How does one respond to this?

[loonunit]

I'm going to second (third? seventh? SIGN OF THE DEVILTH?) the supervisor comments. I think if this continues you really will have to at least mention it to him. He'll laugh or roll his eyes, but at least he'll remember if it comes up. Then if it keeps happening and he keeps laughing and brushing it off, you may have to go one over him.

And like my friend says: always start with and try to stick to the "I feel..." or "it makes me feel..." statements. Those really do work.

[Missy King]

Well a couple ways....just walk up to her and tell her you've heard her complaining, and ask her to keep her opinions to herself *LOL* Or say that complaining about co-workers is not only rude, but an offence that can get her in trouble. Then complain to a higher up that she is making fun of your religion *LOL*

Throw a snake on her? Okay no no...lol
Just throw a rubber one on her, and call HER the devil.

OKay okay...seriously...slap her. NO okay...
Tell her you've heard her snarking. Then ask her if God created snakes. Then when she says yes, then tell her you admire God's work. Or something.

Remember, in the bible it was said that as punishment, Even had to have a painful period, and the snakes had to lose their legs...just tell her your trying to provide spiritual healing for snake-kind by starting breeding projects to regrow their legs.
THEN throw a rubber snake on her, and then abruptly say that you're sorry because it was your God-bless period that made you do it.

OKAY no....I'm no help at this. I'm laughing though. I was raised holy-roller Pentecostal. I'm not so much anymore, but I have heard people say that having a snake was sinful, or like worshiping satan or something.
If you really want to confront her i'd go with the thread of following up on if god made snakes, and if he hates them, or he he appreciates you trying to rehabilitate them because they ARE inherently evil, after all.

Just go up and ask her "hey, stupid, i mean...*blank*... why do you think snakes have something to do with satan?" and then tell her you really want her to minister to you about the evilness of snakes and what the bible says.

When she says "satan took the form of a snake to tempt eve" point out that THAT was when the snake had legs. THEN point out how he used to be an angel, and then innocently ask if all agngels are evil because he WAS an angel. Then Just tell her that God loves all creatures great and small, and that at least your creature could eat her face for being so stupid.

*snortlaugh*

[Missy King]

OKay really. Just tell your supervisor that so-&-so is going around talking to patients about you, and saying you are a religion you are not. She shouldn't be talking to anyone about anyone else, but that usually doesn't stop people.

Don't take it too seriously. Just in an offhand way tell your supervisor "hey, you know *blank*? Patients have been telling me that she's assuming i'm a certain religion and then talking about me to them about it! Just offhand, could you tell talk to her? Its just making me feel weird." If you word it the right way, the manager or whomever can't really say no or dismiss it as being as stupid as it is. Even just a fast "hey, next time you talk to *blah* would you ask her to quit telling people i worship satan, just because i own a snake? It's weirding out the patients, and me!"

And i could see someone writing "just ignore it, who cares" But frankly it's just so stupid i don't think i could ignore it *shrug*

Or just dont' say anything, and then go up to her one day and say "*gasp* hey so-&-so...you know what i realized?? We WORK under a Greek GOD symbol...did you know that the DOUBLE SNAKE symbol in the medical field is from the Greek GOD Hermes? I never considered how sacrilegious this is!!!!"

I wonder what she would say? hehe

[therunaway]

i would personally tell them to get there nose out of the bible for at least 5 minutes and come back to reality and then say stuff about you, because the bible says "all serpents are devils" to some people, which is effin ridiculous, i mean, you do your own thing and so do they,**OFFTOPIC**. i am 13 and in 7th grader and i get asked all the time why i want pet snakes, i answer with "because i want them, is it a bother to you?" also another question i get it why i have my septum pierced, or my hair jet black, my skinny jeans, all questions lead to the same answer, "because i want them or it, is it bothering you?"

[Salamander Rising]

I'm hoping you're referring to playing the part... because I don't see how tellin a biker to mind his own business would work unless you're workin on getting your butt beat lol

I am a biker.
They love me....but for a very long time I freaked them out.

I'd sit at parties and read scholarly books on comparative religion.

One Christmas I showed up with "The Pagan Origins Of Christmas".
The next time, it was "Santa Was A Shaman".

Probably the worst was bringing Anton LaVey's "The Satanic Witch" to a Halloween party.
[which is nothing at all like it sounds like....it's actually an hysterically funny book about how women can get guys to do anything they want]

My eclectic reading habits lead to rumors...which lead to paranoia which lead to respectful "fear".
[and naturally I played it to the hilt wearing freaky clothes, swirly, gauzy skirts and lots of silver jewelry for a while]...LOL

Then I started reading about quantum theory and holographic universes and they got over it....mostly.



[never judge a reader by the cover of their book]

[Salamander Rising]

Well a couple ways....just walk up to her and tell her you've heard her complaining, and ask her to keep her opinions to herself *LOL* Or say that complaining about co-workers is not only rude, but an offence that can get her in trouble. Then complain to a higher up that she is making fun of your religion *LOL*

Throw a snake on her? Okay no no...lol
Just throw a rubber one on her, and call HER the devil.

OKay okay...seriously...slap her. NO okay...
Tell her you've heard her snarking. Then ask her if God created snakes. Then when she says yes, then tell her you admire God's work. Or something.

Remember, in the bible it was said that as punishment, Even had to have a painful period, and the snakes had to lose their legs...just tell her your trying to provide spiritual healing for snake-kind by starting breeding projects to regrow their legs.
THEN throw a rubber snake on her, and then abruptly say that you're sorry because it was your God-bless period that made you do it.

OKAY no....I'm no help at this. I'm laughing though. I was raised holy-roller Pentecostal. I'm not so much anymore, but I have heard people say that having a snake was sinful, or like worshiping satan or something.
If you really want to confront her i'd go with the thread of following up on if god made snakes, and if he hates them, or he he appreciates you trying to rehabilitate them because they ARE inherently evil, after all.

Just go up and ask her "hey, stupid, i mean...*blank*... why do you think snakes have something to do with satan?" and then tell her you really want her to minister to you about the evilness of snakes and what the bible says.

When she says "satan took the form of a snake to tempt eve" point out that THAT was when the snake had legs. THEN point out how he used to be an angel, and then innocently ask if all agngels are evil because he WAS an angel. Then Just tell her that God loves all creatures great and small, and that at least your creature could eat her face for being so stupid.

*snortlaugh*

It'd be simpler to just tell her God made snakes to eat rats and mice so they wouldn't overrun the planet [or run up her leg] because she's probably freaked out by them too.



[sometimes my "brothers and sisters" embarrass me to death]

[Salamander Rising]

I'm going to second (third? seventh? SIGN OF THE DEVILTH?) the supervisor comments. I think if this continues you really will have to at least mention it to him. He'll laugh or roll his eyes, but at least he'll remember if it comes up. Then if it keeps happening and he keeps laughing and brushing it off, you may have to go one over him.

And like my friend says: always start with and try to stick to the "I feel..." or "it makes me feel..." statements. Those really do work.

I have a very twisted sense of humor.

I'd show up for work dressed totally in black, tattoos displayed, a pentagram around my neck...and the biggest snake I could fit into my lunch bag.

Better to be hanged for a wolf than a sheep.

[enchantress62]

You guys are great and Missy King.... OMG! I'm still rolling on the floor laughing. I don't perceive this woman as a threat or I would have gone to my supervisor a long time ago. It's just annoying because it's so stupid and, although my Dad handled it beautifully, it still makes me angry that she had the nerve to bring him into it.

Most likely it will end soon. Some of the people I work with have started challenging her, as I was told last night, so for now I will rise above it but if it continues I will go to the floor manager and ask him to stop it.

What's really funny, however, is that this woman knows nothing about me except that I have snakes as pets. I don't talk about religion at work if I can help it because those discussions never end well. Still, I am Wiccan, and it's tempting to let that slip just to mess with her. lol I'm sure she would not even listen if I told her that we don't believe in Satin, or better said we don't believe in the Christian Satin.

Sigh... I will be good.... but it's so much more fun to be impish. hehe

[blueberrypancakes]

It's weird sometimes what people decide to be against... My husband and I are devout Christians and we adore our snake. God made them and he cares for all of his creation. Satan took the form of a serpent to deceive Eve, but he also takes the form of man all the time, so perhaps we should cut ties with those vile creatures as well?

My spiritual mentor told me just the other day to promise her to get rid of my snakes when I have children. I told her that was like telling me not to have a cat because people are attacked and killed by lions.

[enchantress62]

Exactly! Religion has nothing to do with my interest in reptiles, as I'm sure it has nothing to do with anyone else's on this site. When I told my mother, who is a devowed Christian, about this woman, her responce after laughing was, "I guess she doesn't know that snakes are too stupid to be evil." Gotta love Mama.