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LeftishBrit

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Wed Nov-09-11 04:23 AM
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5. I'm not bothered...

I don't associate it with religion, any more than if someone says 'goodbye' which originally meant 'God be with you'. In any case, at least in the UK, people generally say just 'Bless you' without the 'God'.

In any case, even if I don't believe in God, I am quite happy for others to want God to bless me - many good wishes have no chance of coming true. I only mind if people try to use God to control my behaviour (hasn't really happened in my personal life, unless you count a certain former senior colleague as God) or to defend harshness, bigotry or right-wing individuals or laws in public life.

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