{"id":572,"date":"2011-09-30T20:03:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T00:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2011-09-30T20:03:30","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T00:03:30","slug":"is-there-a-problem-with-saying-god-bless-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/is-there-a-problem-with-saying-god-bless-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Problem With Saying “God Bless You”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you see the story<\/a> about the teacher who disciplined his students for saying “God Bless You”?\u00a0 I read the story on MSNBC at http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/44722587\/ns\/us_news-weird_news\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The teacher said he believed the students were being disruptive to the class by saying “God Bless You” when students would sneeze.\u00a0 The story says the students were sneezing “dramatically.”\u00a0 Now, if some of the students were making themselves sneeze so others would say “God Bless You” and disrupt the class intentionally, the students are\u00a0behaving poorly.<\/p>\n

The story says the teacher sees the saying of “God Bless You” as an outdated practice.\u00a0 He says it dates back to the days when people thought sneezing involved the presence of evil spirits.\u00a0 So people said “God Bless You” to protect the sneezing person from the evil spirits.\u00a0 I have heard this before.\u00a0 Now, medical science explains sneezing as a biological event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, we no longer see sneezing as involving evil spirits.\u00a0 A person sneezes because they are sick or because of allergies.\u00a0 If they are sneezing because they are sick (even if it is just a cold), we can say “God Bless You” that they are cured of their cold.\u00a0 If they are sneezing because of allergies, we can still say “God Bless You” that they are relieved of their allergies.<\/p>\n

If I sneeze and someone says “God Bless You” I thank them.<\/p>\n

May God bless all of you.<\/p>\n

Peace,<\/p>\n

Fr. Jeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you see the story about the teacher who disciplined his students for saying “God Bless You”?\u00a0 I read the story on MSNBC at http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/44722587\/ns\/us_news-weird_news\/. The teacher said he believed the students were being disruptive to the class by saying “God Bless You” when students would sneeze.\u00a0 The story says the students were sneezing “dramatically.”\u00a0 …<\/p>\n

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