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I do go to church occasionally (I guess I've always hoped that maybe faith would rub off on me somehow) so I understand when people assume I buy into all of that. It used to make me squirm inside when the minister came to the house to visit with mom and give her communion because I was expected to take part too, I kind of wanted to roll my eyes sometimes, but there's no need to be rude about it.
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My response to "God doesn't give you more than you can handle" is that I think he's over estimated my abilities. That usually stops that conversation.....
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Thank you, Dorianne, for starting this thread! I hear you. I do believe there's a plane for souls or spirits (not heaven). Like you, I don't generally mind too much from the kind genuine believers (just don't push it). A couple days ago the chaplain from hospice came to talk with Mom and I spoke with him about Mom so he could better understand her. Of course before they left he asked Mom to pray with him which she did. He asked me to join in their hand-holding. I did but I don't care for it but I saw no reason to be rude. I just kept my eyes open and stared. When he included me in his prayer-blessing it was very emotional for me. I appreciated what he said.
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Oh boy....A thread about annoying Christians! This ought to get good fast....

I predict soul saving efforts, heated debates and prayers for us non believers. And the thread will probably get shut down soon.

I respect anyone’s right to believe anything they want but I don’t like to be expected to respect what people believe. There’s some wacky stuff out there.

But let’s face it, most of the people on earth claim to be BELIEVERS. I bow my head during grace at thanksgiving, prayers at funerals and all that. I’m not a militant atheist. It just makes life to hard file a lawsuit over every nativity scene in the town square.

For example....My mom is not religious and has made it clear that she wants a simple service when she dies, not a church service. But I know most of the folks at her service will want to have a prayer or two. I’ll allow one prayer out of respect for our friends and relatives who are religious. It won’t kill me.

The only time I get just a little militant is when people tell me how they’ll pray for me or want to SAVE me. Or, let’s face it, all the evangelicals who think Trump represents family values.
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I wanted to add, before this thread blows up in my face somehow, that I actually really ENVY people with genuine faith. I wish I could believe that I will see my loved ones again, but I just don't.
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I hear that, cwillie. Those kind of "comfort" platitudes make me feel like....I don't want to say that person seems shallow, but those phrases seem similar to the depth-less "copy and paste this on social media to show you care about (depression/breast cancer/child abuse)!" type posts.

Most of the time, when someone offers me spiritual comfort out of genuine believe, I just say a quiet "thank you" and hope they stop there. But sometimes they keep on going and then get upset with me if I say, "I'm sorry, but that really doesn't help." And/or then I find myself avoiding them if I run into them somewhere!
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People want to offer some comfort at a time when words of comfort are hard to come by, I feel if someone shares their belief in something with me it's OK as long as they don't expect me to agree with them. What really annoys me are the semi religious platitudes that are repeated so often that aren't even scriptural - "god never hands you more than you can handle" is one that sets my teeth on edge, or BS about heaven having a new angel....
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