How do you feel about bigots on your side of the fence?

Isaac112086 · Jun 28, 2003

well... awhile ago I had a 'nice' chat with a Baptist (maybe Methodist) when he came to my door tring to get me to go to his church, here's am aproxmate dialoge:

him: ::KNOCK KNOCK::
me: ::opens door::
him: greetings
her: ::just standing there::
me: hello
him: ::hands me a pamplet:: would you be interested in going to church with me tommorow?
me: no thank you
him: Are you already going to church?
me: I'm an atheist
him: whats that?
me: I belive in no deitys
him: what?.. whats a diety?
me: supream being
him: so you don't beilve in god?
me: correct
him: so you don't beilive in prayer?
me: not as being greeter then meditation
him: so you don't beilve in hell?
me: correct
him: do you mind if I pray to him that you go there
me: ::aggrivatedly:: WHAT?...you pray to god that I go to hell?
him: yea, you don't beilive in it anyways.
me: ::flicks him off, slams door shut::
they: ::slowly walk off::
me: ::decide there taking to long, opens door:: get the **** off my property
him: :ertending to have the moral high groung:: Jesus love you.

Volos · Jun 28, 2003

It takes all kinds.

I dont believe that most christens would engage in this sort of behavior. Its sad that a few very strange people make the rest of Christianity look bad.

psycmajor · Jun 28, 2003

Isaac112086,

Interesting. I notice that you're a newbie. You wouldn't happen to be a regular disguising himself as a newbie?

So tell me. How can we know that you are telling the truth in whole? Because to me, you're painting this Christian as a complete idiot. I have to question your motives and your integrity here.

jon1101 · Jun 28, 2003

Isaac, I wish I could say I was suprised by your post, but I've had similar experiences with bigotted christians and I myself am a Christian. Please just realize that many of us are not that way at all.

-jon

SUNSTONE · Jun 28, 2003

You mean christians sin!?!?!?!You mean they mess up sometimes!!??!

Wow that is news to me, I had no idea!You must be the smartest man who ever lived! Can I be your personal brown noser?

If that is true, then could it also be true, that all of those nonbelievers, aren't murderers, rapists, and thieves? Naa, that would be too much of a shock for one day.

Isaac112086 · Jun 29, 2003

Sunstone, I was asking what you think of them, not pointing out that they exist

Sunstone + phycmajor, if I wanted to deceive, I would of used Hitler, Mussilini and Franco; not some door to door sales man

kimber1 · Jun 29, 2003

Personally---and not trying to attack you okay---but I think you missed the point that man was trying to make. He asked if he could pray that you went to hell seeing as how you don't eblive in it anyway. And look at what a rise he got out of you!!! If you truelu=y don't belive there is a hell than why did his words offend you so badly? Just something to think about....

Isaac112086 · Jun 29, 2003

Because I understand the Christian concept of hell, and he is at MY home telling me this, what would you do if I came to your home and calmy said that I hope you live for eterinty in pain and suffering, sure, you'll think what I'm saying is fictius, but the fact that I would come to your hgome and say that surely would annoy you, and perhaps get as angered as I.

papakapp · Jun 29, 2003

yup, the dude was functioning in the flesh.
Seems to me like his first mistake was going doorbelling, looking for converts. That smacks totally of human effort, without any submission to the Spirit. And it propably wasn't his idea, I'll bet somone in the Church propably put him up to it.
Second, the hell coment.
Third, the "Jesus loves you" comment. While true, it sounds like he only used the name of Jesus to appear pious in front of you or else to annoy you even more.

Sounds to me like somebody in this Church wanted to do something for God, didn't know what to do so they started a program where they get a bunch of people to go around ringing doorbells. This guy decided to help out, and after a frustrating day of getting turned down over and over just didn't care anymore.

As a representative of God, I would like to apologize to you for what happened. more often than not, people throw the name of my God around while operating outside of his will. I'm sorry about that.

SUNSTONE · Jun 29, 2003

Well I couldn't resist, I have always wanted to say that. 8)

Laura · Jun 29, 2003

SUNSTONE said:
You mean christians sin!?!?!?!You mean they mess up sometimes!!??!

Wow that is news to me, I had no idea!You must be the smartest man who ever lived! Can I be your personal brown noser?

If that is true, then could it also be true, that all of those nonbelievers, aren't murderers, rapists, and thieves? Naa, that would be too much of a shock for one day.

I think you can stop with the sarcasm. It's not amusing.

He asked a question, and if you don't have an answer there was no point of posting and pretty much acting like the person he posted about.

My answer - I'm sorry, but I can't stand people like that. They annoy me, embarass me, and make me ashamed for the religion. It is people like that with attitudes and opinions like their's that make me question what it is that I belong to.

SUNSTONE · Jun 30, 2003

Hey I thought it was funny.

Blindfaith · Jun 30, 2003

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SUNSTONE · Jun 30, 2003

Its those darn evolutionists, they had me believing that animals can talk.
Now I'm going back to bed.

Mr.Cheese · Jun 30, 2003

Uhh...those guys were morons.
We're not all like that...I would like to think.
If you're going to take on the task of going door to door, you should have the requisite intelligence to do so. The church should also make sure of that also. If I were you I'd call the church and talk to the pastor. If these were ordinary spammers, I would like to talk to their boss. You don't go to someone's house you do not know to sell them something and then insult them. That's...well, bad business.
If I were dictator of the planet, we wouldn't be able to outlaw stupidity, but we would definitely impose a "Stupid fine."

feral · Jun 30, 2003

*LoL*

I don't get Baptists, I get Mormons. In my town they hatch like cicadas, buzzing around the streets in uniform black suits. Some of them came to my door and handed me a Bible, so I had them in for lemonade and we talked about why I don't believe. All in all they were quite friendly. They've called twice a day since.
I once was mobbed by Baptists outside of a concert. They started out handing me tracts and a New Testament, then asked if I wanted to sell my concert ticket, then asked if I wanted to get saved. When I said no they performed a skit of Hell and read some verses, and asked again. I still said no, so they started yelling about how I'd change my tune when I went to Hell. It was pretty interesting and I managed to take some photographs of them attacking someone further down the line.

Mr.Cheese · Jun 30, 2003

COol! I didn't know they still trolled concerts.
I remember them back in the 80s. They had booths and megaphones outside the arena.
Oh the good old days.
Not all baptists are like that. People like that remind me why I believe in Jesus and not in them.

SUNSTONE · Jun 30, 2003

Yeah I know this preacher who had a non believer spit in his face. Man I just don't get those nonbelievers.

EJO · Jun 30, 2003

I agree with Cheese on the stupidity fines!
They were probably calvanists, and did not really want to be out there in the first place...

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