I fear that my sister is lying to herself. Should I convert her?
My sister is a kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause any harm to any humans. She is a self-proclaimed Christian although she has never touched the bible... She idolizes actors, singers and places them before the Lord... she asks herself if it's bad that she does not observe the Sabbath or go to church for that matter. Her studies (she is in university) seem to be overwhelming; alot of her time is spent studying and the other for enjoyment (clubs, television, movies). What better if that time were spent on worship and biblical studies!
Our family was never very religious (although I have found my way) but the word God seems to be of little significance to her. She says that she misses the old, (secular) me and wishes that I returned to my fun self. I felt offended by this... I feel as if she is losing the little faith that she had... She indulges in temporal pleasures!
How can I turn her into faithful, God-fearing lady? I care for her; I really do.
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Yes, your sister is a nice person who has a healthy life and is doing well.
What caring family member wouldn't want to ruin all of that?
Disgusting.
I feel as if she is losing the little faith that she had
You say this as if it were a bad thing.
And...
Oh horrors! The wet blanket has realized that her sister is not a fundy!
So, your sister is studying, becoming educated, and drifting away from brainwashing cult? She socialises during her free time, and you don't like that?
You want to turn her from being an strong minded, decent human being of a woman into "God Fearing" sheep?
I hope she tells you where to stick it, and how far.
Funnily enough, this question was deleted from yahoo answers.
If she's happy, let it be.
BTW, Yahoo! deleted this question for some reason.
"I care for her so much, I want to reduce her productive, happy life--the only one she'll get--to being a brainwashed automaton for a non-existant skyman and his book of faerie tales."
Wow, who is this guy, my evil twin? This sounds like MY sister, except I'm the one who's not religious, and she's failing high school.
"My sister is a kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause any harm to any humans"
Well then, she obviously is following the wrong path in life. Jesus definitely wouldn't people behaving like that...correct her...show her the error of her ways before it is too late!
"What better if that time were spent on worship and biblical studies! "
Yeah...it's too bad that such activitie are completely pointless, ineffectual, and are a waste of time in comparison to anything else she could possibly do.
"I feel as if she is losing the little faith that she had... She indulges in temporal pleasures"
God forbid. Ever think that God created this world with pleasures for a reason? But, feel free to continue your bout of self-loathing, and despising the Creation of the God you love so much...it must be obvious to everyone around how superior your faith is to theirs.
"She indulges in temporal pleasures!"
I can't possibly be the only person here who reads 'temporal pleasures' as 'time travel sex', surely.
I feel a rant coming on:
How DARE you presume to know better what your sister needs for herself. "Should I convert her?" What arrogance. Who do you think you are that you think you have the right to disrupt someones life because they are not living it the way you would have them live it. The god you worship gave the human race free will, did he not? Let your sister exercise her free will. You'd do better to look to your own affairs and not to meddle in your sisters. Your self-righteous attitude disgusts me. Did you, even for a minute, expend any energy thinking maybe, just maybe, your sisters concerns over how YOU have CHANGED have merit? No, of course not. I certainly hope (in vain, no doubt) that you didn't utter that most insulting of fundy phrases: "I'll pray for you."
---RANT OVER!
Apologies on errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation, but I was pissed when I wrote this.
"What better if that time were spent on worship and biblical studies!"
Fortunately for her, she is in charge of her life and her time. Not you.
"She says that she misses the old, (secular) me and wishes that I returned to my fun self. I felt offended by this..."
Your ego was bruised by reality. Not to mention that you're obviously scared shitless about the responsibility of living, and don't want to hear voices from the outside world that remind you that you were once less of a coward.
"I care for her; I really do."
You don't seem to. You want the cheap ego trip of self-vindication, and your sister is a means to that end. Maybe you're also lonely for her, and realize you're alienated from her with your neurotic obsessions, and want her to be with you in your misery and spite. That is selfish - you should be the one stepping out of it.
"How can I turn her into faithful, God-fearing lady?"
I find the icepick up the nostril works. Once ol' Sis is completely lobotomized, she'll be an obedient member of the Flock. No more studies for her!
(Crazier than batshit... What a fuckin' bitch!)
I love my sister! Therefore, I'll let her live in fear her entire life and live without free will, logic or reason!!! I LOVE the Lord!
(Translation courtesy of Darwin's Lil Girl)
Add on: For the other people here who did, I also interpreted "temporal pleasures" as sex.
My sister is a kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause any harm to any humans.
Is that part of your evidence that she's not a faithful, God-fearing lady?
Your sister is a kind and sensitive person who is bettering herself through education.
And you find this evil? Why because she isn't a brain-dead walking womb?
And I can tell you that nobody going to University can afford to not pick up a text book for one day a week. Unless their just taking a General Studies with fluff courses.
You know something Gar, you sound positively green with jealousy!!! You are afraid that you are missing out on something she has. YOU are the one lying to yourself! "Tell the truth and the truth shall set you free." You hate the fact that she is having a good time, getting an education, and running her own life without the forced limitations of your religion. Leave her be, sounds like she knows what she's doing. You might have a problem though.
Did anyone else notice, "But the word God." This fellow hasn't even the faith in his own deity to either address it by name or even say that her code name is a name. I must say, this is the first quote from this site I've ever agreed with. "The word god" [I insert my own words for the rest of this sentence] describes beings such as Zeus.
how about minding your own fucking business?
It's clear that your sister is perfectly fine the way she is and doesn't need you trying to interfere with her choices. Your sister is an ADULT and is capable of making her own choices about what to believe. You should be respectful and supportive of her choices.
Leave her alone and mind your own business(according to what you have told us, she's not lying to herself, YOU are lying to yourself and a self-absorbed idiot). She's doing the right thing, being consequent with what SHE wants, not you and, by the way, I think that Jesus had fun, so what's the problem?
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> Now it's Bible Study time!
You Blasphemer! It's the will of GOD that you study the Bible first !!!!!
What use is education in the afterlife ?, don't you know Petrus will give you a pop quiz upon trying to gain entry to the vincinity of our Lord and Saviour ?
It will contain 5 score questions about the the Old Testament and 12 times 12 questions about the live of Jezus, anything less then a perfect score will get you expelled from Heaven for a thousand eternities, and then some .
So you better prepare for it young man !
"My sister is a kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause any harm to any humans."
She can't be a True Christian then, since you lot are always getting turned on at the thought of God roasting your 'enemies' for eternity and similar sadistic garbage.
Your sister sounds like a rational, average person. I'd like to meet her. You on the other hand are a senseless Bible-thumping twatwaffle. If you "care for" your sister but can't see any good in the way she lives her life because she's not being brainwashed by your flavor of religion, you don't care for her at all. Fundies make me sick.
This post makes me sad. It shows how many Christians literally torture themselves day in and day out.
Seriously, if your religion is not giving you peace of mind then you need to look into other religions.
"alot of her time is spent studying and the other for enjoyment. What better if that time were spent on worship and biblical studies!"
What better? I think you mean, "what worse". No what worse doesn't make sense either. Try "it would be worse". There, that's better.
Obviously, they believe in the old Cristian belief. If it is fun, or pleasurable in any way, shape or form, it is a sin.
"...My sister is a kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause any harm to any humans. ..."
Well, then, you might as well admit defeat and give up on your conversion efforts. With those attributes, she'll never become a fundy.
I like their logic (not) :
"Gawd put us here, so we wouldn't enjoy creation at all and worship him instead all the time."
Well, why did he go to all that trouble to create it in the first place, if you guys aren't going to enjoy it ? I am, I'm smoking weed. That's awesome worship. !
"She idolizes actors, singers and places them before the Lord... she asks herself if it's bad that she does not observe the Sabbath"
It really is bad, in fact it's terrible. Sabbath are one of the most important musical groups of the twentieth century, their influence can be seen in all aspects of culture today. Though we may have lost the bluesy swing and replaced it with pathetic chest beating posturing there's no denying that for better or worse all of today's 'Metalized' culture can be traced back to those four wonderful Brummie lads and their revolutionary balls out heavy stoner blues rock stylings. Unless of course we're talking about the Dio years, in which case your sister is totally right.
Stoning; burning at the stake; Walling up alive?
You stupid man. YOU cannot convert anyone. A person is converted only by virtue of an internal impulse which must originate within themselves.
If you really care, leave her alone and show her an example of love and good living. You sound however like a prat that get high on condemning others. Try that, and if she has any sense she will cut you our of her life altogether.
Your sister sounds like me! If you were my sibling, I'd tell you to shut up and leave me alone. She's upset because you've turned into an intolerant spoilsport. If she's a "kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause harm to any humans," then why the heck do you feel the need to "convert" her? Admit it, she's more of a Christian than you and you can't deal with it. Or you're a smug glory hog. Grow up.
She single?
This sounds like a profile for a dating website: "My sister is a kind and sensitive person who doesn't want to cause any harm to any human....Her studies (she is in university) seem to be overwhelming; alot of her time is spent studying and the other for enjoyment (clubs, television, movies)... She indulges in temporal pleasures!" Add the shittiest photo you can find and you're done!
yes, women have a life outside child bearing and home making-shock horror!!
get a life you retard and stop trying to f£$k everyone elses up by brainwashing them with unprovable twaddle
so your sister has a good time and gets an education-so what? my sister is a twenty stone lesbian with short spiky hair yet she doesnt cause harm to any human! I on the other hand, enjoy inflicting pain in a dominatrix way, yet still have the time to bring up a child!! (and ive got a degree as well!)
kisses
xx
Gasp! She's a nice, decent, civil human being who likes having fun!
How should I ruin that for her and turn her into a mindless, evil droid who doesn't LIKE having fun?
Look, I'm not that egocentric. Hell, I'd prefer if you humans would stop trying to devote your lives to me. It's embarassing, and you don't even know me. And then you start thinking that you know me when you have no idea how much I fucking hate you all.
Leave me alone, dammit.
"How can I turn her into faithful, God-fearing lady? I care for her; I really do."
You can NEVER improve a human being by introducing "fear" of any kind. If you cared for her, you would not want to impose fear upon her. You are just arrogant enough to think that your way is the only way to live. You are incorrect. It sounds like sister is doing fine ...but she misses the sibling she used to have.
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