Third Time Is A... Charm?

[David Hunter]

Whelp, third and final time for the guy at the Medina Pride Event coming back just going at it. Even mooned us at the end. I really need to learn and practice how to handle people like this better.

 

[Hoping2]

Whelp, third and final time for the guy at the Medina Pride Event coming back just going at it. Even mooned us at the end. I really need to learn and practice how to handle people like this better.​

You can't take a dog to a cat show and expect to make a bunch of friends.
Just keep being polite.
Review the tapes of your interviews, so you can answer future questions and comments more succinctly/astutely.
I saw nothing you did wrong on this video: sometimes only we get anything out of conversations.
Keep insisting that it wasn't the real Christians who fomented all the events the haters impose on us.

I also think that it is a good idea not to prolong any conversation when the man is walking away.
Shouting after him, as he left, is what triggered his partial eclipse.
God does not love workers of iniquity. (Psalm 5:5)
Be safe out there.

 

[ozso]

Perhaps you've gotten to the point of casting pearls before swine. Matthew 7:6

 

[PloverWing]

Whelp, third and final time for the guy at the Medina Pride Event coming back just going at it. Even mooned us at the end. I really need to learn and practice how to handle people like this better.​

Well, that's a lot. Whether Jesus existed, and how much the church was complicit in colonialism -- that's not going to be resolved in a single street corner exchange. Maybe just say something like "Obviously, I see it differently", and let it go.

I did hear him say something at the end that may indicate why he kept coming back to your table: "And this is how you feign moral superiority when you're really just here to tell a group of human beings that your imaginary friend thinks they're evil." I wouldn't have said it in those words, but he has a point. If you're standing at the entrance to a Pride festival, you'll be perceived as protesting the festival and the people who attend it. That's how the local Gazette described your group: "During the event, several protestors gathered on the square corners, holding signs that often included Bible verses." In this context, you're not an evangelist; you're a protestor. The message that festival attendees will hear is that the festival shouldn't exist and the attendees shouldn't be here.

( Gazette source: People gather in Medina's square to celebrate Pride Month )

Protests have their place. I've been in a few protests over the years, protesting various wars and such. If your conscience really does compel you to protest against gay people, then follow your conscience. But if your goal is evangelism, then I think you'd do better in more neutral settings. I'm glad to read in your other thread, for example, that you've had a table at your local farmers' market. Much better; clearly, no one thinks you're protesting the existence of farmers. If people don't think you're opposed to their very existence, they'll probably be more open to hearing what you have to say about God.

 

[David Hunter]

You can't take a dog to a cat show and expect to make a bunch of friends.
Just keep being polite.
Review the tapes of your interviews, so you can answer future questions and comments more succinctly/astutely.
I saw nothing you did wrong on this video: sometimes only we get anything out of conversations.
Keep insisting that it wasn't the real Christians who fomented all the events the haters impose on us.

I also think that it is a good idea not to prolong any conversation when the man is walking away.
Shouting after him, as he left, is what triggered his partial eclipse.
God does not love workers of iniquity. (Psalm 5:5)
Be safe out there.

Thanks so much! I usually shout "Turn to Christ and live while God has given you time" for maybe something for them to think about it. But, you're right, I need to use some discernment there.

Well, that's a lot. Whether Jesus existed, and how much the church was complicit in colonialism -- that's not going to be resolved in a single street corner exchange. Maybe just say something like "Obviously, I see it differently", and let it go.

I did hear him say something at the end that may indicate why he kept coming back to your table: "And this is how you feign moral superiority when you're really just here to tell a group of human beings that your imaginary friend thinks they're evil." I wouldn't have said it in those words, but he has a point. If you're standing at the entrance to a Pride festival, you'll be perceived as protesting the festival and the people who attend it. That's how the local Gazette described your group: "During the event, several protestors gathered on the square corners, holding signs that often included Bible verses." In this context, you're not an evangelist; you're a protestor. The message that festival attendees will hear is that the festival shouldn't exist and the attendees shouldn't be here.

( Gazette source: People gather in Medina's square to celebrate Pride Month )

Protests have their place. I've been in a few protests over the years, protesting various wars and such. If your conscience really does compel you to protest against gay people, then follow your conscience. But if your goal is evangelism, then I think you'd do better in more neutral settings. I'm glad to read in your other thread, for example, that you've had a table at your local farmers' market. Much better; clearly, no one thinks you're protesting the existence of farmers. If people don't think you're opposed to their very existence, they'll probably be more open to hearing what you have to say about God.

Thank you! Wow, I didn't even know the local Gazette wrote anything on it! Thanks for sharing that. Yeah, we definitely were not protesting but that sure is how they took it. Kind of like when they say we are preaching hate when we're actually showing them love. :-(

We did have a great conversation with one gal at this year's event and my one friend has a nice 1.5 hour conversation with another gal at last year's event, so it's definitely worth being out there.

 

[David Hunter]

Perhaps you've gotten to the point of casting pearls before swine. Matthew 7:6

Didn't even think about that. Thanks