not quite random curiosity

[ratcreature]

The object of today's curiosity is signatures added to blog and journal posts. In particular the practice I've encountered in some blogs (mostly non-fandom) to include random religious scripture excerpts at the bottom of every post, even if the blog itself has no obvious religious content or otherwise preachy slant or anything like that. I tend to find this vaguely annoying, and usually won't subscribe then, even if I otherwise might have. Case in point, just now I came across one of those "a painting a day" blogs, and the art looked nice enough, but I find signature quotes that are unrelated to the content of the post annoying more often than not in general (especially the picture sigs on some message boards, I'd actually take preachy ones over those), but these seem even more obnoxious to me.

I understand that for some faiths there exists some sort of obligation to spread their words or something like that -- I vaguely remember that from confirmation classes at least -- but does it have to be in your art blog posts? It's not like I'm about to be converted by these. So now I'm curious: Do others like/dislike this kind of thing? Are indifferent? Maybe you overlook them, like with ad-blindness? Thus a poll:

Poll #2288 religious signatures?

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40

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What is your reaction to religious quotes as blog signatures?

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I like them.
0 (0.0%)

I like them only if they are from my religion.
0 (0.0%)

I don't mind them/just overlook them.
10 (25.0%)

I dislike them.
28 (70.0%)

Your radio buttons are oppressing me.
2 (5.0%)

Comments

[cereta]

Honestly, it depends on the quote itself. It's not so much "is it my religion" as "is it a religious principle I find irritating?" I mean, "Jesus is the way, the truth, and the light," I might roll my eyes, but hey, they have as much right to proclaim their faith as I have to use my turtle icons. Something to the effect of "only through Jesus will you be saved," I find a little more annoying. Anything promising damnation gets my hackles up.

[ratcreature]

Well, in the particular blog in question that inspired this they seemed completely random. Not annoyingly long, or about salvation or something, and Jesus didn't stand out, but stuff like *goes to look again* "Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings" and "Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.".