What's one piece of Christianese you never want to hear again?

[rtvc2012]

"Love the sinner, hate the sin" - especially in reference to LGBT, it means "I hate everything about you but still pretend to love you"
Any flowery spooky religious language like "the Lamb", "the Spirit", "the Word", "the flesh", etc.

[gyeonghwa]

I believe this thread thread covers many of the phrases that people hate: http://forums.fstdt.net/religion-and-philosophy/what-are-some-religious-phrases-you-hate/

[rageaholic]

All of it. 

Just. Speak. English.

[rtvc2012]

All of it. 

Just. Speak. English.

Seconded

[D Laurier]

The whole "way of the master" mindfuck.
It is so insulting and dishonest.

[Atheissimo]

'If God were not real it would be necessary to invent him'

This is closely related to the old 'atheists are lucky that at least some people are Christians' and the idea that they're all such brave martyrs to be suffering terrible persecution just to bring love to the world.

Yeah, it must be so hard being in the vast majority and having whole political wings devoted to advancing your interests. I'm so glad you're all here to save us from our wicked selves.

[Old Viking]

I believe it was Voltaire who came up with the "If God is not real ..." thingy.

[JohnE]

I find it annoying when christians try to make their arguments sound deep and nuanced by throwing in a Greek or Hebrew word or two. Like when they want to sound deep they start calling Jesus Yeshua, like it makes a damn bit of difference.

It's not like they're examining the original language for nuances of meaning and cultural context. They're just substituting words because they think it makes them sound smart.

[myusername]

I hate the prosperity Gospel. yes God obviously decided to make you rich because you're so faithful because Jesus was such a hard core capitalist. I mean that sell your property and give to the poor thing? Has obviously been written out of their version of the bible.

Keir Hardie?

We are called upon at the beginning of the 20th century to decide the question propounded in the Sermon on the Mount, as to whether we will worship God or Mammon. The present day is a Mammon worshipping age. Socialism proposes to dethrone the brute god Mammon and to lift humanity into its place.

Thank you.

[Sylvana]

Just yesterday I was thinking how much I hate the generic cop out phrase that Christians use whenever they are confronted with facts. "If you just open your heart to Jesus then you will know the truth". The whole thing about only the people who have Jesus in their lives know the truth and how anyone else is either not a real christian or only knows lies. It is just so arrogant and intellectually dishonest I cant stand it.

[TheL]

I hate the prosperity Gospel. yes God obviously decided to make you rich because you're so faithful because Jesus was such a hard core capitalist. I mean that sell your property and give to the poor thing? Has obviously been written out of their version of the bible.

Not to mention the implication that if you're not currently well-off, you must have done something wrong.

[Eniliad]

"For I say it is easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God."

While talking to my grandmother yesterday, every mention of Jesus was "Christ". Not like, "Jesus Christ", just:

"Well, what Christ says..."
"The teachings of Christ..."

It's like you're not allowed to say Jesus' name anymore.

[Osama bin Bambi]

"For I say it is easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God."

While talking to my grandmother yesterday, every mention of Jesus was "Christ". Not like, "Jesus Christ", just:

"Well, what Christ says..."
"The teachings of Christ..."

It's like you're not allowed to say Jesus' name anymore.

"Christ" isn't even his surname. It's a title meaning "the anointed one."