What are some religious phrases you hate?

[Sigmaleph]

Any variation on the theme of "Atheists just reject God as an excuse to live a life of debauchery"

[Canadian Mojo]

I find anyone who claims to essentially know the mind of god and therefore able to speak on god's behalf annoying. If you accept that god does exist then it is an entity that created the entire universe, knows its past, present, and future in minute detail, and can change it at will. I'm willing to bet you can't describe how every system in your car works and interacts with one another, and this is so many orders of magnitude above that level of understanding it is literally unimaginable. But I'm supposed to believe you when you say this latest disaster in some far off place is because god hates fags or atheists or something.

[Witchyjoshy]

There's this book in the library called "The Truth of Homosexuality"

In reality, it's just more conservative propaganda, but the title infuriates me.

It shouldn't be allowed to be called "The Truth" if it is, in fact, nothing but lies.

[gyeonghwa]

To off Zachski, when fundies claim you are oppressing truth when you present facts against their claims. They also say "You're labeling truth as hate speech". 

Yeah I saw NARTH book at the public library too.

[Caitshidhe]

Any variation on the theme of "Atheists just reject God as an excuse to live a life of debauchery"

This, as well as 'you just deny god/choose not to believe because it's EASIER!'

Right, because in most societies there is NOTHING easier, more socially acceptable, more popular, or a better way to make a lasting good impression on people than to hold a different (bonus points for being controversial) belief and opposing opinions from the norm. Nothin' better than being a non-believer among fundies or homosexual among straight people. And it doesn't drive up the depression and suicide rates, either. Nope. Everybody makes big decisions like this because they're much easier to live with!

(Edited for excessive Sentence Structure Fail on my part.)

[Osama bin Bambi]

Once I was at a local Mexican restaurant and I picked up a tract from a pile called "Evolution and Christianity." It starts out promisingly enough, and it even got the definition of the theory of evolution right. Later on, it even conceded that creationism is science, not faith, and should not and cannot be proven. For a second, I was hopeful that maybe this wouldn't be so bad. I was wrong. The next part said this:

Q. What is meant by calling evolution a theory? What is a theory?

The simplest definition is that a theory is an unproven idea that is intended to explain something. For example, we all observe light, yet has anyone ever been able to explain exactly what light is?

[ironbite]

Anything that has to do with women.  Often it is wrong and outdated and sometimes just...dangerous.

Ironbite-really dangerous.

[TheL]

Any variation on the theme of "Atheists just reject God as an excuse to live a life of debauchery"

Similarly, any variation on the theme of "Pagans are just pretending to worship those gods so they can eat babies/have massive orgies/act out Harry Potter and call it a religion!!"

I shouldn't have to explain what's wrong with that.

[N. De Plume]

Q. What is meant by calling evolution a theory? What is a theory?

The simplest definition is that a theory is an unproven idea that is intended to explain something. For example, we all observe light, yet has anyone ever been able to explain exactly what light is?

Oh, for the love of—!

I’m usually not the smacking type, but someone deserves a severe smack upside the head. I just don’t know what tool to use.

[Auri-El]

Well, to be fair, light is confusing. I mean, is it a wave? Is it a particle? This is all too much for fundie minds.

ON a more serious note, given how often fundies are behind the times scientifically, maybe they really don't know anything more than that about light.

[Shane for Wax]

Found a new one: "If Evolution is true, why help the poor?"

The logic of that statement...just kills my brain.

I think they're confusing evolution with natural selection/survival of the fittest. Which is all kinds of wrong.

[N. De Plume]

Found a new one: "If Evolution is true, why help the poor?"

The logic of that statement...just kills my brain.

I think they're confusing evolution with natural selection/survival of the fittest. Which is all kinds of wrong.

Even so, they clearly don’t even know what survival of the fittest means. Whoever came up with the term “Social Darwinism” shoulda gotten a smack upside the head, too. With a jackhammer.

[Osama bin Bambi]

Found a new one: "If Evolution is true, why help the poor?"

The logic of that statement...just kills my brain.

I think they're confusing evolution with natural selection/survival of the fittest. Which is all kinds of wrong.

Even so, they clearly don’t even know what survival of the fittest means. Whoever came up with the term “Social Darwinism” shoulda gotten a smack upside the head, too. With a jackhammer.

If Social Darwinism lived up to its name, it would actually encourage caring for and protecting other members of the community so that the population remains stable and healthy.

It's just its common usage that means Fuck-You-Type Randroidism.

[rageaholic]

Any variation on the theme of "Atheists just reject God as an excuse to live a life of debauchery"

Oh I hate those ones.  Any one trying to read my mind or tell me what I'm thinking PISSES ME OFF.  A lot of people do it, but Christians are the worst offenders.

There's this book in the library called "The Truth of Homosexuality"

In reality, it's just more conservative propaganda, but the title infuriates me.

It shouldn't be allowed to be called "The Truth" if it is, in fact, nothing but lies.

"Truth" is just another word like to throw around, as if using it will make it more true.  Thing is, their "truth" is never good news, it's always doom and gloom. 

[Osama bin Bambi]

There's this book in the library called "The Truth of Homosexuality"

In reality, it's just more conservative propaganda, but the title infuriates me.

It shouldn't be allowed to be called "The Truth" if it is, in fact, nothing but lies.

"Truth" is just another word like to throw around, as if using it will make it more true.  Thing is, their "truth" is never good news, it's always doom and gloom.