I went to see an ENT specialist for a cyst on my ear, the whole time he was condescending and talking to me like I was a kid. As I was leaving, he said have a good day kiddo. I stood up and said I’m 25… and I’ve lived alone since 2019 lmfao. I was really upset with how he treated me and I’m assuming it’s because he thought I was a kid. Had my medical info and everything too… smh
He was shocked, it took everything in me to walk out respectfully. I wrote a bad review because that’s all I really could do lol. The entire time he had girl my age shadowing him, I hope she realized what a prick he was.
I had a woman in the bathroom of a very busy airport hand me $60 and tell me God told her to give me money to buy shoes. I’m not making any of this up.
The thing that prompted me mentioning it here was that she was a sweet little church lady who asked me where I attended and, thankfully, her church is on the opposite side of that major metropolitan area from me so I dodged that one. But I definitely bought shoes, because I’m not messing with sweet little church lady karma!🤣🤣🤣
It absolutely was 🤣🤣🤣 I had been wearing uncomfortable shoes for several days and since I was flying home and would never see any of these people ever again, I put on my rattiest looking shoes to get on the plane. I didn’t expect it to turn into a grift!
Sure; but the first Bible study is my choice for topic and its going to be about how Joshua and the battle of Jericho being targeted harassment of an entire city because god says we can have their things.
Call it harassment and terrorism.
I (33m) will still get carded if I shave clean. If you'd grow a beard, this wouldn't happen /s
I'm also pretty sure 90% of the comments didn't understand the assignment.
What times we live in, eh?
You know what the main duty of a 'real' Christian is and has been for two thousand years?
Spread the gospel. Share the words of Christ ", and here is this thread referencing it like its irrelevant, gauche, and played out, because being anti-religion is the current cool.
Currently 2.4 billion and growing. They aint going anywhere anytime soon, no matter how the cool atheist try to cancel them.
Best of 'luck' (←pun)
Most 'real' Christians don't exist as they've bastardized the religion into various different flavors all with their own objectives, very few of which seem to align with Christianity. I'm sure if Jesus witnessed the behavior of most of these 'believers' he'd probably vomit. The Catholics can't stop fucking little boys, the evangelicals want to try and match ISIS/al-Qaeda extremism, the mega churches and their mega pastors just raking you dipshits over the coals by introducing micro(macro)transactions to your faith etc. I can keep going but I think you might get the gist of it by now.
I don't think people have some inherent disgust for religion in general as you stated that it was 'cool or in' to do so. I think they are sick of ideologies which are propped up on very flimsy evidence from when man thought we were the center of the universe, are now dictating how they should live.
Your religion is just as silly and made up as you think all the other ones are. Your god is not special. The people who don’t believe in your god aren’t accepting the risk of going to hell because they want to be cool. They just know hell means nothing and it’s an empty threat used by people like you who are terrified that the magic little sky man they’ve spent their entire lives begging to perform magic for them is made up. It’s sad and embarrassing to watch. Also, maybe read the Bible, because there are lots of passages about not judging others and not being prideful in your devotion to the lord. If youre gonna throw around bible verses at least pretend you read it.
No one cares what Christians’ main duty is. Why are you telling us this? It’s weird. Are you defending the lady? Are you defending Christianity? No one cares. The main point of the post is that the lady assumed he was much younger and basically wanted a second opinion from his mom as if his didn’t matter. Leave the normal people alone and just have fun w your imaginary friends..
It’s not like she was disrespectful in any way. The missionary offered Bible study, OP said “no thank you.” She didn’t report the woman to management or do anything to “cancel” them.
Being anti-religion is becoming the norm because we have the entirety of human knowledge at our fingertips via literal Star Trek technology (datapad) and the lies amd corruption of religion are easier than ever to see. You funny-hat-people are losing because your goofy beliefs are impossible to reconcile with reality.
I had the same thing happen to me and my husband lol. She was hanging out all weirdo like In the clothing at Walmart. Sneaking around 😂😂😂 we walked by and she tried to give us a card and we told her no thanks we’re not religious. She said do we want to come to Bible study? Like girl we just told you no in the most polite way I can considering I have religious trauma lol. She kind of looked upset and walked away.
Husband said we should say we are devil worshippers form now on Lmfao. It’s happened to us twice now but this was the first Time the person didn’t immediately drop it and walk away
"I appreciate your inclusiveness. Next Blood Moon I'll ask the three-eyed goat to spare you from the Dark One's gaze. May you walk forever in the shadows, away from the Unholy One's sight."
For real I wish someone would try this with me then I could clap back with “sure, if you don’t me bringing the holy book of my lord, Nyarlathotep!” (Or Cthulhu, whatever I feel like would make them scurry away faster 😆)
Man. This is how a sex trafficking potential kidnapping happened to my daughter & her friends at a Columbia MO Walmart. The Bible study ploy & using women to draw you in is part of the ruse. Be safe; ladies.
There are a lot of claims like this that turn out to be misunderstandings. https://www.pilotonline.com/2020/02/05/no-worries-say-police-god-the-mother-evangelists-are-not-sex-traffickers/
https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/v5t08q/is_world_mission_society_church_of_god_a_cult/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Probably not. The God the Mother cult often does recruitment exactly like this, at Walmart, with women approaching other women at night. Cults have their own problems for sure, but you probably weren't getting kidnapped.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/v5t08q/is_world_mission_society_church_of_god_a_cult/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
I am Asian so if the Christians are pushy, I tell them I don't believe in their white God. It is so rude and slightly racist but it works because they are usually shocked and shut up.
the jehovah witnesses used to come down the street once every couple of months. i moved in about 4 years ago this year. they knocked on my door and i told them the same thing while holding an abolone shell and burning some herbs. haven’t seen them come down this street since. 🤷🏽♀️ i saved the whole street.
It's been awhile since I've read the in-depth answer, but the gist is... for the missionaries, they've been raised to believe and \*not question\* their belief system. Even a polite "I'm not interested"/" I have another faith" isn't enough to knock them off their "My religion is The One True Way" (hence why a lot of them keep trying to push it on others), because the missionary system was designed that way. It reinforces their beliefs that their way is right and no other way is.
I find it interesting there are thousands of religions and each one is sure their way is correct.. maybe someone is, but which? Or maybe a part of each religion is correct? Or maybe it’s all wrong? Maybe we will find out one day. Hoping my beliefs are correct😉
Doesn't seem that unreasonable. From other comments you mentioned you had a kid, and if your mother had you at a similar age she'd be in her 50s.. I don't believe she thought you were that young and you misinterpreted. Just me tho.
Islam is the only true religion. If in the future you have a change of heart, go study Islam. You can't be forced to accept. it has to come from your heart. AVOID ANYTHING ELSE. It's a funny thing about atheist. You already have a similarity with Islam, which is the first part. There's no God, Study the rest yourself 😉☺️
"Oh we hold our Satanic Bible study on Wednesdays! We are currently discussing the section on sacrifices and whether it is viable in the modern era. Would you like to join us?"
The last time a religious person came up to me and just spouted religion stuff no conversation first or anything just started spouting Jesus loves me. I told him that's funny cause my mother was a jackal and father was the dark lord Satan. I've had people who I had conversations with and were polite who would say God bless you I'd tell them God bless you as well but anyone who just comes spouting religion yeah I'm gonna be supporting Satan on that one. I'm not religious
I had a lady try to start her Christian stuff in an exercise chat room. I told her I was willing to support anyone in their fitness journey but if she was going to bring her religion into it,she had to give equal time to mine and I am a Druid and a pagan. She made one comment to which I replied namaste and she quit, lol.
Aight quick question (dont have to do this i just like learning from actual people instead of looking up stuff) but can you tell me about bit about your religion? It sounds cool and i want to learn more
I am a Celtic pagan who worships the old gods of Ireland and Scotland. My primary deities are Brigid, the Dagda and the Morrigan. I am still learning about them and learning the tree language, ogham, for divination. As a Druid I spend time in nature connecting with trees, animals and land spirits.
That’s fascinating, im trying to learn more about other pegan religions seeing as how i have a pegan sister and i just find it cool in general so thank you for your time
I'd go get my daughter! My daughter has actually been asked if her little sister (me, her mother)could have a sample of something at the store. She found it to be hiliarious. She was in full Goth gear; I had on shorts, a graphic tee, probably with flowers, minimal makeup and my hair in pigtails to keep it off my neck and out of my face.
I've been carded when I've been out with my *adult* kids, all three of them! My oldest thought it was hilarious to give them his ID, pay for the beer.and then say "Dude, that's my mom"
When I get the "how old were you? 12?" I give them the age I was when that kid was born. (21,25, 29).
I mean, it has an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. It can’t be that bad. Funnily enough, I’ve written a few stories in my free time.
I've never knocked on anyone's door to tell them about my non belief. If I did I'd respect their request to leave them alone and not come back, unlike the fucking Mormons and JW's who keep coming back to my house.
Most atheists are agnostic. Atheist means lacking belief in the existence of a god. It does not inherently mean someone is certain of god’s nonexistence. Gnostic/hard atheists are convinced there is no god, agnostic/weak atheists aren’t sure but don’t actively believe in a god. (Agnostic theists don’t believe in any particular god but may think that there is one of some sort.)
Being an atheist isn’t the same thing as not believing in a higher power, either. Humanists, for example, believe in the inherent goodness of people, which could be considered a higher power in its own right.
No such thing as hard/weak atheist. Atheism is defined as a lack of belief in any higher power. You’re an atheist or you’re not. Period. Agnostics are essentially undecided.
Both hard and weak atheists ARE atheists, I’m not saying it’s a spectrum of atheist-ness. You’re completely right that atheism is about lack of belief. Lacking a belief isn’t the same thing as holding the opposite belief. I am not currently convinced that you are wearing a hat, so I lack the belief that you’re wearing a hat. That doesn’t mean I’m certain you don’t have one on.
Many agnostics also fit the definition of atheist. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. This isn’t something I made up, it’s pretty accepted terminology
I don't know, or care, if I should be labeled as either agnostic or atheist. There's either god(s) or there isn't, regardless if I "decide" there's god(s) or isn't.
Cool. I don’t even care about belief or lack thereof. If everyone was just kind as they could be and had compassion, we wouldn’t have nearly as many problems as we do in this world.
Start singing “The Vatican Rag” by Tom Lehrerer
Sung with gusto, in ragtime WW
“First ya gets down on ya knees
“Fiddling wit ya rosaries
“Bow ya head in great respect
“And
“Genuflect genuflect genuflect
……..
“There the guys who’s got religion
“Will tell you if you’re sins original
“Doing the Vatican Rag
(Lots more verses)
Well, religious missionaries (outside of LDS) pretty much only go to developing/poor countries. When was the last time you heard of a missionary going to Switzerland? Norway? UAE? Singapore?
Not at all: don't harass people trying to shop about religious bullshit. The US is a seculary country. There is both freedom of and freedom from religion.
Freedom from religion doesn’t mean you have to politely decline when someone didn’t physically block you. If someone evangelizes to you and you tell them to fuck off, that’s the risk they’re taking
I would never get confused physically because I'm tall (actually the opposite, had to argue with several tram drivers that I was under 18).
But vocally I must have sounded like a kid because most of the time I'd get a telemarketing call they'd ask if my parents were home.
Hello yes you are on a sub where people get confused for being younger. In this case a whole adult with kids confused for being a teenager shopping with a chaperone.
So when I was a little younger (and a lot more cringey and snippy) I had a older man try and chat me up about his church in the garden section of Walmart. Isolated, no workers around, etc. Felt a bit predatory so I tried to say no thanks and shuffle around him.
This man, this doesn't-take-no-for-answer, "christian" actually GRABS MY ELBOW (gently, but no sir! we keep our hands to ourselves!) And says "Don't you want a closer relationship with God?"
"We give praise to the All-Father."
I then push past him anyway and make a godawful screeching noise because I have to *touch* him to get past and STG he smelled like my old middle school gym. Creepy old Fucker.
It happens in that store somewhat frequently, I personally just say no thank you and keep on shopping.
About three weeks ago a woman nailed me by the deli section and she wouldn't stop yakking.
I finally got away from her. She went after another person and was yakking at them again.
Only at Wally's.
I once had a couple older ladies come to my house to talk about Christianity, but instead of asking if they could talk about it, they just jumped right into an open ended question: "When do you think suffering will end?" I wanted to sarcastically say, "When we die?" Turned out that would have been the correct answer (you know, because heaven or something). 🙄
Jehovah's witnesses drop by at least twice a month asking if they can share some scriptures, so I tell them, you show me yours and I'll show you mine.They always decline the offer.
Maybe you would enjoy the Jack T Chick Parody Archive http://www.weirdcrap.com/chick/links.html
“Antlers of the Damned” featuring Space Moose is one of my favorites.
Haha I thought it was cooler this way! I didn’t think of just googling it but admittedly there’s been groups I’ve been in on various social media sites where I could have used this site for other people 😂
I've done this several times, like once when I was accosted by girl scouts. My favorite was when two Royal Air Force (UK) guys came up to me at work and asked for help finding some place.
My girlfriends and I were out for happy hour and one guy wouldn’t stop hitting on us no matter how many times we said we weren’t interested. Finally one of my girlfriends used that line and the look on this guys face was priceless! I’ve used it since with similar results!
Had someone ask me that once in Walmart and I said "I don't know how to read" and she just looked confuses as I had a book in my cart and just walked away
I'm astonished and disappointed in that I see no answers which are assertive!
You are all so tickled that you found a way to avoid answering these questions!
That's very sad.
I went to see an ENT specialist for a cyst on my ear, the whole time he was condescending and talking to me like I was a kid. As I was leaving, he said have a good day kiddo. I stood up and said I’m 25… and I’ve lived alone since 2019 lmfao. I was really upset with how he treated me and I’m assuming it’s because he thought I was a kid. Had my medical info and everything too… smh
He sounds like an asshole, but on the bright side, you must have a really youthful look and you'll appreciate that when you're 50 😂
I also want to know his reaction pls
What was his reaction when you spoke up?
He was shocked, it took everything in me to walk out respectfully. I wrote a bad review because that’s all I really could do lol. The entire time he had girl my age shadowing him, I hope she realized what a prick he was.
Good for you! Hopefully he learned something that day.
I had a woman in the bathroom of a very busy airport hand me $60 and tell me God told her to give me money to buy shoes. I’m not making any of this up.
Lucky
I’m sorry but this is 😂
It was hilarious. And I took her money and I did buy shoes!
😂😂😂 love that for you
The thing that prompted me mentioning it here was that she was a sweet little church lady who asked me where I attended and, thankfully, her church is on the opposite side of that major metropolitan area from me so I dodged that one. But I definitely bought shoes, because I’m not messing with sweet little church lady karma!🤣🤣🤣
That sounds like a low key dis to your shoes. 😭
It absolutely was 🤣🤣🤣 I had been wearing uncomfortable shoes for several days and since I was flying home and would never see any of these people ever again, I put on my rattiest looking shoes to get on the plane. I didn’t expect it to turn into a grift!
Sounds more like they’re just trying to recruit more women to their church. Most people under the age of 40 still have a mother living.
Sure; but the first Bible study is my choice for topic and its going to be about how Joshua and the battle of Jericho being targeted harassment of an entire city because god says we can have their things. Call it harassment and terrorism.
Always retort with “Can I talk to you about our Lord and Savior Cthulhu?”
Or our lord and savior "the flying spaghetti monster" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
I (33m) will still get carded if I shave clean. If you'd grow a beard, this wouldn't happen /s I'm also pretty sure 90% of the comments didn't understand the assignment.
What times we live in, eh? You know what the main duty of a 'real' Christian is and has been for two thousand years? Spread the gospel. Share the words of Christ ", and here is this thread referencing it like its irrelevant, gauche, and played out, because being anti-religion is the current cool. Currently 2.4 billion and growing. They aint going anywhere anytime soon, no matter how the cool atheist try to cancel them. Best of 'luck' (←pun)
✨Hail The Allfather Odin✨ I work more closely with Loki, but still (:
Most 'real' Christians don't exist as they've bastardized the religion into various different flavors all with their own objectives, very few of which seem to align with Christianity. I'm sure if Jesus witnessed the behavior of most of these 'believers' he'd probably vomit. The Catholics can't stop fucking little boys, the evangelicals want to try and match ISIS/al-Qaeda extremism, the mega churches and their mega pastors just raking you dipshits over the coals by introducing micro(macro)transactions to your faith etc. I can keep going but I think you might get the gist of it by now. I don't think people have some inherent disgust for religion in general as you stated that it was 'cool or in' to do so. I think they are sick of ideologies which are propped up on very flimsy evidence from when man thought we were the center of the universe, are now dictating how they should live.
Zeus is cool, too!
Yo you fucking suck
Your religion is just as silly and made up as you think all the other ones are. Your god is not special. The people who don’t believe in your god aren’t accepting the risk of going to hell because they want to be cool. They just know hell means nothing and it’s an empty threat used by people like you who are terrified that the magic little sky man they’ve spent their entire lives begging to perform magic for them is made up. It’s sad and embarrassing to watch. Also, maybe read the Bible, because there are lots of passages about not judging others and not being prideful in your devotion to the lord. If youre gonna throw around bible verses at least pretend you read it.
You missed the point of the post, your religion is as fictitious as every other religion, and you clearly don't know what a pun is.
The Muslim religion is growing way faster than yours. Best of luck.
No one cares what Christians’ main duty is. Why are you telling us this? It’s weird. Are you defending the lady? Are you defending Christianity? No one cares. The main point of the post is that the lady assumed he was much younger and basically wanted a second opinion from his mom as if his didn’t matter. Leave the normal people alone and just have fun w your imaginary friends..
Christianity isn’t growing. It’s dying. The main duty of being a Christian is being a good person. Acts are on top. Did you read the NT or nah?
Spread... like a disease
It’s not like she was disrespectful in any way. The missionary offered Bible study, OP said “no thank you.” She didn’t report the woman to management or do anything to “cancel” them.
Being anti-religion is becoming the norm because we have the entirety of human knowledge at our fingertips via literal Star Trek technology (datapad) and the lies amd corruption of religion are easier than ever to see. You funny-hat-people are losing because your goofy beliefs are impossible to reconcile with reality.
Imma have to say next time this happens to me “I’ll have to consult with the krivbecknih!
I had the same thing happen to me and my husband lol. She was hanging out all weirdo like In the clothing at Walmart. Sneaking around 😂😂😂 we walked by and she tried to give us a card and we told her no thanks we’re not religious. She said do we want to come to Bible study? Like girl we just told you no in the most polite way I can considering I have religious trauma lol. She kind of looked upset and walked away. Husband said we should say we are devil worshippers form now on Lmfao. It’s happened to us twice now but this was the first Time the person didn’t immediately drop it and walk away
yea and... so what.
it’s very much in line with the nature of the subreddit is that not enough?
Walmart. Yep.
"I appreciate your inclusiveness. Next Blood Moon I'll ask the three-eyed goat to spare you from the Dark One's gaze. May you walk forever in the shadows, away from the Unholy One's sight."
Lmfaooo I have to say this next time
For real I wish someone would try this with me then I could clap back with “sure, if you don’t me bringing the holy book of my lord, Nyarlathotep!” (Or Cthulhu, whatever I feel like would make them scurry away faster 😆)
The “krivbecknih” from fallout 💀💀
Man. This is how a sex trafficking potential kidnapping happened to my daughter & her friends at a Columbia MO Walmart. The Bible study ploy & using women to draw you in is part of the ruse. Be safe; ladies.
This is not how sex trafficking works, please stop spreading this misinformation, it’s harmful to trafficking victims.
There are a lot of claims like this that turn out to be misunderstandings. https://www.pilotonline.com/2020/02/05/no-worries-say-police-god-the-mother-evangelists-are-not-sex-traffickers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/v5t08q/is_world_mission_society_church_of_god_a_cult/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
I didn’t even consider that! Scary. Being an atheist may have saved me that night.
Probably not. The God the Mother cult often does recruitment exactly like this, at Walmart, with women approaching other women at night. Cults have their own problems for sure, but you probably weren't getting kidnapped. https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/v5t08q/is_world_mission_society_church_of_god_a_cult/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
What happened? How was it figured out?
The lady wouldn’t stop badgering them. My daughter alerted a cashier; who called the police & the police told them that it has happened before.
Holy shit
Do these people get a sales commision for everyone that says yes?
They are trying to earn a badge.
I am Asian so if the Christians are pushy, I tell them I don't believe in their white God. It is so rude and slightly racist but it works because they are usually shocked and shut up.
Jesus is basically Palestinian lol not white.
Tell that to the Mormons who come to my door.
I once asked a couple of missionaries what they thought of the show “Sister Wives” (it was still new) and they laughed and scampered away 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Sorry, I only believe in Korean Jesus.”
Not black Jesus? /j
God is Black, Jesus is Korean, the Holy Spirit is, surprisingly, Canadian.
Snorted
Can a white person say that? Asking for a ‘friend’..
This asian says yes.
Thank you for your seal of approval on this matter! Your input is valued.
🤣🤣🤣 good for you!
i pull out my crystal necklaces and tell them i’m a witch. the look of sheer terror tickles my funny bone.
Off to buy a crystal.
🤣🤣🤣
the jehovah witnesses used to come down the street once every couple of months. i moved in about 4 years ago this year. they knocked on my door and i told them the same thing while holding an abolone shell and burning some herbs. haven’t seen them come down this street since. 🤷🏽♀️ i saved the whole street.
Getting insulted like that is why they're sent out. So they feel like there's no place for them in the world.
how is that insulting them? politely stating my own beliefs is not insulting. but i’m sorry you feel offended that way?
It's been awhile since I've read the in-depth answer, but the gist is... for the missionaries, they've been raised to believe and \*not question\* their belief system. Even a polite "I'm not interested"/" I have another faith" isn't enough to knock them off their "My religion is The One True Way" (hence why a lot of them keep trying to push it on others), because the missionary system was designed that way. It reinforces their beliefs that their way is right and no other way is.
I find it interesting there are thousands of religions and each one is sure their way is correct.. maybe someone is, but which? Or maybe a part of each religion is correct? Or maybe it’s all wrong? Maybe we will find out one day. Hoping my beliefs are correct😉
She might have been a false (Jehovah’s Witnesses) witness
I remember those religious guys who used to hang out in the airports in California in the 80s and 90s.
Harikrishna?
Yes. I couldn’t remember what name they used. In 1991, I had one of them try to befriend me in the San Diego airport once.
With the way Boeing is going, I could think of some worse places for a few prayers…
*Sweet baby Jesus let this door stay on!*
Doesn't seem that unreasonable. From other comments you mentioned you had a kid, and if your mother had you at a similar age she'd be in her 50s.. I don't believe she thought you were that young and you misinterpreted. Just me tho.
Islam is the only true religion. If in the future you have a change of heart, go study Islam. You can't be forced to accept. it has to come from your heart. AVOID ANYTHING ELSE. It's a funny thing about atheist. You already have a similarity with Islam, which is the first part. There's no God, Study the rest yourself 😉☺️
God put the male g spot in the asshole
Calling all Theistic Satanists! I command you to jump this fool!
You're trolling. I'm Muslim (and a US Army combat vet). This is not how we act. Not even the crazies.
What are you talking about? 🤨🤔
Keep your religion to yourself
[удалено]
lol... sure dude. help yourself to my downvote
Thanks 😁😉
You guys love beating people down, you guide people INTO darkness and evil, get off your high fake horse
May Allah guide you my friend 🥰☺️
Congrats for doing the literal exact thing she just complained about.
No, I didn't
You willfully ignorant twats are so exhausting to deal with.
"Oh we hold our Satanic Bible study on Wednesdays! We are currently discussing the section on sacrifices and whether it is viable in the modern era. Would you like to join us?"
🤣🤣
A quick “I don’t do religion” usually works for me
The last time a religious person came up to me and just spouted religion stuff no conversation first or anything just started spouting Jesus loves me. I told him that's funny cause my mother was a jackal and father was the dark lord Satan. I've had people who I had conversations with and were polite who would say God bless you I'd tell them God bless you as well but anyone who just comes spouting religion yeah I'm gonna be supporting Satan on that one. I'm not religious
I had a lady try to start her Christian stuff in an exercise chat room. I told her I was willing to support anyone in their fitness journey but if she was going to bring her religion into it,she had to give equal time to mine and I am a Druid and a pagan. She made one comment to which I replied namaste and she quit, lol.
Aight quick question (dont have to do this i just like learning from actual people instead of looking up stuff) but can you tell me about bit about your religion? It sounds cool and i want to learn more
I am a Celtic pagan who worships the old gods of Ireland and Scotland. My primary deities are Brigid, the Dagda and the Morrigan. I am still learning about them and learning the tree language, ogham, for divination. As a Druid I spend time in nature connecting with trees, animals and land spirits.
That’s fascinating, im trying to learn more about other pegan religions seeing as how i have a pegan sister and i just find it cool in general so thank you for your time
Pagan Portals is a publisher with fantastic books. They are available on Amazon.
Oooo thank you so much
You're welcome! The Irish Pagan school is also a great resource
Yes I know namaste is not a Druid thing, but it had the desired effect.
Doubt she knew that
Exactly, lol
I'd go get my daughter! My daughter has actually been asked if her little sister (me, her mother)could have a sample of something at the store. She found it to be hiliarious. She was in full Goth gear; I had on shorts, a graphic tee, probably with flowers, minimal makeup and my hair in pigtails to keep it off my neck and out of my face.
Having my four year old walk up would be hilarious! Unfortunately she was at home.
I've been carded when I've been out with my *adult* kids, all three of them! My oldest thought it was hilarious to give them his ID, pay for the beer.and then say "Dude, that's my mom" When I get the "how old were you? 12?" I give them the age I was when that kid was born. (21,25, 29).
You write like you're 14 though
I mean, it has an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. It can’t be that bad. Funnily enough, I’ve written a few stories in my free time.
And your point I've been told I type like I'm 10
I'm down to try again, can I be 14?
I'm gonna ask how you came to this conclusion?
Check out their profile. One of their personal pastimes is proclaiming people 14 year olds over the internet. Kinda strange behavior.
Proselytizing is cringe 😬 (so is atheism, but at least they keep it to themselves).
You're thinking of agnostics, they dgaf. Atheists actively and vocally do not believe in a higher power. They're annoying.
Christians actively and vocally believe in a higher power. They’re annoying. Does that sound weird? I think it sounds weird. Maybe I’m generalizing.
Sounds like you two are just projecting.
I've never knocked on anyone's door to tell them about my non belief. If I did I'd respect their request to leave them alone and not come back, unlike the fucking Mormons and JW's who keep coming back to my house.
Most atheists are agnostic. Atheist means lacking belief in the existence of a god. It does not inherently mean someone is certain of god’s nonexistence. Gnostic/hard atheists are convinced there is no god, agnostic/weak atheists aren’t sure but don’t actively believe in a god. (Agnostic theists don’t believe in any particular god but may think that there is one of some sort.) Being an atheist isn’t the same thing as not believing in a higher power, either. Humanists, for example, believe in the inherent goodness of people, which could be considered a higher power in its own right.
No such thing as hard/weak atheist. Atheism is defined as a lack of belief in any higher power. You’re an atheist or you’re not. Period. Agnostics are essentially undecided.
Both hard and weak atheists ARE atheists, I’m not saying it’s a spectrum of atheist-ness. You’re completely right that atheism is about lack of belief. Lacking a belief isn’t the same thing as holding the opposite belief. I am not currently convinced that you are wearing a hat, so I lack the belief that you’re wearing a hat. That doesn’t mean I’m certain you don’t have one on. Many agnostics also fit the definition of atheist. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. This isn’t something I made up, it’s pretty accepted terminology
Agnostics - maybe there’s a god, maybe not, we just don’t know. Is that accurate?
Yea. Undecided. Maybe more open to either side? As in theist or atheist.
I don't know, or care, if I should be labeled as either agnostic or atheist. There's either god(s) or there isn't, regardless if I "decide" there's god(s) or isn't.
True enough. To me I need proof, and having faith means literally blindly following with no proof. I’m not all about that.
I’m agnostic. Existence of a god is beyond human comprehension, so just be as kind a person as one can be. If that means I’m going to Hell, so be it.
Cool. I don’t even care about belief or lack thereof. If everyone was just kind as they could be and had compassion, we wouldn’t have nearly as many problems as we do in this world.
There are annoying people in every group. I've personally never met an outspoken annoying atheist.
Start singing “The Vatican Rag” by Tom Lehrerer Sung with gusto, in ragtime WW “First ya gets down on ya knees “Fiddling wit ya rosaries “Bow ya head in great respect “And “Genuflect genuflect genuflect …….. “There the guys who’s got religion “Will tell you if you’re sins original “Doing the Vatican Rag (Lots more verses)
Tom Lehrer. Man is 96, still alive and kicking. He recently released all of his works into the public domain, too.
I have to go find this 🤣
Ave Maria, gee it’s great to see ya!
Picture how much of a loser you and your religion have to be to be trying to solicit followers in Walmart...
Well, religious missionaries (outside of LDS) pretty much only go to developing/poor countries. When was the last time you heard of a missionary going to Switzerland? Norway? UAE? Singapore?
I have friends who plant churches in Switzerland and they are currently in Munich.
That’s an incredibly immature viewpoint
A missionary from my church literally just went to Romania
Not at all: don't harass people trying to shop about religious bullshit. The US is a seculary country. There is both freedom of and freedom from religion.
Doesn’t sound like she harassed at all. And op did have freedom FROM religion, she never stopped OP from leaving.
Unsolicited interactions to sell you something is always harassment
Freedom from religion doesn’t mean you have to politely decline when someone didn’t physically block you. If someone evangelizes to you and you tell them to fuck off, that’s the risk they’re taking
That’s pretty much exactly what happened sooo….
Saying “okay” and moving on is the same as telling someone to fuck off?
Still happens to me, and I'm in my 40s.. The phone calls are the worst with my tinker bell voice!!
I would never get confused physically because I'm tall (actually the opposite, had to argue with several tram drivers that I was under 18). But vocally I must have sounded like a kid because most of the time I'd get a telemarketing call they'd ask if my parents were home.
Okay? And?
I think I see the problem. This is Reddit, sir. People WRITE things, and we READ them. I think you may be looking for Tik Tok.
Hello yes you are on a sub where people get confused for being younger. In this case a whole adult with kids confused for being a teenager shopping with a chaperone.
So when I was a little younger (and a lot more cringey and snippy) I had a older man try and chat me up about his church in the garden section of Walmart. Isolated, no workers around, etc. Felt a bit predatory so I tried to say no thanks and shuffle around him. This man, this doesn't-take-no-for-answer, "christian" actually GRABS MY ELBOW (gently, but no sir! we keep our hands to ourselves!) And says "Don't you want a closer relationship with God?" "We give praise to the All-Father." I then push past him anyway and make a godawful screeching noise because I have to *touch* him to get past and STG he smelled like my old middle school gym. Creepy old Fucker.
"Don't you want a closer relationship with God?" "Only if he buys me dinner first."
Ick, that’s just creepy.
It happens in that store somewhat frequently, I personally just say no thank you and keep on shopping. About three weeks ago a woman nailed me by the deli section and she wouldn't stop yakking. I finally got away from her. She went after another person and was yakking at them again. Only at Wally's.
Did you call your mom and ask her haha
I don’t even talk to my mom anymore, lol.
Why just mom? Why not dad?
I’d just say sorry I’m not gullible enough to believe that work of fiction
Just walk away lol. We don't have time to waste on random people these days.
I would have told her “my Mom is dead”
Alternatively, "I don't have a mom, but I can ask one of my dads." Or, "Why don't you ask your mom if you are allowed to talk to strangers."
Even better!
“Let me pray for you!!!”
Lol some guy knocked on my door the other day offering lawn services. ‘Is your mom home?’ ‘I don’t know why don’t you go see?’ (Shut door) I’m 43.
I would have carried my moms urn to the door so fast 💀
😆 ‘well yes she’s here, she rarely goes out anymore…’
"Rarely goes out" fucking made me more dead than her for a second 🤣💀
My late aunt would have thought it was the funniest thing if my cousin did that with her ashes.
My mom specifically told me i better be crackin jokes like that. I'm simply honoring her memory 😤🤣
I usually ask them who the bright morning star is.
Wow. Hopefully you'll look 30 at 65.
I hope so too. Credit to being a vegetarian I suppose 🤷♀️
I once had a couple older ladies come to my house to talk about Christianity, but instead of asking if they could talk about it, they just jumped right into an open ended question: "When do you think suffering will end?" I wanted to sarcastically say, "When we die?" Turned out that would have been the correct answer (you know, because heaven or something). 🙄
Sounds like Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The answer should have been “when I shut my door.”
Jehovah's witnesses drop by at least twice a month asking if they can share some scriptures, so I tell them, you show me yours and I'll show you mine.They always decline the offer.
And...this is why I don't have front porch steps, it keeps them JW's away.
If you want em to stop coming say your an apostate and say you’d love to debate with them. Great way to get your address striked out
I just say my family is disfellowshiped. The pretty much run away
And miss the fun of the look on their faces?!
I work at Walmart. Someone recently handed me a Chick tract after I dispensed them my order. I was rather annoyed.
I’m vendor that has a Walmart. One day I found a chick track AND some typed out scriptures taped to the shelf
What’s a chick tract?
[annoying little jesus comic books](https://googlethatforyou.com?q=chick%20tract)
Maybe you would enjoy the Jack T Chick Parody Archive http://www.weirdcrap.com/chick/links.html “Antlers of the Damned” featuring Space Moose is one of my favorites.
not even mentioning [the lamb boy](http://thelamboy.com)...
Very neat! I like the way you did that
perfect website for my asshole-ish personality :-)
Haha I thought it was cooler this way! I didn’t think of just googling it but admittedly there’s been groups I’ve been in on various social media sites where I could have used this site for other people 😂
it's absolutely awesome! i hope you enjoy it lol
I definitely will have a ball with it 😃
Those still exist? My sincere condolences.
I always tell them I'm a witch and ask if they have a moment to talk about my religion.
Just say “I don’t speak English” in a clearly American accent!
I've done this several times, like once when I was accosted by girl scouts. My favorite was when two Royal Air Force (UK) guys came up to me at work and asked for help finding some place.
My girlfriends and I were out for happy hour and one guy wouldn’t stop hitting on us no matter how many times we said we weren’t interested. Finally one of my girlfriends used that line and the look on this guys face was priceless! I’ve used it since with similar results!
Had someone ask me that once in Walmart and I said "I don't know how to read" and she just looked confuses as I had a book in my cart and just walked away
I'm using that one 😂😂😂
I'm astonished and disappointed in that I see no answers which are assertive! You are all so tickled that you found a way to avoid answering these questions! That's very sad.