Receiving attitude from others

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Mary, my feelings exactly. I am not trying to annoy others by saying I am praying for them. They need not be thankful. But should not be annoyed. 😊
 
Pray for me to have the strength and good sense to do just as you suggest.
Thanks, Friend! 🙏🙏🙏😊
 
What I sense is a person who wants to mock me for being a Christian.
 
I prayed for the person today. 🙏🙏🙏
In the future, I will just smile and walk away. Or at least that is my plan. 🙂
 
YourNameHere said:
Mary, my feelings exactly. I am not trying to annoy others by saying I am praying for them. They need not be thankful. But should not be annoyed. 😊
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Sometimes christians aren’t real happy to find out someone of another faith is praying to their deities on their behalf either. Just to throw some perspective in here.

Catholics think they are doing someone a great service having Masses said on their behalf, but sometimes aren’t real happy to hear that someone offered a sacrifice to the Sun in their honor.
 
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What I sense is a person who wants to mock me for being a Christian.
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This may be the case, I don’t know, but there are some folks that like to throw shade at others and will seek out any reason. They are difficult to get along with and like to find out what will “get” to someone and then use that to annoy them. It sucks.

No matter who you are or what you believe or don’t believe, we all have to deal with these folks. Chances are good they are giving other people a hard time about any number of things.

Sorry you have to deal with this, it can make the day less pleasant. I hope they don’t get you down too much. Keep on doing the right thing!
 
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What I sense is a person who wants to mock me for being a Christian.
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They might perceive something similar coming from you. They might think you’re trying to “shove religion down their throat” in order to offend their atheist sensibilities.

I know that’s not what your intent is, but that might be how they’re experiencing it. Really, the best thing is to keep conversation at work about work and off religion and politics.
 
If I were you, I’d say something to this person along the lines of, “Look, it wasn’t my intention to offend you or make you uncomfortable when I mentioned praying for you, but clearly I did. I’m sorry about that. I’ll try to be more mindful of that in the future. In return, I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t make derogatory references to my religious beliefs. I hope we can shake hands and put it behind us and have a friendly working relationship going forward.”

Then you’ve done all you can do. If the person continues to be a jerk to you about your religious beliefs, you’ll have to file a complaint with HR.
 
I’d go with my option (but then, of course I would, I wrote it. 🙂 ) I just think acknowledging the situation might defuse a lot of the awkwardness and tension. That’s just me, though.
 
I think the person I am dealing with and I both are stubborn. Perhaps distance is the best thing.
But I will give your way a try. Thanks BBM! 😊
 
Hah, me too. I just think it’s easier if you extend an olive branch. You’ll probably never be best friends with this person, but at least if you run into him in the break room you can exchange a polite “hey, how’s it going” instead of awkwardly making coffee in dead silence.
 
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Tis_Bearself said:
It sounds to me like this person has a problem with religion or Christianity generally and is looking for evidence that Christians are hypocritical.
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And they know their accusation will sting, and also likely get the person to frantically prove how “nice” they are.

It’s a trap.
Laugh it off.
 
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