Elenamary

I called my financial aid advisor at a public state univeristy and her voicemail ended with “Have a Blessed Day”. I hate this. I hate it when people have on their work voicemails, particularly their governement operation voicemails, things like “Have a Blessed Day” or “God bless you” or “Have a great day in the name of the Lord”.
PISSES me off. I have to call Franklin County Department of Job Family Services ( http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/commissioners/jafs/ ) a few times a day, and more times then not the caseworkers have some kind of religious message on their voicemail.

I believe in God, I believe in Jesus Christ as my saviour. I also believe in seperation of church and state. If you want to say “Have a blessed day” on your cell phone voicemail that is great, go for it but on your government agency voicemail that is innappropriate. It is a failur on their superviors part, as they should tell all employees not to have religious messages in their work voicemail.

Also what pisses me off, is more often than not it is also ethnic minorities with religous, messages. This is the same message that was used to represe your people and my people, and in a way your message comes off in the same tone. Who are you to bless me? Who is anyone to bless anyone else? If you want to believe, good for you, if you want to discuss it with your friends, family, church go for it, but this is a personal issue, just as personal as me telling you how to raise your children or run your life.