End of days guest.

[Amicale]

I have an end-of-the-world doomsday end-times'er currently visiting my home. He maintains we're in the last days, that the prophecies kicked into place when Israel became its own nation, and that we're blind and deluded because we don't recognize the signs and warnings in our bibles. Meanwhile, he's ranting nearly incoherently about how God wrote the bible, and how nowadays people are falling away from the church but this was warned about, and it'll start with even more floods and earthquakes... and apparently we'll all give into the antichrist because the next Catholic pope will sign a peace treaty with the Muslims that'll usher in the last days... Etc etc.

The only reason he hasn't been kicked out the door on his fucking ass is because he's the husband of the person who we invited over, and he came along. Meanwhile, the peace in my home is disrupted, and I don't want my daughter hearing that shit so we're hanging out, hiding away from the ranting end-timeser. She couldn't/wouldn't even go to sleep with him getting all freaky.  

Edit: I won't even get into all the Muslim, gay, transgender etc etc bashing coming out of that bigot's mouth.

He's the sort who would eat up and LOVE the words of that loon of a 'pastor' mentioned in the OP.

EDIT: Split from this thread http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=9960.0 - Tank

[The Magic Pudding]

I have an end-of-the-world doomsday end-times'er currently visiting my home. He maintains we're in the last days, that the prophecies kicked into place when Israel became its own nation, and that we're blind and deluded because we don't recognize the signs and warnings in our bibles. Meanwhile, he's ranting nearly incoherently about how God wrote the bible, and how nowadays people are falling away from the church but this was warned about, and it'll start with even more floods and earthquakes... and apparently we'll all give into the antichrist because the next Catholic pope will sign a peace treaty with the Muslims that'll usher in the last days... Etc etc.

The only reason he hasn't been kicked out the door on his fucking ass is because he's the husband of the person who we invited over, and he came along. Meanwhile, the peace in my home is disrupted, and I don't want my daughter hearing that shit so we're hanging out, hiding away from the ranting end-timeser. She couldn't/wouldn't even go to sleep with him getting all freaky.  

Edit: I won't even get into all the Muslim, gay, transgender etc etc bashing coming out of that bigot's mouth.

He's the sort who would eat up and LOVE the words of that loon of a 'pastor' mentioned in the OP.

Hmmm interesting, worth its own thread I think.

[Tank]

How long did you have to put up with this guy?

[DeterminedJuliet]

I assume he doesn't know you're an atheist? Either way, you have my sympathies. We have a pair of Jehovah Witnesses in our (extended family) who literally make me grind my teeth whenever they're around. They make so many inappropriate comments about "coloured" people, vegetarianism, etc. They once made a remark about the fact that my son went to my husband for comfort (which I think is a good thing!) because "his mother is never around because she works." I haven't mentioned atheism around them because I shudder to think about how that conversation would go.

But no one says anything about their beliefs to keep the peace.
Hopefully they aren't staying long? At any rate, we'll have a good rant about it when you come for a visit in a few weeks.    

[Ali]

I assume the wife is a reasonable person (or else you wouldn't have invited her over)  What is she doing while her husband is spewing Hate 'N Crazy (tm)?  I would be absolutely mortified (and wanting to leave and take my Bigot with me) if I brought someone like that to someone else's house and they wouldn't shut up.

[xSilverPhinx]

I once had an end-timer start with his opinions and feelings in the middle of class. Needless to say I got a little pissed, what if there was someone who took his idiocies seriously? Not too mention the guy was extremely misinformed, as is the case with many of these types, and started having his say on what he sees as the signs to confirm that Jesus would be coming back in his lifetime.

I really felt embarrassed for him. It was an odd feeling.

[Amicale]

Thankfully they were only over for the evening. This is a pattern, though. Anytime they come over, the wife is funny, friendly, really sweet -- she's like extended family to me, I love her like an aunt. Her husband is the one apt to go off on wild crazy tangents, though. She never corrects him. It makes me wonder if she quietly agrees with him about this stuff but just wouldn't say it out loud.... or if she quietly disagrees, and wouldn't say it out loud either.

The night ended on a somewhat funny note. The first 'Sex in the City' movie was on, so... it somehow found its way onto my tv screen. The wife liked it, she thought it was funny. The husband started complaining about all the nudity and sex scenes, but I said "well, tear your eyes away from the screen then!" and he admitted he couldn't. 

That relieved me, somewhat.... under all the doom and gloom, end times bullshit, he's a typical straight guy who likes to stare at breasts. I would have been far more worried if he'd gone off on a tangent about how Jesus hates those, too.

And DJ, I am really looking forward to ranting and rambling with you. 

[Tank]

Thankfully they were only over for the evening. This is a pattern, though. Anytime they come over, the wife is funny, friendly, really sweet -- she's like extended family to me, I love her like an aunt. Her husband is the one apt to go off on wild crazy tangents, though. She never corrects him. It makes me wonder if she quietly agrees with him about this stuff but just wouldn't say it out loud.... or if she quietly disagrees, and wouldn't say it out loud either.

Maybe she has tried debating/arguing/screaming and given it up as a bad job so simply let's him get on with it?

[Ali]

Thankfully they were only over for the evening. This is a pattern, though. Anytime they come over, the wife is funny, friendly, really sweet -- she's like extended family to me, I love her like an aunt. Her husband is the one apt to go off on wild crazy tangents, though. She never corrects him. It makes me wonder if she quietly agrees with him about this stuff but just wouldn't say it out loud.... or if she quietly disagrees, and wouldn't say it out loud either.

Maybe she has tried debating/arguing/screaming and given it up as a bad job so simply let's him get on with it?

If that's the case, if I were her, I wouldn't take him out in public anymore.

[Tank]

Thankfully they were only over for the evening. This is a pattern, though. Anytime they come over, the wife is funny, friendly, really sweet -- she's like extended family to me, I love her like an aunt. Her husband is the one apt to go off on wild crazy tangents, though. She never corrects him. It makes me wonder if she quietly agrees with him about this stuff but just wouldn't say it out loud.... or if she quietly disagrees, and wouldn't say it out loud either.

Maybe she has tried debating/arguing/screaming and given it up as a bad job so simply let's him get on with it?

If that's the case, if I were her, I wouldn't take him out in public anymore.

What would you do? Chain him up in the cellar?

[Amicale]

Well, sometimes she convinces him to stay home. Convincing him of this is often easy, all she needs to do is put on a fresh pot of coffee, give him some popcorn, and sit him in front of his DVR to watch a pre-recorded sports game or bunch of shows and often he prefers to stay home. I think it was the invitation over for seafood lasagna that enticed him. 

It's funny, they're both fundies, they both believe that stuff, but only he spouts off about it. Last night I was more ticked than anything that he was a guest in our home, and was basically suggesting if we didn't believe the way he did, we'd be deluded and susceptible to the anti-Christ. 

[Tank]

Well, sometimes she convinces him to stay home. Convincing him of this is often easy, all she needs to do is put on a fresh pot of coffee, give him some popcorn, and sit him in front of his DVR to watch a pre-recorded sports game or bunch of shows and often he prefers to stay home. I think it was the invitation over for seafood lasagna that enticed him. 

It's funny, they're both fundies, they both believe that stuff, but only he spouts off about it. Last night I was more ticked than anything that he was a guest in our home, and was basically suggesting if we didn't believe the way he did, we'd be deluded and susceptible to the anti-Christ. 

He was obviously completely oblivious to the fact that you are the Antichrist 

[Amicale]

Well, sometimes she convinces him to stay home. Convincing him of this is often easy, all she needs to do is put on a fresh pot of coffee, give him some popcorn, and sit him in front of his DVR to watch a pre-recorded sports game or bunch of shows and often he prefers to stay home. I think it was the invitation over for seafood lasagna that enticed him. 

It's funny, they're both fundies, they both believe that stuff, but only he spouts off about it. Last night I was more ticked than anything that he was a guest in our home, and was basically suggesting if we didn't believe the way he did, we'd be deluded and susceptible to the anti-Christ. 

He was obviously completely oblivious to the fact that you are the Antichrist 

Sssshhhh! It's best I be undercover for now! 

[Tank]

Well, sometimes she convinces him to stay home. Convincing him of this is often easy, all she needs to do is put on a fresh pot of coffee, give him some popcorn, and sit him in front of his DVR to watch a pre-recorded sports game or bunch of shows and often he prefers to stay home. I think it was the invitation over for seafood lasagna that enticed him.  

It's funny, they're both fundies, they both believe that stuff, but only he spouts off about it. Last night I was more ticked than anything that he was a guest in our home, and was basically suggesting if we didn't believe the way he did, we'd be deluded and susceptible to the anti-Christ.

He was obviously completely oblivious to the fact that you are the Antichrist  

Sssshhhh! It's best I be undercover for now!  

Can I get under the covers with you? 

[xSilverPhinx]

Well, sometimes she convinces him to stay home. Convincing him of this is often easy, all she needs to do is put on a fresh pot of coffee, give him some popcorn, and sit him in front of his DVR to watch a pre-recorded sports game or bunch of shows and often he prefers to stay home. I think it was the invitation over for seafood lasagna that enticed him.  

It's funny, they're both fundies, they both believe that stuff, but only he spouts off about it. Last night I was more ticked than anything that he was a guest in our home, and was basically suggesting if we didn't believe the way he did, we'd be deluded and susceptible to the anti-Christ.

He was obviously completely oblivious to the fact that you are the Antichrist  

Sssshhhh! It's best I be undercover for now!  

Heheh

Now wouldn't that be amusing.