So for the rest of this day, I’ll be getting texts from 17 other people responding to this prayer request.

Edit: Other than the initial flurry of hearts and replies pictured below, it’s actually been pretty quiet, thank goodness.

  • cheesymoonshadowOPEnglish
    3•3 months ago

    I don’t know what denomination your uncle is, but to my Baptist relatives, Catholics are not Christian, or not the right kind of Christian. In fact, most of them were raised Catholic and converted to Baptist in adulthood, and that’s the point at which they say they became a Christian.

    When I still considered myself Catholic, I used to do bible study with some of them and would get upset when they talked about “before I became a Christian.”

    Now with the clarity of atheism I realize it’s such a dumb thing to be upset over. It’s like if I were a Marvel fan and they used to be too but they all switched to being DC fans.

    • Flying SquidEnglish
      2•3 months ago

      Cousin. Or rather my wife’s cousin. And I know he grew up in an Assembly of God (evangelical) church and I’m pretty sure he’s still some kind of evangelical. But at least he’s legitimately helping people and not doing the “let’s convert the native heathens” thing.

      Edit: He’s also a big advocate for universal healthcare and spent years working at a free clinic for drug addicts. He’s a really good person other than the Evangelical Christian thing. And to his credit, he has never once tried to convert me. I don’t know that he knows I’m an atheist, but he definitely knows I’m a Jew.