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[Granteed]

Pretty much any follower of a religion outside the time and place of its original formation. After that it's pick-and-choosing and inventing convenient interpretations in order to remain faithful but still conform with the values of their own society.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

I know more Christians like this than the other way around. It's one reason I stopped believing in it.

 

[flatearthpandas]

I was with you until the very first line, when I realized this was a high school blog about how much we hated our parents.

But really, everyone is a hypocrite and the ones who aren't are among the scariest people I've met because they are insane.

 

[RoadHazard]

All seriously religious people are hypocrites by definition, more or less. Just look at the incoherent, contradictory mess they believe in (parts of). Christianity being based entirely on love is funny.

 

[ISOM]

All seriously religious people are hypocrites by definition, more or less. Just look at the incoherent, contradictory mess they believe in (parts of). Christianity being based entirely on love is funny.

This is what I wanted to post. I forgot where the reference but if people actually followed their religious doctrines to the T, then they couldn't even use the bathroom.(You get what I'm saying).

 

[WordsintheWater]

People in general are hypocrites doesn't apply to specific types. My Dad is pretty religious, but he's the kindest most loving person I know. Never steps on my toes even though I question a lot of the things he says. We get into some good debates, then we move on. Sorry it isn't this way with you OP, good luck.

 

[daninthemix]

Being Christian doesn't automatically make you like Jesus. It's a life-long struggle with oneself. Judgmentalism is just one of thousands of sinful behaviours that humans are prone to.

Don't, in turn, judge your mom! Otherwise who's the hypocrite?

 

[Phat Michael]

Your mum is my mum it seems. Exactly the same. Nice to her Catholic friends and family but judges everyone else and tries to convert the entire world at every possible chance. I left the country and Skype her maybe once a month now. I send money to her and support her but I'm not keen on long interactions as the conversation switches to God after about 5 mins every time.

 

[zoukka]

Most christians don't practice christianity. It's just a thing they are born to.

 

[dity]

Sounds like she's a crummy person, rather than a crummy Christian. I mean she looks like she's still keeping her faith up and the like.

 

[mcarlie]

Most of the things that you've mentioned seem kind of tame. Doesn't like swearing, sex and violence in her entertainment? Doesn't like dreamcatchers? Got angry at an exterminator because she doesn't think that he did a good job?

Jesus would tell you to judge yourself before judging others.

For example, don't think that it's a little hypocritical of you to publicly talk about your mother as being a bad person for complaining about other people?

 

[finowns]

Most of the things that you've mentioned seem kind of tame. Doesn't like swearing, sex and violence in her entertainment? Doesn't like dreamcatchers? Got angry at an exterminator because she doesn't think that he did a good job?

Jesus would tell you to judge yourself before judging others.

For example, don't think that it's a little hypocritical of you to publicly talk about your mother as being a bad person for complaining about other people?

Kind of agree with this.

Also, in this thread you can't complain about a judgmental person by judging a person you have never met and calling them a 'piece of shit.'

 

[Unknown One]

Jesus forgives her.

Jesus is way too forgiving.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Most of the things that you've mentioned seem kind of tame. Doesn't like swearing, sex and violence in her entertainment? Doesn't like dreamcatchers? Got angry at an exterminator because she doesn't think that he did a good job?

Jesus would tell you to judge yourself before judging others.

For example, don't think that it's a little hypocritical of you to publicly talk about your mother as being a bad person for complaining about other people?

Every day i have to listen to her condescending rants about everything, whether it's what she's reading or watching, who she is interacting with, or what the people around her (mostly me) are or are not doing. And anytime things don't go her way she threatens to turn the power or something else off. Her husband wanted to watch a movie last night and she said she'll block the channel because it has cussing in it (someone said "son of a bitch" once and she starts acting like one until he changed it).

She's currently unemployed (quit her job months ago because she "couldn't stand the people") so i'm sitting here shaking my head because he's the one paying for the damn channel right now. Dude comes home from work and wants to watch a movie but she always controls what he watches.

I don't think it's hypocritical to vent about a hypocrite, and I wouldn't care if it was. I'm not the one who spends their free time losing myself in "the good word" and teachings of God. I don't care about the contradictions in the bible - many of the Christians in my family actually practice what they preach and try to behave humble, accepting and loving of others. On the other hand, here is my mom who complains incessantly about every single thing on a daily basis, and if she isn't blasting that she's blasting off about religion and forgiveness and healing.

Right after i typed this thread yesterday and the movie thing she decides that she's going to go to bed early. So she comes up to me and my brother and says she wants me to go to bed too because she doesn't like me staying up late. Here i am minding my business trying to get work done and she decides to randomly get on my case about a non issue. There's no way I can be bothering her while she sleeps from up here because i'm not making any noise and there are no bright lights. If there were, she could tell me and I would do something about it. But i'm not going to cut the time i have without the TV and her being loud during the day short for no reason, which I could not get her to disclose.

So what does she do? Threaten to turn the power off again. This is not as simple as "obeying someone because you live under their roof" because she will find something else to get on my case about if I change that. So I snap and read all the rants I haven't shared "publicly" right to her then and there. And of course it all goes over her head and now i'm the one with an attitude problem.

What do you think religious people are supposed to be like OP? You're mom sounds like she has her issues but you really need to get off your high horse OP.

lol is this a joke? I've been around Christians for most of my life and none of them are as conceited, snarky, intolerable and unreasonable as she is and then openly religious at the same time. I'm not the one on the high horse.

Being Christian doesn't automatically make you like Jesus. It's a life-long struggle with oneself. Judgmentalism is just one of thousands of sinful behaviours that humans are prone to.

Don't, in turn, judge your mom! Otherwise who's the hypocrite?

Yea one reason the whole jesus thing doesn't work for me is because i'm not going to sit and take people's shit, which i've been consistent about. There's a point where being humble [obedient] and "turning the other cheek" means taking a bunch of unnecessary shit and being unable to do anything on top of it. It's not healthy for me mentally.