Check out some of the answers to this question, particularly the second answer:
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What do you think?
2007-08-24 07:51:17 · 10 answers · asked by words for the birds 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the record, "God bless you" means the person is wishing you well, even if they say it only after you've sneezed. And Mr, Soleil, I only report people for making purely malicious attacks; never for reasonably speaking their minds.
2007-08-24 08:25:09 · update #1
I think anyone offended by "God bless you" is just feeling conviction.
2007-08-24 08:01:16 · answer #1 · answered by adrian♥ 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I suppose it is possible. And in some areas of this country, the term "bless your heart" can be a backhanded blessing.
In this overly sensitive world that we now live in, I believe no one can take for granted how something like "God bless you" is received. Nevertheless, when done with the motive of asking God's blessing on a person, it is a sincere way of seeking the best for someone.
2007-08-24 15:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
What you need to understand is that it isn't every god bless you. I appreciate the sentiment when people say it, but some people just say it to provoke a response. They're being childish jerks, and they aren't your average christian. Not all God Bless You's are unwelcome, just the jerky ones. If you mean it, I'll take it and say nothing more, but if you're trying to provoke a response, I'll call you on it.
2007-08-24 15:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow; no wonder people have such a awful view of the intelligence of the religious.
Its a *metaphoric* slap in the face - an insult, if you will. Using it towards an atheist who you know is an atheist indicates you disregard their feelings about any god and basically says, "I know you don't believe in it, but your views aren't important enough for me to take into consideration".
2007-08-24 15:38:56 · answer #4 · answered by Devolution 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The atheists here are all 14 year old hypersensitive weenies who are projecting their hatred for all things religious onto religious people. They're sort of like Ann Coulter accusing liberals of all the things that neocons actually do.
2007-08-24 15:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, I saw that. I was so surprised. I noticed that the friendly, respectful, not-out-to-spite-you Atheists understand it's just a greeting.
2007-08-24 15:13:38 · answer #6 · answered by kaz716 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they just don't get it--if I wanted to slap someone in the face I surely would not say "God bless you"
2007-08-24 15:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by wanda3s48 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen it happen. I have also seen fellow Christians saying it just to get a response from people.
2007-08-24 15:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by keoh6 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It shows that there are people in here (on both sides) that just need to take a Valium and relax.
2007-08-24 15:01:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I've experienced that myself quite often -- that "I'll pray for you" is code for, "I'm going to make a wish for my Invisible Sky Daddy to do all the hateful stuff I'm too chicken s**t to admit to wanting to do to you myself; then I'll be right and you'll be sorry..."
Can't report me here, either -- just expressing my personal experiences...
2007-08-24 15:01:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋