In Which Zealots Make Me Laugh
Does your god love you and smite the Homosexuals, Baby Killers, Muslims, Mormons, So Called Christians, and Rebellious Women?
Yeah, neither does mine.
Went to campus today to get tea and help Hollie clear out her old desk. Today happened to be one day where a crazy zealot was standing on a street corner with a sign and screaming at people that they were going to hell. I'm a terrible person because for whatever reason, those kind of people just amuse the hell out of me. So of course, Hollie and I promptly put our arms around each other and walked past. I screamed "Jesus loves me and gives me cheesecake!" at one point, to which another girl nearby replied "Hey, I'll sign up for that!"
It entertained the hell out of me. Like I said, I'm a bad person for finding zealots as amusing as I do.
Meanwhile, as the one guy screamed craziness from one corner, on the other corner sat the resident harmless Jesus hippie. This guy is a regular on campus and you see him almost every day. His bike is decked out and says "Jesus loves you" and sometimes he'll stand around with a sign that says the same. On occasion, he has a friend with a cute dog join him to read passages of the bible in a normal speaking voice.
He sat on the corner opposite of the zealot with his sign reading "Jesus Loves You" and looking vaguely sad.
Do zealots really think that this sort of screaming behavior gets them and their cause anywhere? Sorry, guys, fire and brimstone preaching went out with Jeremiah. Do you really think gassing children in a mosque on the soil of your own country proves that your cause is right?
I'll respect anyone who has a strong faith, no matter what it is. But your faith isn't really that strong if you think you have to cram it down the throats of everyone else.
Yeah, neither does mine.
Went to campus today to get tea and help Hollie clear out her old desk. Today happened to be one day where a crazy zealot was standing on a street corner with a sign and screaming at people that they were going to hell. I'm a terrible person because for whatever reason, those kind of people just amuse the hell out of me. So of course, Hollie and I promptly put our arms around each other and walked past. I screamed "Jesus loves me and gives me cheesecake!" at one point, to which another girl nearby replied "Hey, I'll sign up for that!"
It entertained the hell out of me. Like I said, I'm a bad person for finding zealots as amusing as I do.
Meanwhile, as the one guy screamed craziness from one corner, on the other corner sat the resident harmless Jesus hippie. This guy is a regular on campus and you see him almost every day. His bike is decked out and says "Jesus loves you" and sometimes he'll stand around with a sign that says the same. On occasion, he has a friend with a cute dog join him to read passages of the bible in a normal speaking voice.
He sat on the corner opposite of the zealot with his sign reading "Jesus Loves You" and looking vaguely sad.
Do zealots really think that this sort of screaming behavior gets them and their cause anywhere? Sorry, guys, fire and brimstone preaching went out with Jeremiah. Do you really think gassing children in a mosque on the soil of your own country proves that your cause is right?
I'll respect anyone who has a strong faith, no matter what it is. But your faith isn't really that strong if you think you have to cram it down the throats of everyone else.