# My run-in with a street evangelist **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 2, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149 "2003-10-02T16:09:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/21 "2003-10-02T19:06:50Z")
When I run into these people on the street I try to freak them out and get away as fast as possible, here is my favorite thing: when they hand me literature I act like it burns, drop it and keep on walking (do NOT look back or stop). unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/22 "2003-10-02T19:46:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Captain Lance Murdoch \* > \*\*Some fool spent 15 minutes once trying to convert me from Judaism to Christianity. > > I’m not Jewish. \*\* So, you’re saying it worked? 😉 [sub]PS to **Bosda** : I like your sig, but it’s “swirls,” not “squirrels.”[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/23 "2003-10-02T22:46:43Z")
**Daniel Withrow** , whoever that young woman is, she has now brought joy and mirth to a second human being, which I’d be willing to bet is more than the guy she was talking to ever did. As for the line, “GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED!”, obviously people’s mileage varies, but the one I’ve been worshipping has got a seriously warped sense of humour. After all, in my beliefs, He created humanity! 😃 CJ (Who’s been known to mutter, “OK, God, can we get to the punchline now?”:rolleyes: ) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/24 "2003-10-03T00:08:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unclviny \* > **when they hand me literature I act like it burns, drop it and keep on walking (do NOT look back or stop).** This inspired me. It would be _really_ cool if one could rig up a magic trick so that after you grab it, it actually catches on fire. You then drop in the ground in front of the Jeezer, and sneer in an evil manner. In a deep voice say something like “You do not know the power of the DARK SIDE!!!” but more biblical than Star Wars-ish ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/25 "2003-10-03T01:05:42Z")
I got one today. A guy walked by and stuck a pamphlet in my hand–I was sitting in the quad, minding my own business, reading a book. I jumped up and said, “HEY THANKS! HOW DID YOU KNOW I NEEDED A BOOKMARK?” Hee hee hee…he seemed pretty embarassed. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/26 "2003-10-03T01:07:16Z")
I got one today. A guy walked by and stuck a pamphlet in my hand–I was sitting in the quad, minding my own business, reading a book. I jumped up and said (well, bellowed), “HEY THANKS! HOW DID YOU KNOW I NEEDED A BOOKMARK? DID JESUS TELL YOU?” Hee hee hee…he seemed pretty embarassed. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/27 "2003-10-03T01:30:46Z")
Gee, _two_ bookmarks. How generous! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/28 "2003-10-03T02:17:55Z")
This year during Banned Books week, we had an evangelist guy visit our campus. During Banned Books Week, members of the campus literary society stand on the mall in the afternoons and read passages from banned and challenged books. So we had the evangelist guy on one side of the mall shouting, “You must love the Lord of the Bible! You cannot create your own Lord!” And the Mu Xi members on the other side reading out graphic descriptions of STD symptoms (not sure which book that was from…). It was quite, quite interesting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/29 "2003-10-03T02:49:09Z")
Please don’t make me repeat the lady-on-the-metro story again. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/30 "2003-10-03T03:10:32Z")
Oh man, **matt** , that was a classic! I LOVED that story! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/31 "2003-10-03T03:35:12Z")
I would like to hear this lady-on-the-metro story. Please tell, **matt**! **stpauler** , I’m LMAO over here. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/32 "2003-10-03T03:50:13Z")
You know, just once I’d like to see that poor fellow who used to post here … that “love of og” guy … witnessing on the streets. “It’s not OG, it’s GOD!” “OG IS NOT MOCKED, SINNER! OG WILL SEND YOU TO HELL UNLESS YOU REPENT!” “BUT IT’S GOD, NOT OG!” “YOU DARE QUESTION THE NAME OF OG?” Etc. Surprisingly enough, we don’t have many people witnessing on the streets here … maybe they figure everyone’s already [brand of religion]. Hey, it means less aggravation for me… ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/33 "2003-10-03T04:32:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > \*\*Gee, _two_ bookmarks. How generous! 😃 \*\* Yea, it was a bookmark a trois. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/34 "2003-10-03T05:23:30Z")
**Fionn** , here you go: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1255522#post1255522](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1255522#post1255522) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/35 "2003-10-03T10:15:33Z")
In case anyone’s interested, [here’s a picture](http://www.crowaptok.com/images/evangelist.jpg) of him telling me about the LOVE OF GOD (I love my camera phone!). ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/36 "2003-10-03T11:41:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GMRyujin \* > \*\*Yea, it was a bookmark a trois. \*\* _a trois_ --implies a number no less than 3. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/37 "2003-10-03T11:58:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Binarydrone \* > \*\*I have devised a perfect gesture of contempt for these folk. As I am walking by, I toss a quarter at their feet. \*\* You are my new hero. I will have to remember that one. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/38 "2003-10-03T12:07:10Z")
I’d have shoved the magaphone up his arse and used the mic to ask him how he felt about it now, just so he could experience a genuine voice from within. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/39 "2003-10-03T12:38:47Z")
Cute story there **matt\_mcl**. The last time I had a run in with an evangelist, it was a 20 something year old black man standing on the courner talking about how he went away to boot camp and met his friend who was standing behind him, and about how he showed him the power of Jesus and how great he was. To avoid him, I crossed the street, where I stood next to the 30 something year old man with the full beard, fishnet stockings, netted top and silver miniskirt. Man, I love my city! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149/40 "2003-10-03T12:38:55Z")
\*\* matt \*\* I used that line when I was with my lesbian sister, her parnter and their two daughters in NYC last summer. “Do you know that lesbianism saves people from the power of Jesus?” Everyone in the restaurant heard me, and people started snorting trying not to laugh. It was priceless. My sister was totally amazed. Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-run-in-with-a-street-evangelist/205149.md?page=3)