To get annoyed with God-bothering status updates?

[Machadaynu]

As a young 'un I was taken to church, and thus became friends with quite a few other young 'uns. I am still friends with a few of them even though we're now old, and thus have them as friends on facebook.

Every now and again one of them will have some utterly banal platitude about God as their status. As you may have guessed there is a particularly bad one on my feed now.

AIBU to feel a bit disappointed in them for still not seeing it as platitudinous nonsense? I never comment on them, incidentally, but sometimes I'd like to.

I also get loads of 'God' adverts on Facebook even though I've listed myself as atheist. I think this is because I've sometimes clicked on links they have posted out of curiosity - that annoys me as well!

Are you disappointed in everyone who believes in something you don't, or is it just a God thing?

If you don't like their statuses feel free to tell Facebook to show you less of them. But realise that their faith is very important to them, probably the most important thing in their lives, so why shouldn't they post about it? I could understand if the statuses are very preachy or judgemental, but if they are just about God then why should it bother you? Would you like to feel that you couldn't post about a hobby or cause you felt really strongly about?

Although having said that, there are some pretty tacky ones out there, particularly some of the shared picture ones that do the rounds. YANBU to object to the style of them, but YABU to object just because the subject matter is God.

YABU. If it bothers you that much, defriend them Personally, I hate all the 'picture of sad child Like this pic if you care about lil bubz wiv two hedz. If you don't CARE, ignore' bullshit way more than any inane status

God bless you x

I am disappointed in people I know to be intelligent and rational when they believe in things that are seemingly not rational nor have supporting evidence. I'd be disappointed if any of them starting believing the earth to be flat, for example.

Perhaps 'disappointed in' is a bit patronising and OTT. 'Made weary' might be better.

Oh blimey - all the 'Click like if you knew someone who died of something' ones are worse, don't get me wrong!

I haven't used it for a while but there always used to be a hide function on FB but if people post things I find offensive I think it's better to 'unfriend' them.

The people winding me up on FB at the moment are those who 'like' adverts in an attempt to win something, no doubt they do sometimes get something out of it but it feels really disrespectful that they think so little of their friends that they will happily stick adverts in their feed for their own gain. The trouble is that these are often nice enough people and the updates about themselves are nice to see, it's just that there are about 10 liked pictures to every personal update.

You believe what you want to. And let them believe what they want to. 'Tis the way of the world.

OddBoots that's it - most of the updates are lovely - we all have kids of similar ages so it's sweet to see how theirs are getting on. I could just do without some evangelical chorus popping up every now and again!

I know I am being unreasonanble BTW - it just really annoys me!

I suggest you make a friends group called Gawd botherers you can set yuour setttings to see less of their updates.

what worra said

I am a christian and never see this stuff and never click on links!!!

me thinks you protest too much!!!!

YABU. I could get sick of updates of people getting their nails painted or a new haircut, or what they are having for their dinner, but that is the nature of FB, and they are my friends. If it annoys you that much, you should de-friend them as you clearly think so little of their Faith. At least be honest.

I'm a Christian and my Facebook account knows this. I don't get any adverts about God. Maybe it's because you have told Facebook you are an atheist and so it's trying to convert you

Do you mean comments like "wonderful answer to prayer today" or "let's pray for our heathen friends?

The first would be a status update I see my friends post, but never the second which would annoy me too

porcamiseria maybe they're only posting so I can see then? Perhaps they want to convert me? Perhaps I should comment? :D

The links I click on are never that obvious - it'll be 'read about this amazing thing I did' and then a link to some sponsored thing they did posted on a church website or something.

I totally agree. Also hate the 'repost this if you know someone who died of cancer. If you don't repost, you're glad they died' bullshit.

Often very tempted to get into anti-religion slanging matches on FB, it takes all my restraint not to!

The ones that go on about how god is so loving and makes everything happen for a reason are somewhat galling and offensive when there has been a recent tragedy, but other than that it doesn't really trouble me except that they make me feel that I cannot post my own feelings on bad things that happen without offending them.

Hopeforever it's interesting you don't get them. I assume it's some cookies from clicking through from FB to Christian sites in the past?

At the moment I have an advert for Christian Leadership Year - screenshot here ubuntuone.com/7jIKD4EKdfoOkaowLZosse

Actually I know I get so many because sometimes I click on them so it costs the advertiser. That's petty isn't it?

Am I the only one who doesn't take things on FB to heart? Why does it bother you when people believe in something? What actually happens to YOU if they choose to believe? Does it take away money from your bank? Does it leave you without any food on the table? It DOESN'T affect you even one iota. People believe all sorts, you live in a world where people believe in alien abduction and snake gods. Just get over it

Yes, YABU. Just hide them if you don't want to see them.
I expect if you posted a load of political updates that irritated other people, then they'd choose to hide your posts as well.

NOT EVERYONE IS THE SAME AS YOU (and probably just as well!)

I'm listed as a Christian and don't get any Christian ads. Tbh, I ignore all FB ads and have never clicked on one.

Try looking at STFU Believers as an antidote!

Just unfriend the 'culprits'. That would bug me too. I recently unfriended two people on FB (nothing to do with god). One of them was forever wittering on about her kids and what they were doing at any given moment or really tedious stuff about how tired/ill/fed up she was feeling. The thing that tipped me over the edge was when her eldest DD got her first school report and she did this big 'congratulations to my clever DD for her amazing report' type thing. She actually used the word 'outstanding' in fact. The other person was an old uni friend who has always been very pompous. She was always on FB writing pithy comments on current affairs and the like. Really ranting sometimes. Just unbearable.

And breathe....