# Dealing with Campus Preachers **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 8, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865 "2003-03-08T05:41:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/21 "2003-03-10T22:54:58Z")
Holy cow! Brother Jed & Sister Cindy are still preaching? Perhaps these are their successors. They were famous on my campus. Claiming to be without sin was their trick, too. The scripture says, “there’s **no one** without sin, no not one” (Romans 3:10). there’s also “For **all** have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) {emphasis mine on these, of course} There’s lots of others - but here’s two. Frankly, arguing with these crazies (and I say this as an Christian man) is wallowing in the mud with pigs. You both get dirty & the pig likes it. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/22 "2003-03-11T00:00:14Z")
Yep. I’ve never heard of Sister Cindy, but Brother Jed was a regular feature on the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Mall (He’s the one who so enjoyed the stripper). Granted, I haven’t been hanging around campus for several years, but I think he still shows up every year. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/23 "2003-03-11T03:12:56Z")
When I read the title, inspirations come to mind. Having attended college in the early to mid 80’s, I got to hear the incredible Sister Cindy. Former disco queen, slut, and MASTURBATOR. The first don’t is to not argue scripture with the street preacher. That is exactly what he wants. The do’s are more numerous, and fun. 1. Laugh at others arguing scripture. This should not be done to insult the students, but to try to make them laugh at their folly. Kind of like a “color commentator.” 2. Get Pie-man to pay the preacher a visit 3. Get a group of guys to dress up like nuns wearing fake eyeglass-noze-mustaches and dance around the preacher. 4. Find cute coeds who wear shorts and exposed navels to walk by. Very easy if P.E. classes are nearby. 5. Laugh loud, hoot and holler when funny words are said, like masturbation. 6. Have someone sneak up behind her and kiss her. I saw all of these done when in college. Just enjoy the entertainment. This is my 1000 post. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/24 "2003-03-11T03:14:12Z")
I did a double negative above. You know what I meant. ---
**Author:** ![Toffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/25 "2003-03-11T03:21:55Z")
Dang, **Road Rash** , now I’m almost (but only almost) sad my college isn’t pestered by preachers. You’re giving me ideas! On the other hand; I get stopped by Mormons occasionally, and someone is trying to witness to me by mail… Hmmmmmmmmm… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/26 "2003-03-11T03:43:21Z")
Toffe, seeing from where you are from, Speakers Corner in London is your best bet for whacko preachers surrounded by rowdy hecklers. When I visited your great capital I heard one silly man expouse the economic benefit of masturbation (it saves money you would spend on women). Two anarchists, and about 7 preachers, with mostly tourists and old hecklers in the crowd. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/27 "2003-03-11T04:03:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Road Rash \* > **3. Get a group of guys to dress up like nuns wearing fake eyeglass-noze-mustaches and dance around the preacher.** HAHAHAHA… thank you… And cool 1k. And on the topic: I like the idea of trying saying “Jesus who?” ---
**Author:** ![Toffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/28 "2003-03-11T04:14:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Road Rash \* > \*\*Toffe, seeing from where you are from, Speakers Corner in London is your best bet for whacko preachers surrounded by rowdy hecklers. When I visited your great capital I heard one silly man expouse the economic benefit of masturbation (it saves money you would spend on women). Two anarchists, and about 7 preachers, with mostly tourists and old hecklers in the crowd. \*\* I’m Danish. Visiting student. But yeah, I’ve been to Speaker’s Corner, except that time, there were loads of people helping me take the piss out of the lunatics. It’s more fun to do it in smaller groups. Oh, **Johnny Bravo** , how about just running away screaming with your hands over your ears? Not too imaginative, but fun. ---
**Author:** ![StikyIcky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@StikyIcky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StikyIcky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/29 "2003-03-11T04:45:53Z")
This one got me a “son, I condemn you to hell for all eternity!” If the preacher is a man spouting some sort of “homosexuals are going to hell” message, ask him if he loves Jesus. When he responds in the affirmative, yell this: “You love a **man**??? You’re a **queer**!!!” When he tries to respond with some sort of explanation, call him by as many homosexual slurs as you can think of, I need not list them here. Then go to class, or something. Sure, this method may “bring you down to their level” but if there’s a crowd gathered, you’ll get a bunch of laughs. Also, it’ll really piss off ol’ churchy (if that’s your intent; it certainly was mine). ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/30 "2003-03-11T16:03:08Z")
Did he shoot you with his bible? (pretends to load the bible like a revolver, closes it, then aims & fires) It was his way of dismissing you when you got to him. It was a high honor to be “shot” by him. Jed did most of the preachin’ on campus for us, Cindy hung around in the background. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/31 "2003-03-11T16:14:46Z")
Don’t argue with him. Don’t yell at him. Don’t make hilarious wisecracks at him. Just walk on by and go about your business. They thrive on attention - any attention. Anything you do is fuel for him. If you were to take a dump on his head in front of 1000 howling students all it would do is convince him how right he is - they expect and hope to be persecuted for their beliefs. I used to hate going by the student union at LSU with my friend because she would insist on yelling at the preachers there. It accomplished nothing. She didn’t look smart, cool, rebellious, clever, or anything doing it. You’re probably smarter than the average tree, but if you argue with the tree, you won’t look it. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/32 "2003-03-11T16:16:33Z")
They were frequently about my campus as well. One of Jed’s faves was to point out the “scandalous dress” of the female students. Shorts and tanks in 100 degree weather–GASP! The outrage of it all! FWIW, I always heard that Cindy was a student he’d picked up somewhere along the way with his oh-so-charming ways. Poor thing–maybe she started out trying to discuss things with him rationally too… ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/33 "2003-03-11T18:34:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Legomancer \* > > I used to hate going by the student union at LSU with my friend because she would insist on yelling at the preachers there. It accomplished nothing. She didn’t look smart, cool, rebellious, clever, or anything doing it. Free Speech Alley, home away from home to mouth-foaming preachers of every stripe and screaming proponents of political movements no one has ever heard of. What a place. You can see my story about an encounter with one of those zealots in [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread?postid=823025#post823025). A few posts later, **Drain Bead** described a [preach-off between a campus preacher and a disciple of the Church of the SubGenius](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread?postid=823263#post823263). ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/34 "2003-03-11T23:30:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by belladonna \* > \*\*They were frequently about my campus as well. One of Jed’s faves was to point out the “scandalous dress” of the female students. Shorts and tanks in 100 degree weather–GASP! The outrage of it all! > FWIW, I always heard that Cindy was a student he’d picked up somewhere along the way with his oh-so-charming ways. Poor thing–maybe she started out trying to discuss things with him rationally too… \*\* The first time I saw Sister Cindy she was with brother Jim Giles, who was saved at a Van Halen concert, and some older lady who was not nearly as entertaining. Maybe it was brother Jeb who got saved so he could get taste a little Cindy. I also remember her telling a story about a sorority girl doing a frat and getting “VEEEEEEEEE-DEEEEEEEEE.” I still have a copy of the campus newspaper (The Baylor Lariet) with the front page picture of her right after being pied. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/35 "2003-03-12T00:17:56Z")
My all-time favorite campus preacher heckle: When I was in college in the '70s, my friend Laszlo and I were passing by this loony blood-and-thunder preacher in the quad as he demanded: **"Are you prepared for Judgment Day???"** Laszlo immediately shot back, “No, but armageddon ready for it!” ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/36 "2003-03-12T14:57:31Z")
Just say “Praise the Lord, Brother!” Let them think you are one of them; then they will leave you alone. It’d be funyn if everyone got together and did this; they’d have to give up!(No one left to save, our job here is done")🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865/37 "2003-03-12T17:33:05Z")
I had someone approach me the other day concerning this issue, and the conversation went like this. “Hi there, we’re going around and looking at all the troubles in the world today, and asking people to look to the bottle for answers.” “What?” “We’re looking around at all the threats of war, and asking people to look into the bottle for answers.” “I’m afraid I have no idea what you’re talking about.” "The bottle! THE BIE-TLE. " “Do you mean the **bible**?” “Yes, we’re asking people to look to the bie-tle for answers.” “Good bye.” I damn near pissed myself laughing after that interlude. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-campus-preachers/159865.md?page=1)