Honestly, do you?? And if you do, isn't that hypocritical!👎
If You Don't Believe In God Anymore, Do You Still Say God Bless You or Thank God, etc.?
by minimus 26 Replies latest jw friends
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BizzyBee
It would be like any expression that is not meant to be taken as literal.
"Jesus H. Christ!" (Whereas his actual middle initial is K. For Kevin.)
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Slidin Fast
Perhaps in an ironic way.
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OneEyedJoe
I never say "god bless you" because of my jw upbringing. I do say god damnit and Jesus Christ ( or if I'm really mad, Jesus f***ing christ) a healthy amount. I don't see it as hypocritical, is just a speech pattern picked up from my environment - no different than an accent or like people in Texas that say ya'll.
That's the same reasoning I used when I was still an indoctrinated jw to excuse saying good luck to someone.
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poopsiecakes
Sure, I do! Doesn't mean I'm calling out to any specific deity just like when I say 'what a load of shit' I'm not actually referring to a large pile of poo.
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Hortensia
I quite often say, "jesus christ!" with feeling. If the feeling is really intense, I say, "jesus f*cking christ!"
Does that count?
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Oubliette
No, but I've started saying, "God dammit!" and "Jesus-fucking-Christ!"
Does that count?
Hortensia, how funny, I was typing my post before you submitted mine! ... great minds ...
And, "No!" I am most emphatically NOT a hypocrite.
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doofdaddy
If someone sneezes near me I say God bless you AND GET A F***ING TISSUE!
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cofty
Minimus - For god's sake look up "idiom".
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OneGenTwoGroups
Idioms exist! Jesus Tap Dancing Christ!