There is no way that Christians are perfect. No matter how much we try not to, we can be rude and mean just like everyone else. We even have neutral words for swear words. Do not think I am talking about “flip,” “Oh my heck,” or “Cheese and rice!” if you live in Mormon country. People who do not live in Mormon country use those words and phrases to protect themselves from saying things that could get their bishop to drop-kick them into the ward parking lot.
Some Christians can change offensive words and sentences to something that seems less shocking, but they aren’t nearly as creative about it. The best way to tell someone to shove it without actually doing it is to say “I’ll pray for you.” What that means is “You’re wrong about everything.”
The phrase “bless your/his/her heart” isn’t just Christian in the South. That’s a nice way to say that someone is a jerk or maybe so crazy that they are their own event boundary.
“Have a blessed day” can sometimes be a hidden insult, but in polite speech, especially when talking to strangers or customers on a regular basis, it means exactly what it sounds like it means.
Unless you’re a left-wing reporter, who might get angry at the sight of the snow cone machine. To her, what does “Have a blessed day” really mean? It means “Watch your back, we are coming for you.”
That seems to have been the case as reported by American Wire, a flight attendant wishing Mother Jones Editor Clara Jeffery a “blessed night” made her feel insulted, scared, and most likely angry. She wrote on X:
“AlaskaAir flight attendant actually just wished us a “blessed” night as we arrived in SFO (!) to groans. This is a clear case of Christian nationalism. Great, awesome, amazing, fantastic, and a few others would have been fine too ” “This ain’t Montgomery, sweetheart,” my seatmate said.
Christianity and pride! Is there something it can’t do? If someone really thinks that “Have a blessed night” is a sneaky way for Christian nationalists to spy on people, then they have the same cynical, angry, and self-hating sense of humor as everyone on the Left.
Author: Steven Sinclaire
