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This is some short story I wrote a little while back.
Which character in it do you think is right, Adrienna or the fundamentalist?
It was the year 2010. Adrienna, her parents, and her sister were spending a week vacationing on Estero Island. Adrienna's favorite hobby was bicycling, and Estero Island was her favorite place to do it. She had just taken a ride to the mainland.
Adrienna was 24 years old. She was average female height. She was slim, but extremely athletic. Her hair was long, straight, and naturally golden. She was 95% white and 5% native American. The native American aspect came from her mother's side of the family. Adrienna was dressed in an aqua one-piece swimsuit. Over the swimsuit, she was wearing a blue t-shirt. On her feet, she was wearing white socks and white fitness shoes. On her head, to protect her eyes from sunlight, she was wearing a pair of black sunglasses and a black cap. Knitted on the head of the cap was a Navy SEAL insignia. On top of the front left corner and the front end of the visor were knitted the words "NAVY SEAL". In the basket of the bicycle was a white maxi skirt that she had taken off to avoid any chances of it getting caught on any of the bicycle's moving parts.
Adrienna came to the intersection of San Carlos Boulevard and Summerlin Road. At the southeast corner of the intersection was a Walmart superstore. She rode to and around the store. While at it, she developed a curiosity about what the inside of the building looked like. She stopped next to the grocery entrance, and cabled the bicycle to a bike rack. She took her skirt out of the basket, and put it on. She then took a walk inside, and explored the interior layout. She noticed multiple men checking her out. She wasn't offended, but took it as a compliment about her beauty. After satisfying her curiosity, she went back outside and to the bicycle. She removed her skirt, and placed it into the basket. She then uncabled the bicycle, and then bicycled around the store again. Next, she decided to ride back to Estero Island.
As Adrienna rode through the parking lot to get back to San Carlos Boulevard, she came across a skinny, middle-aged woman in a long red mumu, who had just put her recent purchases into the trunk of her car.
The woman saw Adrienna, and yelled out loud to her, "Horribly immodest!"
Adrienna immediately stopped the bicycle, and turned to the mumu-clad woman. "Are you talking to me?" she asked her.
"Yes," the woman answered, "Women are supposed to be modest. First Timothy chapter 2, verses 9 through 10. Your outfit is so disgustingly immodest."
"Oh," said Adrienna, moving herself and the bicycle closer to the woman, "And uh, ...what I wear is any of your business how exactly?"
The woman answered, "It is the duty of anyone who serves Jesus Christ to rebuke those who sin. Luke, chapter 17, verse 3: 'Rebuke your brother if he sins.'"
Adrienna figured the woman to be a Bible-thumping fundamentalist.
"You left out, 'And, if he repents, forgive him.'," said Adrienna.
"Well, I don't see any repentance from you!" the fundamentalist scolded, "All I see is a woman riding around, looking like a prostitute!"
"Well, that's what you see," said Adrienna, "What I see in front of me is an example of Second Peter, chapter 2, verse 1: 'False prophets spoke to the people of Israel. False teachers will also sneak in and speak harmful lies to you. They do not truly belong to the Master, who paid a great price for them, and they will quickly destroy themselves.'"
"How dare you call me a false teacher!" the fundamentalist berated, "You're the one looking like a prostitute, and therefore causing others to stumble into sin! Therefore, you might as well have a millstone tied to your neck and thrown into a deep ocean! Matthew 18:6."
"Like way out in the middle of the Gulf?" said Adrienna, pointing toward the Gulf of Mexico nearby.
"Yes," said the fundamentalist, "Or, better yet, the Atlantic Ocean."
"Ah," said Adrienna, "Well, how dare you spew all this Bible-thumping, hateful trash, and claim to be anyone who serves Jesus Christ! When you say mean and hateful things to others, and claim to serve Jesus, then you wrongfully paint a terrible image of Him. Therefore, you make people who don't know Him want nothing to do with Him. Therefore, you are actually serving the Devil."
The Fundamentalist's mouth dropped open. "You blaspheming heretic!" she said, "I'm practicing righteous anger! You are serving the Devil with the way you look! You're the one who's going to Hell!"
"Now, you're in violation of Matthew 23:12," said Adrienna, "'For Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be praised.' You brag about yourself by claiming to practice righteous anger."
"It is righteous anger!" the fundamentalist argued.
"I'm not finished!" said Adrienna, briefly raising her voice to power through any attempts to cut her off, "You are also in violation of Matthew 7:1. 'Judge not, lest ye be judged.' So, let anyone in this parking who is without sin gripe at me about how I'm dressed."
"Now, you're asking me to enable your sin by doing nothing," the fundamentalist accused.
"No," said Adrienna, "I'm asking you to stop being such a mean, judgemental, Bible-thumping, fundamentalistic false Christian who gives people the wrong ideas about Jesus Christ."
"You're the one behaving sinfully by going around with your immodest prostitute-like appearance!" the fundamentalist berated, "And, you're using Bible verses to try to confuse me like Satan did to try to confuse Jesus. So, who's the false Christian here?! Huh?! Who?!"
Adrienna rolled her eyes. "I can't get through to you, can I?" she said, "In that case, I'll do what Jesus said; shake whatever dust I can from my shoes, and leave."
With that, Adrienna shook her feet, and pedaled onward. She could hear the fundamentalist ranting at her from behind, but ignored her.
Which character in it do you think is right, Adrienna or the fundamentalist?
It was the year 2010. Adrienna, her parents, and her sister were spending a week vacationing on Estero Island. Adrienna's favorite hobby was bicycling, and Estero Island was her favorite place to do it. She had just taken a ride to the mainland.
Adrienna was 24 years old. She was average female height. She was slim, but extremely athletic. Her hair was long, straight, and naturally golden. She was 95% white and 5% native American. The native American aspect came from her mother's side of the family. Adrienna was dressed in an aqua one-piece swimsuit. Over the swimsuit, she was wearing a blue t-shirt. On her feet, she was wearing white socks and white fitness shoes. On her head, to protect her eyes from sunlight, she was wearing a pair of black sunglasses and a black cap. Knitted on the head of the cap was a Navy SEAL insignia. On top of the front left corner and the front end of the visor were knitted the words "NAVY SEAL". In the basket of the bicycle was a white maxi skirt that she had taken off to avoid any chances of it getting caught on any of the bicycle's moving parts.
Adrienna came to the intersection of San Carlos Boulevard and Summerlin Road. At the southeast corner of the intersection was a Walmart superstore. She rode to and around the store. While at it, she developed a curiosity about what the inside of the building looked like. She stopped next to the grocery entrance, and cabled the bicycle to a bike rack. She took her skirt out of the basket, and put it on. She then took a walk inside, and explored the interior layout. She noticed multiple men checking her out. She wasn't offended, but took it as a compliment about her beauty. After satisfying her curiosity, she went back outside and to the bicycle. She removed her skirt, and placed it into the basket. She then uncabled the bicycle, and then bicycled around the store again. Next, she decided to ride back to Estero Island.
As Adrienna rode through the parking lot to get back to San Carlos Boulevard, she came across a skinny, middle-aged woman in a long red mumu, who had just put her recent purchases into the trunk of her car.
The woman saw Adrienna, and yelled out loud to her, "Horribly immodest!"
Adrienna immediately stopped the bicycle, and turned to the mumu-clad woman. "Are you talking to me?" she asked her.
"Yes," the woman answered, "Women are supposed to be modest. First Timothy chapter 2, verses 9 through 10. Your outfit is so disgustingly immodest."
"Oh," said Adrienna, moving herself and the bicycle closer to the woman, "And uh, ...what I wear is any of your business how exactly?"
The woman answered, "It is the duty of anyone who serves Jesus Christ to rebuke those who sin. Luke, chapter 17, verse 3: 'Rebuke your brother if he sins.'"
Adrienna figured the woman to be a Bible-thumping fundamentalist.
"You left out, 'And, if he repents, forgive him.'," said Adrienna.
"Well, I don't see any repentance from you!" the fundamentalist scolded, "All I see is a woman riding around, looking like a prostitute!"
"Well, that's what you see," said Adrienna, "What I see in front of me is an example of Second Peter, chapter 2, verse 1: 'False prophets spoke to the people of Israel. False teachers will also sneak in and speak harmful lies to you. They do not truly belong to the Master, who paid a great price for them, and they will quickly destroy themselves.'"
"How dare you call me a false teacher!" the fundamentalist berated, "You're the one looking like a prostitute, and therefore causing others to stumble into sin! Therefore, you might as well have a millstone tied to your neck and thrown into a deep ocean! Matthew 18:6."
"Like way out in the middle of the Gulf?" said Adrienna, pointing toward the Gulf of Mexico nearby.
"Yes," said the fundamentalist, "Or, better yet, the Atlantic Ocean."
"Ah," said Adrienna, "Well, how dare you spew all this Bible-thumping, hateful trash, and claim to be anyone who serves Jesus Christ! When you say mean and hateful things to others, and claim to serve Jesus, then you wrongfully paint a terrible image of Him. Therefore, you make people who don't know Him want nothing to do with Him. Therefore, you are actually serving the Devil."
The Fundamentalist's mouth dropped open. "You blaspheming heretic!" she said, "I'm practicing righteous anger! You are serving the Devil with the way you look! You're the one who's going to Hell!"
"Now, you're in violation of Matthew 23:12," said Adrienna, "'For Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be praised.' You brag about yourself by claiming to practice righteous anger."
"It is righteous anger!" the fundamentalist argued.
"I'm not finished!" said Adrienna, briefly raising her voice to power through any attempts to cut her off, "You are also in violation of Matthew 7:1. 'Judge not, lest ye be judged.' So, let anyone in this parking who is without sin gripe at me about how I'm dressed."
"Now, you're asking me to enable your sin by doing nothing," the fundamentalist accused.
"No," said Adrienna, "I'm asking you to stop being such a mean, judgemental, Bible-thumping, fundamentalistic false Christian who gives people the wrong ideas about Jesus Christ."
"You're the one behaving sinfully by going around with your immodest prostitute-like appearance!" the fundamentalist berated, "And, you're using Bible verses to try to confuse me like Satan did to try to confuse Jesus. So, who's the false Christian here?! Huh?! Who?!"
Adrienna rolled her eyes. "I can't get through to you, can I?" she said, "In that case, I'll do what Jesus said; shake whatever dust I can from my shoes, and leave."
With that, Adrienna shook her feet, and pedaled onward. She could hear the fundamentalist ranting at her from behind, but ignored her.
