How to deal with blasphemy

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It is quite difficult to explain my problem without understanding my cultural background, but I’ll try it anyway. Where I come from it’s quite common (unfortunately) to blaspheme against god in everyday life.

I’m not just talking about misusing gods name in certain situations. I am talking about saying really bad things about god (mostly perverted insluts). I cannot give you an example because it’s so bad.

I think that most of the people don’t mean it that way. They just use it like people use the F-word in English speaking countries, just to give you an example.

My problem is, that I don’t know how to react in such a situation. I know that I cannot control the actions of others and I cannot avoid getting in a difficult situation from time to time. However, some of my good friends use this kind of language as well. Most of the time I just ignore it, but it hurts me every time I hear it. I already tried to talk to one of my friends to stop saying such things, but he keeps doing it anyways.

There are also people in my family who say bad things about saints, the heaven and such things quite often. Again, I’m sure they do not really mean it that way, they do it without thinking about what they say.

I don’t know how to handle such situations. I’d have to avoid many people with the same cultural background if I want to stop hearing blasphemy. Can somone please give me an advice on this?

I am also often afraid to receive communion when I was in a situation like this, because I didn’t do anything to stop the blasphemy. Am I exaggerating here? Can I still receive communion?

Many thanks in advance!
 
If you ask people to stop, and they don’t stop, then you need to consider whether you want to keep speaking to the person. Obviously if it’s your family or your really good friend who is nice to you apart from this, then you probably don’t want to stop speaking. So at that point you have to just say, “God, I tried, I asked them to stop, but they don’t, so I pray for them and place it in your hands.”

One thing you can do is when they say the name of God you can immediately say “Have mercy on us” or if it’s a saint immediately say “Pray for us” and turn it into a prayer.
I had an aunt who, when someone would say “Jesus” in vain during conversation, would immediately say, “Yes, he died for me too.”
 
You can pray the Divine Praises. All of it or just the part pertaining to the particular blasphemy. You mentioned blasphemy against God and the saints. For God you can pray the beginning which pertains to God. For the saints you could pray the ending which mentions the saints.
 
Did you ever report them? I can’t believe they can get away with trashing someone’s religion like that.
 
Thanks for the answers! I will try to pray the divine praises.

So would you consider it a sin ( mortal or venial) if I ignore the blasphemy? I know that I have to find a solution in the long run, but would it be a mistake on my part to remain passive in such a situation?
 
We have to pray for those people. I heard about Jennifer Lopez making fun of Jesus during the super bowl half-time show and I’ve prayed for her ever since. You should politely tell them to stop. I agree with Tis Bearself. If they don’t stop, you shouldn’t talk nto them. Anyone who blasphemes without shame probably isn’t the sort of person you should be talking to anyway. I’ll pray for you & them!!! 🙂 I hope this helps!!! God bless!!! 🙂
 
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Do you have siblings? Has this conversation occurred when you were children?

Mom she won’t stop doing blah!!!

Mom replies “she is only doing that to get a ride out of you. Ignore it and she will get bored of doing it”

There is a chance that your family and friends know they can really get a reaction from you if they say such things, so, they say them more often to amuse themselves

As best you can, say a silent prayer then do not react. Don’t give them the satisfaction of a reaction.

The only reaction I’d give is with friends and family, when they say something like that, throw your arms around them and say “I love you even with your coarse tongue!” And smile. Pray in your heart
 
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