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In reply to the discussion: So I'm Grabbing Some Cheese At The Grocery Store... [View all]cleanhippie
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Christian bias...it's whats for dinner.
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Jesus promised to smite the wicked. Odin promised to smite the frost giants.
MattBaggins
Jan 2012
#284
As an agnostic, I know that audibly wishing Satan to be with a Christian is a really nasty deed.
piedmont
Jan 2012
#234
Or maybe the clerk will think twice before consecrating helpless shoppers.
PassingFair
Jan 2012
#256
It's probably not "natural" for any non-church goers ...and MOST church-goers.
PassingFair
Jan 2012
#340
Just curious, if the OP were a Satanist, would you have a problem with his comment?
justiceischeap
Jan 2012
#73
ffor justiceischeap: maybe they would but not me. I don't care. I had a near death experience
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#102
actually, there are hundreds of different existing versions of the four gospels
RainDog
Jan 2012
#319
That's not a reversal, though--your "example" is a false reverse-representation of the OP's
MADem
Jan 2012
#299
Yes, fired. If I greeted customers that way that is exactly what would have happened.
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2012
#132
none of those comments were offered. Just a generic be happy and well. God, fire someone over
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#103
But see--she didn't mention ALLAH, or Jesus, or Buddha, or Satan, or Aunt Fanny.
MADem
Jan 2012
#116
Most of your posts in this thread are very aggressive and some of them are also incoherent.
Shining Jack
Jan 2012
#318
Agreed. You'd think liberals of all people would respect "to each his own." n/t
vaberella
Jan 2012
#108
Of course you can--you've been so "on the mark" thus far in this conversation. nt
MADem
Jan 2012
#304
I am already assuming alot by your comments about low wage workers!!!! wow just wow
lunasun
Jan 2012
#242
So, you first have to insult her in order to "think" you know what her views are?
MADem
Jan 2012
#207
When someone goes out of their way to insert religious verbiage in non-religious settings...
LAGC
Jan 2012
#210
nobody here cares, emilyg. they're venting their prejudices. they talk about
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#105
Unless it's regional, people only began using this phrase in the last 10 or 15 years
snagglepuss
Jan 2012
#262
Friend of mine chatted w 2 customers at grocery store tonight, while I was at cashier.
elleng
Jan 2012
#16
My friend often engages strangers in conversation, when circumstances place them near eachother;
elleng
Jan 2012
#268
i am an atheist and i don't see why you are so offended by what she said and had to be rude to her
JI7
Jan 2012
#17
I get that sometimes, too, and have been tempted to reply go to hell. K&R (nt)
T S Justly
Jan 2012
#18
No, unwanted and unexpected religious instructions are. Blessers may be too dumb to realize that ...
T S Justly
Jan 2012
#41
I'm an atheist, and when someone leaves me a message that says "have a blessed day",
PassingFair
Jan 2012
#135
lol You made me laugh. :) I'm never upset to be simply 'blessed' by someone
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2012
#23
I am with you--anyone who gets irate over being "blessed" is actually giving POWER to the person
MADem
Jan 2012
#47
because her intentions were good and his weren't. She wished him well, he didn't. Insult at the
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#114
i get irritated when people feel the need to invoke a divine being in everyday conversation.
shireen
Jan 2012
#57
Which divine being was invoked? For all anyone knows she could have been the blesser.
MADem
Jan 2012
#127
well be fed up. but be mannerly in public. she wished you well in a generic
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#117
And what WERE her "religious beliefs?" You must have amazing powers of divination!
MADem
Jan 2012
#151
I don't see any gnashing of teeth here, except for some "have a blessed day" throwers.
PassingFair
Jan 2012
#142
And you know this how? Maybe it was a Native American blessing. There was no mention of the G word
MADem
Jan 2012
#129
I believe in free will. You can choose to be an ass or not. Satan? Don't believe in him.
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#123
This aggravates me as well... I would get irritated by a Wiccan telling me "blessed be," too...
Politicub
Jan 2012
#99
Wow. Did you stop off at McDonalds on the way home to curse out some seniors as well?
downwardly_mobile
Jan 2012
#140
You're a wiccan? I always was given to understand they were more tolerant than you are coming
MADem
Jan 2012
#211
Nope - I get tired of being tolerant when Christians are the only ones allowed
LibertyLover
Jan 2012
#213
Well, I can't say I know a lot of Wiccans, but the ones I do know are very positive and would never
MADem
Jan 2012
#215
Frankly, I think you are the one who is coming off all shitty and defensive
LibertyLover
Jan 2012
#286
I never knew they were all prejudice, bitterness and intolerance though--I learned something new!
MADem
Jan 2012
#302
No, and thankfully for you neither is being deliberately obtuse and stupid.
LibertyLover
Jan 2012
#309
So what you are saying is that we have to take whatever crap Christian conservatives
LibertyLover
Jan 2012
#287
I hear that a lot form the conservative town I live in. They throw blessings at me like
glinda
Jan 2012
#212
Of all the posts I've laughed at on this thread... THIS one takes the cake.
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2012
#255
Going out of your way to be fucktarded to someone attempting to be pleasant....
PavePusher
Jan 2012
#307