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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:01 PM

GummyBearz (2,931 posts)

Would this make you throw up in your mouth, or was it just me?

Posted by my sister who I love, but is a RWer... "I usually judge the success of my day by how much I get done. While I've been sick, it's been nice remember that all that I accomplish each day is an act of love and service to my family, but what gives me real worth is who I am as a child of God."

I usually gloss over her posts and don't care. That one just made me gag though. Am I alone?

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Would this make you throw up in your mouth, or was it just me? (Original post)	GummyBearz	Oct 2015	OP
No, you aren't alone...ugh! nt	haikugal	Oct 2015	#1
Let it go. Lots of people like that stuff and get comfort from it.	Nye Bevan	Oct 2015	#2
No, this is just ordinary Christian self-righteous glurge.	Warpy	Oct 2015	#3
Her first, God second ...	GeorgeGist	Oct 2015	#4
sounds pretty benign as those kinds of things can go nt	msongs	Oct 2015	#5
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Oct 2015	#6
"Well I came upon a child of God...."	panader0	Oct 2015	#7
I have no problem with it.	bigwillq	Oct 2015	#8
Absolutely makes	ryan_cats	Oct 2015	#9
Well thought out premise	GummyBearz	Oct 2015	#13
You	ryan_cats	Oct 2015	#20
I usually do have some pretty strong opinions when it comes to other people talking about religion,	ohnoyoudidnt	Oct 2015	#10
I understand	GummyBearz	Oct 2015	#12
Is he helping out with your parents in a real, physical way?	bettyellen	Oct 2015	#15
She is not	GummyBearz	Oct 2015	#16
Well then she should STFU about family then. You really have to ignore that crap and accept...	bettyellen	Oct 2015	#18
I think all Christians consider themselves children of God and to say so isn't an attack	ohnoyoudidnt	Oct 2015	#17
^^^THIS!!^^^ n/t	Ghost in the Machine	Oct 2015	#14
Doesn't bother me at all.	hunter	Oct 2015	#11
No.	linuxman	Oct 2015	#19
You are not alone. I find that sentiment unambiguously belittling.	Orrex	Oct 2015	#21

Response to GummyBearz (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:04 PM

haikugal (6,476 posts)

1. No, you aren't alone...ugh! nt

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:14 PM

Nye Bevan (25,406 posts)

2. Let it go. Lots of people like that stuff and get comfort from it.

She's not trying to push it on others, she's just expressing her own thoughts. Don't worry about it.

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:16 PM

Warpy (102,729 posts)

3. No, this is just ordinary Christian self-righteous glurge.

Getting an obviously expensive "vote for MEEEEEE" packet from Carson made me throw up a little in my mouth.

I'm a registered Democrat in a Democratic stronghold in a blue state, just who the fuck does he think he is?

Bastard.

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:18 PM

GeorgeGist (24,612 posts)

4. Her first, God second ...

family third.

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:35 PM

msongs (63,466 posts)

5. sounds pretty benign as those kinds of things can go nt

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:42 PM

panader0 (24,065 posts)

7. "Well I came upon a child of God...."

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:48 PM

bigwillq (72,790 posts)

8. I have no problem with it.

If that's what she believes, fine. I don't believe in gods, but I won't judge her lifestyle as long as she doesn't judge mine.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 12:18 AM

ryan_cats (2,061 posts)

9. Absolutely makes

Absolutely makes me want to throw up in your mouth.

Someone mentioning their faith makes you want to throw up?

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Response to ryan_cats (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:25 AM

GummyBearz (2,931 posts)

13. Well thought out premise

I have faith too. I also was rubbed the wrong way when my sister says she is a child of god. We have the same parents, and our mother is going through very tough times in her old age. She was so devoted to us when we were young, she is now suffering dementia, and it really felt like it was a snub to our mother.

As I replied elsewhere, the whole "I am a servant to my family" thing also just didn't sit right with me. This is 2015, not 1520. Anyway, after you are done throwing up in my mouth, I will shit it right back out into yours. This level discourse is so enlightening. What else you got?

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 08:34 AM

ryan_cats (2,061 posts)

20. You

You are a walking testament to the power of faith.

You might want to take a gander at what the term projection means and apply it to your life. You're welcome.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 12:23 AM

ohnoyoudidnt (1,858 posts)

10. I usually do have some pretty strong opinions when it comes to other people talking about religion,

but I find it pretty hard to be bothered by this. If believing in what she does helps her, good for her. She isn't judging anyone or trying to force her beliefs on anyone in that post. She is expressing what her belief means to her.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:13 AM

GummyBearz (2,931 posts)

12. I understand

I understand your point... she isn't directly thumping people on the head, she isn't burning people alive, etc.

Look at it from a siblings perspective. We share the same parents. She is saying our parents aren't her parents. She is gods child... it rubbed me the wrong way.

Also, the wording of the part "I am in service to my family" ... is more like a 16th century idea of a woman than a 21st century. And again, since this was personal, I seem to be taking it a bit more harsh than what the majority of DU responders feel. Well, I guess that is because its personal to me but not them.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:35 AM

bettyellen (47,209 posts)

15. Is he helping out with your parents in a real, physical way?

Because then I would say she deserves to delude herself a bit. Otherwise, no. I get you.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:54 AM

GummyBearz (2,931 posts)

16. She is not

She lives too far away to even make a visit for Thanksgiving or Christmas. The traffic is just too much, according to her story. It is a 5+ hour drive, but I make a 5 hour drive... just from a different direction :/

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:04 AM

bettyellen (47,209 posts)

18. Well then she should STFU about family then. You really have to ignore that crap and accept...

some people are just miserable and selfish and their opinions do not matter. You can;t change them, you just have to accept they are on another planet and proceed accordingly. Sucks, I know.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:01 AM

ohnoyoudidnt (1,858 posts)

17. I think all Christians consider themselves children of God and to say so isn't an attack

on their biological parents. They think their parents are also children of God. As you said, you know her personally. So you would know better than any of us what her feelings and thought may be.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:27 AM

Ghost in the Machine (14,912 posts)

14. ^^^THIS!!^^^ n/t

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:05 AM

hunter (35,246 posts)

11. Doesn't bother me at all.

We are all children of someone, and we all get to choose our own true parents.

I was blessed with quirky artistic, and to some degree, religiously insane parents.

My heritage is Christian pacifist.

I'm good with that.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 03:48 AM

linuxman (2,337 posts)

19. No.

I feel like you are being petty.

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 09:02 AM

Orrex (61,071 posts)

21. You are not alone. I find that sentiment unambiguously belittling.

what gives me real worth is who I am as a child of God.

Fuck that. That mawkish platitude makes two clear statements:

1. "I have no inherent worth."
2. "People who aren't Children of God have no worth at all."

It's dehumanizing on all levels.

I've been told time and time again that statements of this sort are meant as positive, inspirational methods, and only an uptight jerk would take offense. Again, fuck that.

As someone who hasn't swigged the Kool-Aid, I recognize declarations of religious dominance, in part because they are pervasive and obvious. When I point them out, I am often told that it must be nice not to have to worry about real problems, or that I should "get over it."

Well, fuck that too.

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