A little story of what happened to me today.
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really are.
I am not the type of person who will judge and put someone down simply because of their beliefs. But if they try and force their beliefs, I'm going to be more blunt than I actually am. I respect them, and in return I expect them to respect me. It just amazes me how some theists try and bash others over the head with their bibles because they think it's what they're supposed to do.
If someone doesn't want to hear what you have to say, "Shake the dust off your feet" if someone is not interested in who you are or what you have to say, "Leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet."
When you try and force your beliefs, your unprofessionalism of Christianity really gets to show. In fact, it's the exact opposite of Christianity.
Thank you. Just thought I'd share this little -
So today wasn't a very special day. I woke up, mowed the lawn. Showered. Played some video games. Helped out around the house, and then my family and I went out to a steak house to eat.
I drove myself there. And upon leaving my car a man handed me a pamphlet. Not to my surprise this pamphlet was religious in nature detailing how to become a christian, why I should become a christian, and different things of that nature. ect. ect. You know, the typical religious pamphlet. And he asks me, "Are you a Christian?"
And I reply, "My family's Christian." And I was hoping that he would take the bait and leave me alone, but instead he presses further and asks, "Are YOU a Christian?" To which I reply in the most respectful way I can, "No, I am not. I am an Atheist. I used to be Christian. But it's just not right for me."
He then continued to ask me the question that most theists ask when they're trying to persuade someone to join their cult. He asked me, "Well if you were to appear in front of God on judgement day, do you think you would go to heaven or hell?"
And so I replied as I normally would with blunt honesty. "I don't believe in heaven or hell. But if one existed I would f---ing hate to go to heaven. I would hate to go to heaven simply because I would be in a happy place while countless billions of people were being tortured for all eternity out of punishment for not accepting Jesus as their personal lord and savior. Countless artists, and doctors, and good people spending forever in a fiery pit of doom while I sat there in paradise. I want you to think about that. Would you really want to go to heaven when the members of your family who are not Christians are burning in hell?"
But not to my surprise he completely ignored my point. I even thought that by maybe using the f word that it might shock him in to leaving me alone. I was wrong. He ignored all of that and he continued to talk to me. He then went on to tell me all about his life. His story. And how he became a Christian. He just kept going on and on and on and on.
In the most polite way I could I said, "I'm really not interested in hearing your story. Please leave me alone." I said it as nicely as I could and yet he continued to talk. He continued to go on.
At this point I was starting to become intolerant. I walked away to the best I could and the guy followed me until I got to the restaurant, then he ran off.
What honestly astounds me about all of this is that I can politely ask this guy to stop talking to me and yet he continues to try and make me a Christian.
This leads me to a point of, What is wrong with you religious people who don't read your own bible? The reason I say this is because if we go to the bible, specifically Mathew 10:14, as someone who used to want to be religious, who would read and question religious text, and who studied the bible closely in order to feel accepted in a religious crowd, I feel very comfortable to talk about the bible when I need to do so. Therefor in Mathew 10:14 it says, "If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, when you leave that house or town, shake the dust off your feet."
You don't even know your own bible. You're a 40 some odd year old man trying to force your beliefs on me, when I asked you politely (and not so politely) to stay away. People sometimes wonder why when a religious person tries to talk to me about their beliefs or force their dogmas on me, why I simply tell them to F off. And I say this as bluntly as I can, because if they cannot respect my initial attempts to be polite and explain that I'm really not interested, and they continue to pressure me? They don't respect me. They aren't interested in what anyone else but them has to say. And they don't even know what their own bible says in regards to sharing the gospel.
It's really funny because there are a lot of Christians who try and persuade others to their faith, when in the bible it actually teaches that GOD makes the dent in their heart. GOD makes them feel guilty. God changes their state of mind to make them believe. The believer doesn't do anything. The believer is the messenger. But the believer doesn't change the heard. God does.
So when someone tells you "No I'm not interested." Let what you've told them sink in. Because by continuing to banter them and barrage them with your dogma when they've made it clear they don't want you around only shows how unprofessional you really are.
I am not the type of person who will judge and put someone down simply because of their beliefs. But if they try and force their beliefs, I'm going to be more blunt than I actually am. I respect them, and in return I expect them to respect me. It just amazes me how some theists try and bash others over the head with their bibles because they think it's what they're supposed to do.
If someone doesn't want to hear what you have to say, "Shake the dust off your feet" if someone is not interested in who you are or what you have to say, "Leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet."
When you try and force your beliefs, your unprofessionalism of Christianity really gets to show. In fact, it's the exact opposite of Christianity.
Thank you. Just thought I'd share this little story of what happened to me today. -
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Honestly, I couldn't agree more. I don't agree with all the dogmas of the church, and I get s--- about that. I can't imagine how you must feel.
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Swearing normally makes most religious types run for the hills.
I'd also like to point out shaking the dust off your feet was meant as a type of insult (I may be wrong). -
I don't care if it's an insult or not, it still involves leaving.
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those people are annoying. I'm Catholic, but not a very strong religious person anymore, but my family is and yeah that kinda stuff is annoying.
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I think it was my friend who literally screamed and shut the door in the faces of Jehova's Witnesses when they came knocking,and they still stood there he told me .__.
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The shake the dust off your feet thing was basically used the way barberbob used it. It was meant as a symbolic way of appreciating other people's opinions and leaving them alone about it.
My friends and I have been called a cult because we are all from different religions and get along. I think the main reason is because we all believe in all religions. I mainly believe in the Christian religion, but I also agree strongly with a lot of Native American and pagan stuff. You can't really discuss that without being called a cult and having religious counseling being thrown at you, without the option to refuse. -
And honestly I don't even know if I believe in it or the ideology.
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