When I was diagnosed with cancer, a friend of mine who was big on The Secret and all that crap, sincerely asked me, “And what have you done to bring this into your life?”

Missed opportunity here. After the ambulance left, Dana should have asked the quartet, “Did you still want a pizza? Try praying for one. See how that works out for you.”

I’ve been reading a lot of civil war doctor diaries. One doctor in particular rants about the Christian Commission volunteers who have signed up to ‘help’ with the wounded, but when they are instructed to help the patients wash up, use the bedpans etc, they just say, ‘oh, no, we’ll read the Bible to them; it will do…

Thank you! My mother recently had a stroke about a month and a half ago, my cousins(her nephew and his new wife), did not visit her in the hospital, or in the rehab facility or when she got home. Neither one of them has called directly to check on her. The only communication was from the wife. A brief text that said.…

My absolute “favorite” example of this was the little girl who survived the Sandy Hook shooting by playing dead, laying among the corpses of her friends until the police came. The local fuckwit pastor said she survived because of “divine intervention.” So apparently God wanted those other 20 kids to die.

Cancer survivor here, don’t even get me started on the smarmy shit people have said to me about ‘god’s plan’ or ‘a test from god.’

You’ve inflicted cancer upon me, in your great mercy, and I cannot presume to know your mysterious ways, but this really sucks, and so I’m asking super nicely for you to stop the cancer, which you gave me, because you love me. I’m sure if I were just better and had dinner ready on time you wouldn’t be giving me cancer.

Yes.

I think it’s just a feedback loop.

It’s got to be a combination, with religion attracing the outskirts of sanity, and then the religious echo-chamber and indoctrination making sure they stay on the outskirts.

Holy shit, he is Pizza the Hut!!

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