The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying

[SYTFE]

Something tells me the OP wishes Christians would say nothing about anything.

Actually I would prefer that Christians act a little more like Christ. Too much to ask, I know.

I do too. Saying that you realize how greatly you are blessed, however, is not a problem. To assume that you somehow deserved or earned the right to be born in the developed world is.

There's a distinct difference between thinking you are "blessed" and simply being grateful. One implies that something was given to you because yer special n' stuff, the other is more along the lines of what Christ taught.

 

[IsaacNewton]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

You see this on game shows, someone will win a car and say 'praise Jesus' or 'thank you lord'. A football player scores a touchdown and points to the sky and mouths 'thank you lord'. It seems innocuous on the surface. But to believe 'god' 'blessed' someone with one of these things is to believe he watched 6 million people marched into gas chambers and did nothing. But he's helping people get a new refrigerator and score a touchdown.

Who would worship a god like this?

 

[BlackFlag]

And they're not committed to slaughtering anyone who chooses not to believe.

Good for them.
.

How can you say that when the U.S., who you all keep reminding us is a Christian nation, is committed to slaughtering thousands of Muslims in the Middle East because they are also slaughtering thousands of Muslims? There's a big troop surge in Afghanistan coming because we are committed to slaughtering them....... and that's because hijackers from Saudi Arabia flew jets into our buildings? Why the Muslim ban, to keep those "beautiful babies," as Trump called them, in the killing fields?

 

[flacaltenn]

The blessed vs. the not blessed:

Another major pet peeve of mine. As if God gives a shit if you hit a game winning home run, won the Super Bowl or won a Grammy. These self-centered narcissists have reduced God to their own personal servant of "good things" that happen to them. The only thing that matters is "me me me." Christianity has a knack for making people even more self-centered than they already are. Everything is about them.

You're missing all the parts where they go to services every week and are REMINDED OF THEIR duty "to make good things happen". And here in Buckle of the Bible Belt --- my Christian neighbors are out there --- from the local homeless shelters to building schools in Central Amer on their vacations ---- MAKING good things happen..

I think the Anti-Christian leftist view of "making good things happen" involve a lot of demagogues, a political dynasty and bigger checks from DC.. Maybe you should check out the OTHER ways for YOU to "do good"...

FTR -- I'm spiritual, not religious at this point. And I PREFER to live amongst people of faith. That's why I left "crystal worshipping" California actually... They are making BAD things happen out of Political ARROGANCE. Not the humility of my new neighbors..

 

[SYTFE]

The blessed vs. the not blessed:

Another major pet peeve of mine. As if God gives a shit if you hit a game winning home run, won the Super Bowl or won a Grammy. These self-centered narcissists have reduced God to their own personal servant of "good things" that happen to them. The only thing that matters is "me me me." Christianity has a knack for making people even more self-centered than they already are. Everything is about them.

You're missing all the parts where they go to services every week and are REMINDED OF THEIR duty "to make good things happen". And here in Buckle of the Bible Belt --- my Christian neighbors are out there --- from the local homeless shelters to building schools in Central Amer on their vacations ---- MAKING good things happen..

Oh, right. Because only Christians do stuff like that...

I think the Anti-Christian leftist view of "making good things happen" involve a lot of demagogues, a political dynasty and bigger checks from DC.. Maybe you should check out the OTHER ways for YOU to "do good"...

FTR -- I'm spiritual, not religious at this point. And I PREFER to live amongst people of faith. That's why I left "crystal worshipping" California actually... They are making BAD things happen out of Political ARROGANCE. Not the humility of my new neighbors..

Nonsense. You're under some bizarre illusion that there are only "crystal worshipping" folks in CA, whereas the reality is that it is predominately Christian. Must be related to your same illusion that we'll one day have a 3rd party president.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

We are all blessed that you provided some laughter and amusement here today.

 

[Mac1958]

And they're not committed to slaughtering anyone who chooses not to believe.

Good for them.
.

How can you say that when the U.S., who you all keep reminding us is a Christian nation, is committed to slaughtering thousands of Muslims in the Middle East because they are also slaughtering thousands of Muslims? There's a big troop surge in Afghanistan coming because we are committed to slaughtering them....... and that's because hijackers from Saudi Arabia flew jets into our buildings? Why the Muslim ban, to keep those "beautiful babies," as Trump called them, in the killing fields?

Do you have me confused with someone else? I'm a comfy agnostic. I'm not for a Muslim ban.

Maybe just focus on what I actually say.
.

 

[flacaltenn]

The blessed vs. the not blessed:

Another major pet peeve of mine. As if God gives a shit if you hit a game winning home run, won the Super Bowl or won a Grammy. These self-centered narcissists have reduced God to their own personal servant of "good things" that happen to them. The only thing that matters is "me me me." Christianity has a knack for making people even more self-centered than they already are. Everything is about them.

You're missing all the parts where they go to services every week and are REMINDED OF THEIR duty "to make good things happen". And here in Buckle of the Bible Belt --- my Christian neighbors are out there --- from the local homeless shelters to building schools in Central Amer on their vacations ---- MAKING good things happen..

Oh, right. Because only Christians do stuff like that...

I think the Anti-Christian leftist view of "making good things happen" involve a lot of demagogues, a political dynasty and bigger checks from DC.. Maybe you should check out the OTHER ways for YOU to "do good"...

FTR -- I'm spiritual, not religious at this point. And I PREFER to live amongst people of faith. That's why I left "crystal worshipping" California actually... They are making BAD things happen out of Political ARROGANCE. Not the humility of my new neighbors..

Nonsense. You're under some bizarre illusion that there are only "crystal worshipping" folks in CA, whereas the reality is that it is predominately Christian. Must be related to your same illusion that we'll one day have a 3rd party president.

I'm under NO illusions about Cali having lived around Silicon Valley for 25 years. Religion is virtually INVISIBLE there. Unless you're in a public grade school for "dress and act as a Muslim" week... We have more HUGE churches than fast food places. And they are FULL every day of the week with activities for family and youth. The HSchools here used to announced a graduates name and Church affiliation up until about 5 years ago.

If YOU haven't lived in the "Big Middle" of America -- you're the culturally impaired one..

 

[Zoom-boing]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

Why you're truly a special blessing to all who know you, aren't you sweetheart?

 

[Pogo]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

You see this on game shows, someone will win a car and say 'praise Jesus' or 'thank you lord'. A football player scores a touchdown and points to the sky and mouths 'thank you lord'. It seems innocuous on the surface. But to believe 'god' 'blessed' someone with one of these things is to believe he watched 6 million people marched into gas chambers and did nothing. But he's helping people get a new refrigerator and score a touchdown.

Who would worship a god like this?

I dunno, that's kind of a cherrypicked conclusion. I have more sensitivity to the first part -- the public displays in sports etc. It's pretty clearly (as is "have a blessed day") a form of proselytizing calculated to be less overt, more subtle. I ignore it, but I also recognize what it's there for -- it ain't there for "God" --- it's there for spectators.

Frankly I have much more concern about the "God is in control" mantra. That just invites mob mentality and shirks individual responsibility.

 

[Pogo]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

Yo, """God Blessed""" Us With Mr. President, Donald J. Trump!!!!!! You Socialist Pigs Can Go To HELL!!!

"GTP"

Doesn't that ^^ say it all.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Count your blessings in the sunshine and the rain.

 

[SYTFE]

The blessed vs. the not blessed:

Another major pet peeve of mine. As if God gives a shit if you hit a game winning home run, won the Super Bowl or won a Grammy. These self-centered narcissists have reduced God to their own personal servant of "good things" that happen to them. The only thing that matters is "me me me." Christianity has a knack for making people even more self-centered than they already are. Everything is about them.

You're missing all the parts where they go to services every week and are REMINDED OF THEIR duty "to make good things happen". And here in Buckle of the Bible Belt --- my Christian neighbors are out there --- from the local homeless shelters to building schools in Central Amer on their vacations ---- MAKING good things happen..

Oh, right. Because only Christians do stuff like that...

I think the Anti-Christian leftist view of "making good things happen" involve a lot of demagogues, a political dynasty and bigger checks from DC.. Maybe you should check out the OTHER ways for YOU to "do good"...

FTR -- I'm spiritual, not religious at this point. And I PREFER to live amongst people of faith. That's why I left "crystal worshipping" California actually... They are making BAD things happen out of Political ARROGANCE. Not the humility of my new neighbors..

Nonsense. You're under some bizarre illusion that there are only "crystal worshipping" folks in CA, whereas the reality is that it is predominately Christian. Must be related to your same illusion that we'll one day have a 3rd party president.

I'm under NO illusions about Cali having lived around Silicon Valley for 25 years. Religion is virtually INVISIBLE there. Unless you're in a public grade school for "dress and act as a Muslim" week... We have more HUGE churches than fast food places. And they are FULL every day of the week with activities for family and youth. The HSchools here used to announced a graduates name and Church affiliation up until about 5 years ago.

If YOU haven't lived in the "Big Middle" of America -- you're the culturally impaired one..

lol dude, do you even know what it's like in southern california? hahah, you are so out of touch with reality man. I grew up in Orange County, a very red, highly Christian demographic. Lots and lots of churches, big ass ones too.

 

[norwegen]

What is that country whose constitution was ordained and established to secure the Blessings of Liberty for the people and their Posterity?

Some third-world backwater, no doubt.

 

[Weatherman2020]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

Have a God who cares so much for me He knows how many hairs are on my head. Feeling blessed!

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

McNugget posted this in another thread referencing Donald Trump:

We are really truly Blessed!

...and it reminded me of this article. Figured I'd start a new thread on it. Here's a snippet:

I’ve noticed a trend among Christians, myself included, and it troubles me. Our rote response to material windfalls is to call ourselves blessed. Like the “amen” at the end of a prayer.

“This new car is such a blessing.”

“Finally closed on the house. Feeling blessed.”

“Just got back from a mission trip. Realizing how blessed we are here in this country.”

On the surface, the phrase seems harmless. Faithful even. Why wouldn’t I want to give God the glory for everything I have? Isn’t that the right thing to do?

No.

As I reflected on my “feeling blessed” comment, two thoughts came to mind. I realize I’m splitting hairs here, creating an argument over semantics. But bear with me, because I believe it is critically important. It’s one of those things we can’t see because it’s so culturally engrained that it has become normal.

But it has to stop. And here’s why.

First, when I say that my material fortune is the result of God’s blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers. I can’t help but draw parallels to how I handed out M&M’s to my own kids when they followed my directions and chose to poop in the toilet rather than in their pants. Sure, God wants us to continually seek His will, and it’s for our own good. But positive reinforcement?

God is not a behavioral psychologist.

Second, and more importantly, calling myself blessed because of material good fortune is just plain wrong. For starters, it can be offensive to the hundreds of millions of Christians in the world who live on less than $10 per day. You read that right. Hundreds of millions who receive a single-digit dollar “blessing” per day.

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | HuffPost
​

So, you obnoxious Christians, stop saying you're "blessed" for every goddam little thing in the world. And don't ever use it in referencing Donald Trump. You're making Jesus very angry when you do that.

Have a God who cares so much for me He knows how many hairs are on my head. Feeling blessed!

Me too. And they are becoming easier to count.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Something tells me the OP wishes Christians would say nothing about anything.

Religion is the biggest con game in human history

 

[Weatherman2020]

Something tells me the OP wishes Christians would say nothing about anything.

Religion is the biggest con game in human history

The only requirement for being a Christian is believing Jesus was who he said he was.
So where's the con?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Something tells me the OP wishes Christians would say nothing about anything.

Religion is the biggest con game in human history

The only requirement for being a Christian is believing Jesus was who he said he was.
So where's the con?

If I walk around telling everyone I am the son of a supernatural being should they all start worshiping me?

 

[Pogo]

Something tells me the OP wishes Christians would say nothing about anything.

Religion is the biggest con game in human history

Still ringing in my head is a "Christian contemporary" song I heard on the radio whose chorus went over and over "Trust and Obey". It's probably the title of the song. I could look it up and post it but it would be in bad taste.

"Trust and Obey". If that isn't a setup for "sit down and shut up and prepare to follow orders", I don't know what is. Scary psychological stuff.