buffettphan

For many years I used to put a Grinch and an Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street under the tree or on the mantle. They were leftover stuffed animals from my kids' childhood. Then I switched to tropical decorations.

That is wonderful news! I am so happy for you.

Done and thank you for letting us know about the survey!

Oh yeah! The show is hilarious and one of my current favorites. Also Showtime's On Becoming A God in South Florida about an MLM pyramid cult/company that sells Amway-type products and recruits the vulnerable gullible true believers, is also over the top yet spot on. https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a28821223/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-true-story/

Well they "see" all kinds of stuff in and coming from the clouds, so they might as well "see" it on the ground too. Imagination is a great thing....right up to the point that the gullible take it all literally. (And no, I didn't make it past 2 minutes)

Nope. If I were easily impressed, I'd be impressed by you.

HA HA. Sometimes I'd love to live in a bubble away from all the Authentic Christian (and other obnoxious religions') Believers in the world, but alas that's not going to happen. So I live in reality. But I do think it would be nice if christians living within their own martyr complex could escape from it. So I provide resources. Take 'em or leave 'em. As @disillusionedl said above:

I was pleasantly surprised to read that the SSA has been at Baylor for 12 years and already had established chapters at Notre Dame, American University, and Chapman University. I was not surprised to read this: But christians are the ones persecuted....yeah right.

Welcome to Ex-C! Glad you found something that works for you. We do have a sub-forum that you'll probably find interesting. Click on: Browse Forums Ex-Christian Spirituality (near the bottom of the list) This area is for those who have left Christianity for another form of theism or spirituality (Deism, Paganism, Wicca, Great Spirit, The Force, Buddhism, etc.).

@Jagdish Welcome to Ex-C! You'll get the ability to "like" comments once you've made some more comments yourself. IIRC it's around 25ish.

The first link shows the myth of persecution from the early history of christianity. The second link shows that the myth of persecution continues and remains applicable today. A small snippet:

If christians and all other religious fanatics would mind their own business, respect the boundaries and privacy of others, not meddle into the pelvic areas of consenting adults, and keep their personal relationship with their particular deity out of politics, they probably wouldn't be "persecuted." But that would really suck because it would mess up their big ol' martyr complex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Persecution https://thehumanist.com/magazine/may-june-2017/church-state/great-persecution-christians-myth

Some comments have been deleted. Please remember the rule that all "polticial" comments must be confined to Totally Off Topic. --Thanks

Inappropriate comment removed and poster warned. I am also going to try to delete copies of her text which appear in others' posts. If the system won't let me and/or I miss something, please please please edit your own comments if you quoted our latest invading Authentic Christian Believer who obviously chose to ignore the very few rules we have here. Thanks, Buffettphan

Are you really so dense and/or insensitive that you don't know and/or care that those in AA meetings are trying to avoid alcohol -- not change the properties of it? Did you even read the article? The subject of religious trauma is not a laughing matter and your flippant attitude shows your true self.