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Went to in-laws house. Didn't get home until Sunday night. Here's a fun little list of the religiously injected holiday experience.
1. Prayer before eating. Father in law prayed for all of us to have health, happiness, and love. Then added something about removing all doubt from non-believers. An obvious dig at me.
2. Brother in law's friend had a dream that Jesus told him it would rain in the morning. And it did! Yay, brother's friend became a Christian. Was an atheist. Oh, I checked the weather on the date he told me it rained and it had rained for two days prior to said day and two days after. Miracle!
3. Same bro in law told me about a co-worker who has been having a lot of mucus build up in his lungs and throat when he sleeps. Instead of believing this is a medical issue, he suggested to me and also his co-worker that demons may be giving him problems because he's agnostic. It seemed he was intent on trying to persuade me that I was wrong. I now wonder if the two of them (father and brother) had a plan to convert me over the weekend.
4. Father in law told his wife that she can't watch "Blue Bloods" anymore because some people on the show support gay marriage. Oh and I forget which one, but she's not allowed to go to home depot or lowes anymore because one of them is a "liberal shit hole" that is pro-choice and the other the perfect christian conservative place where you can buy everything.
5. Since the last time I was in that house, the Jesus and Mary images have quadrupled. If you've been in a Mexican Catholic house, you know how crazy they are about their images and little statues. Imagine that x about 10. Every single room had at least 20 catholic symbols. Pictures hanging on the walls, shrines that look stalkerish, nativity scenes, multiple little statues in random places, crosses, four bibles left out for anyone to read, pamphlets that I assume they got from church - one of which was called the employment rosary. WTF???? Christmas music about praising the birth of jesus and obeying God during our dinner, as well.
6. My son, who knows there is no Santa, was told by his grandma not to believe it. She told him who saint nick was (she was wrong, but whatever) and that he is real, but Mommy and Daddy get the presents for most kids because he is so busy. Sunday, he was taken to church where they gave him donuts and taught him a prayer. He later asked me if I was going to go to Hell (he said Heck because he didn't want to get in trouble for saying a bad word) and almost cried because of it. My wife was made to feel like a child when her father got angry because she didn't want to go to church. She still believes in God, but feels it isn't necessary to go to a church to do so.
(Edit) 7. My younger brother in law (11 years old) came back from church. His father asked what he learned and he couldn't tell him. He got angry and made the little guy cry. An hour of preaching from the father later and the little guy was still crying. All I know is he's lucky he didn't say anything to MY son.
Despite all that, it was a good weekend and I had fun. I just can't believe how much religion was pumped into it. Anyone else with some fun religious stories from the weekend...even if they're positive?
I'd also like to note that this isn't a religion bashing thread. Please don't make it that.
1. Prayer before eating. Father in law prayed for all of us to have health, happiness, and love. Then added something about removing all doubt from non-believers. An obvious dig at me.
2. Brother in law's friend had a dream that Jesus told him it would rain in the morning. And it did! Yay, brother's friend became a Christian. Was an atheist. Oh, I checked the weather on the date he told me it rained and it had rained for two days prior to said day and two days after. Miracle!
3. Same bro in law told me about a co-worker who has been having a lot of mucus build up in his lungs and throat when he sleeps. Instead of believing this is a medical issue, he suggested to me and also his co-worker that demons may be giving him problems because he's agnostic. It seemed he was intent on trying to persuade me that I was wrong. I now wonder if the two of them (father and brother) had a plan to convert me over the weekend.
4. Father in law told his wife that she can't watch "Blue Bloods" anymore because some people on the show support gay marriage. Oh and I forget which one, but she's not allowed to go to home depot or lowes anymore because one of them is a "liberal shit hole" that is pro-choice and the other the perfect christian conservative place where you can buy everything.
5. Since the last time I was in that house, the Jesus and Mary images have quadrupled. If you've been in a Mexican Catholic house, you know how crazy they are about their images and little statues. Imagine that x about 10. Every single room had at least 20 catholic symbols. Pictures hanging on the walls, shrines that look stalkerish, nativity scenes, multiple little statues in random places, crosses, four bibles left out for anyone to read, pamphlets that I assume they got from church - one of which was called the employment rosary. WTF???? Christmas music about praising the birth of jesus and obeying God during our dinner, as well.
6. My son, who knows there is no Santa, was told by his grandma not to believe it. She told him who saint nick was (she was wrong, but whatever) and that he is real, but Mommy and Daddy get the presents for most kids because he is so busy. Sunday, he was taken to church where they gave him donuts and taught him a prayer. He later asked me if I was going to go to Hell (he said Heck because he didn't want to get in trouble for saying a bad word) and almost cried because of it. My wife was made to feel like a child when her father got angry because she didn't want to go to church. She still believes in God, but feels it isn't necessary to go to a church to do so.
(Edit) 7. My younger brother in law (11 years old) came back from church. His father asked what he learned and he couldn't tell him. He got angry and made the little guy cry. An hour of preaching from the father later and the little guy was still crying. All I know is he's lucky he didn't say anything to MY son.
Despite all that, it was a good weekend and I had fun. I just can't believe how much religion was pumped into it. Anyone else with some fun religious stories from the weekend...even if they're positive?
I'd also like to note that this isn't a religion bashing thread. Please don't make it that.
