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Permalink Reply by Al Zinin on October 17, 2011 at 3:27pm

The bible sheets are also very good for cigarette rolls - very thin and fine papper :)

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Permalink Reply by matt.clerke on October 16, 2011 at 6:31pm

Mike Glickman basically summed up what I wanted to say...so now, I will just think about what you could do to annoy the presumptuous christian.

 

Take the bible and say, "Free toilet paper, THANKS!"

Take the bible and set it on fire.

Take the bible and point out all of the insane, masochistic, misogynistic, and generally evil things in it... publicly.... to the person handing out the bibles.

Probably cause a fair bit of yelling...

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Permalink Reply by Simon Paynton on October 17, 2011 at 5:51am

ass backward irrational opinions

 

Love it

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Permalink Reply by erik112358 on October 16, 2011 at 8:38pm

Another way to look at it... Penn Jillette:

 

How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that? If I believed beyond a shadow of a doubt that a truck was coming at you and you didn't believe it, and that truck was bearing down on you, there's a certain point where I tackle you. And this is more important than that.

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Now I know there's no God, and one polite person living his life right doesn't change that. But I'll tell you, he was a very, very, very good man, and that's really important. And with that kind of goodness, it's OK to have that deep of a disagreement. I still think that religion does a lot of bad stuff, but that was a good man who gave me that book.

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Permalink Reply by Simon Paynton on October 17, 2011 at 6:49am

That makes sense

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Permalink Reply by mcleanb on October 16, 2011 at 8:38pm

I probably would have kept it and had a discussion with him to see how much he knew about the book he was handing out.

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Permalink Reply by Ed on October 16, 2011 at 8:55pm

@ Timothy

 

"There is a sense of entitlement amongst many Christians who think that evangelizing on behalf of Jesus is acceptable, while other religions should not be allowed the same right."

 

Bing Phuckin' O !!!!!!!!!!  Dude, you hit the proverbial nail square and smack dab on the head. Thank you.

Christians feel this is their country and they have the right to evangelize and proselytize wherever and whenever they want. 

 

If we had the financial resources I would like to pass out Dawkins and Hitchens at the local schools. The fundamentalists pass their "bibbles" out at the local schools all the time.

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Permalink Reply by Helena on October 16, 2011 at 10:07pm

It's useful to keep a handful of mental institution cards for such people. Give them something useful in return.

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Permalink Reply by Samantha L on October 17, 2011 at 5:47am

Lol I like that!  Or a FFRF card...

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne Olson-Hyde on October 17, 2011 at 1:35am

I have and would refuse, in no uncertain terms. It is the xian's attitude, their right of entitlement, the arrogance of assumption, that really gets to me, good person or no. When they come to my door, JW's. and I have said to them, I am an Atheist, and I just don't read books that have violence, murder, rape, enslavery, mysoginy and general arrogance and power and cruelty over the meek. That book gives me nightmares.

I have a bible, and it has markings all the way through it. You can look up ANY quote in the bible on line, and it's quicker. 

That book is just not good enough for me.

When the Westboro lot come out onto the street with their hate and vitriol, I would like to stand beside them with my sign, Jesus loves Fags - Jesus is a Fag, and see how they react. That is one of my dreams. :)

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Permalink Reply by erik112358 on October 17, 2011 at 2:24am

Can't say I agree with this attitude.  Firstly, they are entitled by way of the first amendment.  Secondly, how forceful are these people with you?  In my experience, all you have to do is say "not interested" and they move on.  What's so wrong with that?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Noel Jones on October 17, 2011 at 10:21am

Agreed. To me it just sounds like a typical pamphleter in a shopping centre; you know the ones who thrust their leaflets into your path as you walk past? The same sort of tactic - relying on 'courtesy' to make people accept what they are handing out.
Personally, I would probably have treated this guy in the same way - speed up just enough to make them remove their hand hastily :)
Of course, the alternative of accepting it, then sitting down beside them, opening it up and giggling at it is a tempting fantasy...

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