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When street evangelists scream preach I just ignore. But this guy is interrupting people working out.
By Laura G Owens
On December 29, 2022
In Social Commentary
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I saw a viral video years ago of a girl at my daughter’s college in tears because a kid with some Christian group, was screaming that she was a “whore” for the way she dressed.
Certain places on campus allow these sorts of public soap-boxes.
Me personally, I’d just tell the guy he was a bully, and that I’d worn my favorite short-shorts that day, which I believed were not REMOTELY-whorish.
And that I’ve never taken a single dime for sex. So “whore” is not quite accurate. Then I’d tell him he was an asshole, likely in need of getting laid. Then I’d smirk while he turned away from the girl and shamed me instead. Sacrificial lamb and all that.
But this poor girl was genuinely shaken. Slut-shamed on her way to class. Fortunately a few kids spoke up and rallied around her and gave her a hug.
Bullies always lose. Mello Jesus wins.
Does this really work? Bullying people towards God? Seems counterintuitive.
Dude, read the room, no one wants you screaming while they’re working out.
Is this need to YELL the Good News a sickness? I was a Methodist. I know the Good News.
And calling people sinners is a huge no for me.
This being “born” a sinner is weird.
Seriously when was a baby a sinner? In the womb she sucked in too much amniotic fluid?
I’m wildly flawed, but preach “sinner repent!” and we’ll have words. I hate guilt preaching. I makes me want to run away from God. (My God is very LGBTQ friendly, pro-choice and doesn’t support burning in hell for non-believers).
Listen, I don’t go to my gym and preach the word of my Unitarian Universalists while someone jams out on their cross trainer.
The gall of ANYONE to preach ANY religion AT people, astounds me. Which is I why I get giddy when LDS folks come to my door.
They smile, hand me a pamphlet, share the Word. I then kindly and gently (I swear) share my Word (Unitarian Universalist: Nutshell: We don’t care if you’re protestant, Catholic, pagan or an atheist. Just be loving compassionate and open-minded.
My favorite preaching is when religious folks want to tell me about preparing for the “end of times” so that I’m not Left Behind while the sinners burn.
Now THERE’s a super upbeat conversation at my doorstep.
If you want to share Jesus, please quietly hand out pamphlets, invite people to your church, start a blog.
I wish people would stop YELLING God AT people in public places.
Jesus was a gentle peaceful guy. He’s well-known. We’ll find him if we need him.
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