Street preachers... what do you make of them?

[Pappa]

I struggle with this one. On the one hand everyone should have the right to evangelise their beliefs if they want to. Whether it be religion, Apple product love, anti-vivisection... whatever.

But then street preachers always seem to attract (or prey on) those who are at their most difficult point in life. The homeless, destitute, drug addicts, mentally unstable.... they parasitise these people at a time when they're basically defenseless.

I'm not in favour of banning anything much, but while I don't think street preachers should actually be shot, I do think they should have a good punch in the face.

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[devogue]

But then street preachers always seem to attract (or prey on) those who are at their most difficult point in life. The homeless, destitute, drug addicts, mentally unstable.... they parasitise these people at a time when they're basically defenseless.

Then again, a great many people who have reached rock bottom have found solace and strength in religion. Perhaps as a last resort it's not a bad thing to embrace the delusion.

[maiforpeace]

But then street preachers always seem to attract (or prey on) those who are at their most difficult point in life. The homeless, destitute, drug addicts, mentally unstable.... they parasitise these people at a time when they're basically defenseless.

Then again, a great many people who have reached rock bottom have found solace and strength in religion. Perhaps as a last resort it's not a bad thing to embrace the delusion.

It's certainly is cheaper than drugs.

[Thinking Aloud]

In London they tape them off so that their vengeful spittle doesn't actually infect bystanders.

[Feck]

Would anyone want to try and spent a day being a street atheist ? might be a larf

[Bella Fortuna]

Would anyone want to try and spent a day being a street atheist ? might be a larf

"DON'T REPENT!!"

[maiforpeace]

Would anyone want to try and spent a day being a street atheist ? might be a larf

I have a Facebook friend who is one (somewhere in Philadelphia):



Only problem is that he has a very thick German accent, so it's hard for people to understand him - thus, the sign.

[Twoflower]

When the street preachers come to campus in the spring the atheist group I am a part of is going to have a sit in.

[Pappa]

Would anyone want to try and spent a day being a street atheist ? might be a larf

It's something I'd like to to do, but I'd feel like a hypocritical twat too.

[anna09]

I always tell them to fuck off.

They're pushy, obnoxious, hateful bastards who take advantage of people who are too polite or timid to say no and like Pappa said, they seek out anybody who looks particularly vulnerable. I used to be polite but every time I say, "Sorry, not interested." They blow up in rage and offense and start berading me.

Which is why they get a from now on.

[Pappa]

I always tell them to fuck off.

They're pushy, obnoxious, hateful bastards who take advantage of people who are too polite or timid to say no and like Pappa said, they seek out anybody who looks particularly vulnerable. I used to be polite but every time I say, "Sorry, not interested." They blow up in rage and offense and start berading me.

Which is why they get a from now on.

Actually, I say "fuck off" to them occasionally too.

[Tigger]

I wish I had the bollocks to tell people to fuck off.

[anna09]

I've never come across any of them that were courteous or respectful to people who say no to them. If I said, "No thanks." or "Sorry, not interested." I'd get, "What do you mean you're not interested?!" "This is the word of god you're rejecting!!" "This is about whether you go to heaven or not!"

So, yea, I gave up being nice.

[Pappa]

I wish I had the bollocks to tell people to fuck off.

I only ever tell them to fuck off if they try to hand me a leaflet as I'm passing them in the street. It's one less syllable than "No, thank you".

[Feck]

The ones that shout from a liitle soap box I will turn around walk up to and just glare in silence at for a while before I walk away The ones getting in my way and pushing a leaflet at me I hisss at , Loudly and with barred teeth and my lips drawn back as far as I can ... they move ! and when I walk back that way they don't seem to keen on giving me a leaflet ,in fact the last time I did it they were on the otherside of the street within seconds .