George Leppla wrote:

> > That's not the message I get. To me, it's a reflexive expression of Baptists'
> > ingrained religious fascism. They are supremely intolerant of anybody whom
> > they can't corner and cram full of their proselytizing garbage.

> Wow. You get all that from someone saying "Have a blessed day"?
> Really?
> No room for the possibility that someone might just be offering a
> stranger some good wishes without any ulterior motives?

Not from her. She wears this grim expression and she slams the register shut.
Plus she has a huge ring with a cross on it and a pendant with "J E S U S S A
V E S" haning round her neck. The only missing accouterment is a little
mini-bible.

> BTW - the person I know who uses some form of the word the word
> "blessing" the most isn't even Christian... never mind a Baptist.

Oh, so she just likes the way it sounds? That's rare and exotic.