evil left wing ways hahahah.
Congratulations on your new job! I hope you are very happy there and they are lucky to have you dear one!
I forgot to mention how I laughed at your Somebody's lookin' out for me comment.....you are such a wit!
The respose to the people who send you those letters:
Please refrain from thinking that I am NOT your friend if I DO NOT send back a forward that you have sent to me. Friends were friends before email and friends will remain friends after email.
NOW REPEAT THE FOLLOWING WITH ME . . .
"I will NOT get bad luck, lose my friends, or lose my mailing lists if I DON'T forward an email! I will NOT hear any music or see a taco dog, if I DO forward an e-mail.
Bill Gates is NOT going to send me money, Victoria's Secret doesn't know anything about a gift certificate they're supposed to send me, and Ford will not give me a 50% discount even if I forward my e-mail to more than 50 people!
I will NEVER receive gift certificates, coupons, or freebies from Coca Cola, Cracker Barrel, Old Navy, or anyone else if I send an e-mail to 10 people. I will NEVER see a pop-up window if I forward an e-mail . . . NEVER!
My phone will not MYSTERIOUSLY ring after I forward an e-mail. There is NO SUCH THING as an e-mail tracking program, and I am not STUPID enough to think that someone will send me $100 for forwarding an e-mail to 10 or more people!
There is no kid with cancer through the Make-a-Wish program in England collecting anything! He did when he was 7 years old. He is now cancer-free and 35 years old and DOESN'T WANT ANY MORE POST CARDS, CALLING CARDS, or GET-WELL CARDS.
The government does not have a bill in Congress called 901B (or whatever they named it this week) that, if passed, will enable them to charge us 5 cents for every e-mail we send.
There will be NO cool dancing, singing, waving, colorful flowers, characters, or program that I will receive immediately after forwarding an e-mail.
The American Red Cross will NOT donate 50 cents to a certain individual dying of some disease for every e-mail address you send this to. The American Red Cross RECEIVES donations.
And finally, I WILL NOT let others guilt me into sending things by telling me I am not their friend or that I don't believe in God. If God wants to send me a message, I believe the bushes in my yard will burn before He picks up a PC to pass it on!"
Now, repeat this to yourself until you have it memorized, and send it along to at least 5 of your friends before the next full moon or you will surely be constipated for the next three months and all of your hair will fall out! Love -PEN (say hello to Finbar)
Dear Pen, I'm damned glad I didn't go to bed yet so I could be online when you sent your brilliant, hilarious and so true comment!
I think I'll print it out and frame it...
You are one cool cat and I'm so glad you are feeling better. (Apparently you are also beseiged with nonsensical emails clogging your inbox and drenched in doltishness and rarified religiosity.)
Your comment was purrrrrfect!
Oh I forgot to say, "I hate all those stupid emails too". I just delete 'em.
Have a great weekend!
Hi MB!
I agree with you 100%!
Nothing is more annoying than people trying to cram their beliefs down your throat. Wonder why it is that people think it is okay to do that? So rude!!
I have had customers at my store, that buy something, and then pass me their religious literature over the counter....to "save" me!
OY OY OY! Such a deal!
It's the same with other issues too. I am fat, and total strangers (and family members, of course) think it's okay to come up and offer diet and health advice. It would never occur to them that I am OKAY with who I am, or that I don't WANT their words of wisdom. Or they are just too rude to care.
Oh well, guess we just have to learn to put up with the jerks of the world.
On a happier note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Finbar! He really is a gorgeous cat!
We are going back to the hospital today, to visit our new little Zachary! What a sweet little cousin for Sammy!!
Have a great day!
Love,
Linda
Go to hell. See if I care. I'll be up there in Heaven, laughing and laughing. We all will be. Me, and Jesus, and the people who send those emails ...
Oh, Christ. I'm going to spend eternity with the people who send those emails?
Screw THAT.
Hi Linda...I'm glad I'm not alone with having it up to here (hand on forehead) with time wasting emails!
Another one of my favorites is when someone says: she's a good person, she's a christian as if non christians are by default, not good.
Nilbo, did your ever read Twain's Letters to the Earth? He talks about being bored to death listening to incessant harp music.
That fixed it for me...no heaven for me!
Good grief. Finally someone has spoken for me. What is it about the non religious that we feel somehow meek to say our feelings out loud. You mb are a brave and true soul.
Your commenterscomments are uproarious. here here! I'm not alone...(and yet I'm surrounded...)
No religion IS my religion and I'm devout and fervant about my no religion-no god existence. I never talk about it until I'm dumped in a pool of jesus talk or godded to death.
I am not unsure of god, I don't believe there is a supernatural being of any sort. I'm not a supernatural type...just natural..no super.
You are a kindred soul I know...!
hehe - Mary - let me give you something to waste your time with. :)
inhislikeness.com
Go back and read the archives - it will suit your personality - trust me!! :)
I agree with you wholeheartedly - WAY too many people use religion as their crutch or excuse . . .it's a shame...
Thanks Ilanna, very interesting indeed!!!! I have to go back to read more...
mary sorry i havent responded lately i was on vacation and work has asked us to limit our internet time. so blogs get read at home now when i get a chance.
anyway i was thought that religion and belief in something is a personal thing. its not something that you can sit in a church and listen to someone tell you how you are going to hell because you believe gays and gay marriage is acceptable. its not something you get from a book. its something you feel. and thats about it.
all those emails i get - i delete them. my friends know they can send them to me but they know that i am going to delete them. they all stop with me.
anyway i love the pics of finbar on the other posts.
hugs
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