Yes, there was a cost but I’m not really sure how much. It could’ve been a dime a piece or up to, say, .33 or so. Certainly cheap enough that I was always able to walk out with a handful.
Yanno, I have no idea. I’ve read both of the ones you are talking about and remember having done so from the same place I bought all the others when I was younger. But for now, there surely has to be some way to purchase them because I doubt Chick has changed or is ashamed of that particular philosophy.
No, I never read anything other than the tracts and back then, since they didn’t seem very ubiquitous, no one cautioned me against them either. And I’m sure if anyone (like my youth pastor) felt even remotely negatively about it, they chalked it up to me being a holy roller. I mean, I was planning on being a missionary in NYC with David Wilkerson. :eek:
Yes, the story was independent and tiny. I’d never even been in a chain Christian bookstore until after I was no longer a believer. This place might even still be there for all I know, but considering its location in Pleasant Grove (a no-longer-very-nice suburb of Dallas), I seriously don’t think it would be. Plus the owners were quite old even then, and that was almost 25 years ago.
I ran into an elderly couple outside an abortion clinic when I was quite young- 17, I think- who tried to talk me out of “my” decision. It wasn’t, but I would have made the same one.
They were friendly, gave me a cup of coffee, and earnestly debated with me once they realized that I wasn’t the one in charge, and more importantly, wasn’t going to be swayed by their plastic fetus models.
No, not that I remember. Most people who probably weren’t really interested just politely took them without seriously looking at them, then undoubtedly dumped them when out of sight. Heh.
You should’ve held onto it. Might be a genuine collector’s item now, depending on how long ago it was and which tract.
Instead of a life following instructions of a person in handing out these things did you consider that this is not how Jesus lived and is not how He instructed us to live?
Actually, they can reprint some discontinued titles if you place a special bulk order as long as they’re not out of circ because Chick changed his mind. I don’t think one could get the original non-Popey “The Beast”
As “anti-gay” tracts go, Wounded Children at least shows some attempt by Chick to be compassionate & understanding- so of course it’s out of print! L
It’s so funny to see this thread, as I found my very first Chick tract “in the wild” on Sunday . . . in the restroom of a snooty restaurant in Princeton, NJ, of all places!
I actually felt excited, rather than pissed off as I usually am by proselytizing.
I hope it’s not rude to point out the irony of you asking me this about a Chick tract. (Or should I say HAW HAW HAW ?) Of course I knew. And ultimately, I have no problem with how Jesus lived (if true), but in how He’s been presented to us through scripture as what He instructed. See, that’s what I no longer view as infallible and therefore unable to follow. Sorry.
But if you don’t mind me asking while you’re here… do you ever post on any topics other than religion? Just curious.
Thanks for the information I was lacking Friar. Much appreciated.
She. Although if you thought I was transitioning, I don’t suppose that really matters, eh?
They are pretty arresting if you’ve never encountered them before and have only read of their existence. That’s much how I felt the first time I went to a couple of shops down on Bourbon Street. :eek:
If I ever find a Chick tract in the wild, I’ll be wildly excited, because we talk so much about them. I’ll probably start jumping up and down. If anybody sees me, they’ll think, “Wow, somebody got turned on by Jesus!”
(Or should I say HAW HAW HAW ?) Of course I knew. And ultimately, I have no problem with how Jesus lived (if true), but in how He’s been presented to us through scripture as what He instructed. See, that’s what I no longer view as infallible and therefore unable to follow. Sorry.