Do You Find This Insulting
2006-06-19 01:15:10 · 20 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I Find God Blessed You Is The True Pig Latin And God Bless You Was Said When One Was Thought To Be Dying
Insult
2006-06-19 01:20:17 · update #1
God Blessed You God Speed Not God Bless You You Being Led By Satan Or One Dying With Plague
2006-06-19 01:23:59 · update #2
no what is wrong with it? They are just being nice...
2006-06-19 01:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by uiucsmith 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think I understand what you are saying. It sounds trite. It can also sound like sermonizing.
I do say "God bless you" on occasion as a way of saying "I hope God will bless your efforts in this area" or "I pray that God will meet your heart's desires at this time" or "I hope you will see God working in your life in this time of turmoil" or something like that. It isn't always possible to know what a person needs and/or what would soothe them or help them. I think "God bless you" shows that you care about them and don't want to bother a person with a long sermon about it. I do actually think about it before I say/write it, because it is both loaded and trite. I want to be sure that there is something or someone at the other end that I want to ask God to bless.
I avoided using the phrase until I started "meeting" people on-line or socially and talking with them briefly about their personal affairs. It was then that I realized people don't know that during this period of time I am actually empathizing with them. They wouldn't understand that you have said a prayer for them under your breathe or that you are actually concerned about their concern about their cousin's cancer.
When a person says it to me, I just respond, "Thank you." I assume that whatever religion they are they are thinking of me and hoping the best for me.
This little phrase also evokes sweet thoughts of innocence, children, funny memories, or small goodnesses in life. Such as when a person sees a mom handing twins in a stroller with chocolate ice cream cones, "God bless you." (I don't choose to use the phrase this way.)
Or, you can say "God bless you!" all the time and not mean anything. Same with "I'm sorry" and "Love ya!"
I mean what I say, and I say what I mean -- usually. At least I try. I do hope you have a good day. OK. I won't say it, but I still hope that things will go well with you and your life will be full.
2006-06-19 01:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by home schooling mother 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The God fearing Christians feel blessed when someone says "God bless you".
God fearing Christians will also feel blessed when on judgment day Jesus says enter into the joy of the Lord, thou good and faithful servant.
2006-06-19 01:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would that be insulting? Would'nt that be a compliment that someone cared enough to ask God to bless you? Although it has become a cliche and it's just so normal to say that all meaning has been lost...
2006-06-19 01:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by maharet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you rather they said Satan Torment You? How can being blessed be an insult?
2006-06-19 01:24:49 · answer #5 · answered by golden oldy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorta. I know that the person saying it typically has good intentions, but a lot of times, people say that to me that don't even know me. What if I was an atheist? This would be really disrespectful of my beliefs. "God Bless You" should be reserved for people that you know and share similar religious beliefs.
2006-06-19 01:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Princess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has become a cliche to say, we say it when someone even sneezes! Nobody I know really feels all that blessed when someone says it nowadays.
I really don't say it that much, I try for a real blessing instead. I guess I think it means more that way lol.
May God keep you safe and cause your path to widen before your feet. :)
2006-06-19 01:27:38 · answer #7 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This saying came about in the Middle Ages, I believe. People believed your soul left your body when you sneezed (no joke!), so they blessed each other after sneezes (to replace the soul in the body). Although now we know better, many people (christians and non) use the phrase as a polite gesture to acknowledge someone's sneeze.
2006-06-19 01:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God bless you child
2006-06-19 01:53:33 · answer #9 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! It assumes the recipient of the comment is a believer in a god - or worse yet, the same god as the person issuing the comment. One should never be so bold as to make such assumptions!
2006-06-19 01:31:55 · answer #10 · answered by K R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is quite insulting yes. It implies the sayer's belief in the god mythology is correct and therefore over riders what the receiver deems as reality
2006-06-19 01:20:34 · answer #11 · answered by gwbruce_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋