I was thinking about the RWNJ "Christians" who met this weekend to worship TFG

[captain queeg]

The mantra “praise the lord” popped into my head. I wondered what kind of idiots continue to think TFG is the new messiah. And I remembered a childhood friend that I haven’t seen for many years. I ran into his parents at a restaurant many years ago. We’d been best friends for years until late in HS he got to be a jock and his ego got carried away. I finally had enough and just cut him off. I saw him a couple times in college and hadn’t seen him in years. So his mom and dad gave me his phone number and I was back visiting my folks so I gave him a call and offered to come over for a visit. He had a bike ride planned and he didn’t want to change his plan to see me. He kept interspersing the conversation with “praise the lord” which turned me off for a couple reasons.

Anyway, getting to my point, he’d be one of those phony Christians that would be a dedicated TFG supporter. I don’t know how he changed so much. I used to feel kind of bad about cutting him off way back then but I realized we’d drifted so far apart it was inevitable and don’t feel bad about it anymore.

[Archae]

1. Decades ago, I had a friend like that.

He was a great guy to know, loved laughing and joking with me, then he was "born again."

Every third word was "The Lord."

I cut off contact with him, about 35 years ago.
Who knows where he is now.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. It's in the Bible:

Fools worshiping and following false prophets, and demanding a true holy leader be killed.

Philistines

[alwaysinasnit]

3. When you have to inform people that you are a Christian, rather than live as a Christian, then

you're not much of a Christian IMHO. The best comparison I can come up with is MTG and former president Carter.

[walkingman]

4. Based on most of the people around me who claim to be a Christian - no thanks.

[Aristus]

5. Every time I hear "Praise the Lord" from one of those bobble-headed fuckweasels,

I wish I had a James Bond villain-style trap door I could open underneath them, and drop them to my pet crocodiles.

[DBoon]

6. I just check my wallet to make sure nothing is missing

[Aristus]

7. Yeah, no kidding.

A bunch of fairground carny crooks who make P.T. Barnum look like Mr. Rogers.

[pamdb]

8. blessed

I hate hearing "have a blessed day" from people on the phone, in person, wherever. I am not a christian, I want nothing to do with religion. I am, however, unfailing polite so I don't say anything. I don't say "thank you," I'm not THAT polite, but I don't say what is
in my mind which is something along the line of "I don't need or want your blessings."

[sanatanadharma]

9. Well, there is praising and then there is prey-sing

The Hari Krishna's do a bang-up praise in the streets parading with singing and drums and lovely saris dancing and great food.

Too bad they too are proselytizers.

Remember those who would pray for you can also prey on you.