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![]() Shit, I haven't written anything for so long – sorry, just been too busy with school, and getting the rest of the stuff on the site up. Anyway - There's this guy. His name is Rick, or Rich or something. I'll refer to him as Rick. He's crazy. Nor just normal crazy - but religious crazy. Not just religious crazy - but "I'm going to force my religion upon you" crazy. I think we've all met guys like Rick. Let me share with you my experience. I go to Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI. Anyway, the campus (as with most college campuses) is filled to the brim with different opinions, ideas, and belief systems. Some try to capitalize on this. Usually this ends up being an overly fanatical guy who stands on a corner and yells his beliefs to all that will listen. This I can take. Everyone has a right to express what they feel and do it in any way that they can. I don't necessarily believe what they are trying to tell me, but I respect that they are activists and are doing all they can for their cause. That said, let me explain about Rick. Rick does more than just tell you about his religion. He does more than just tell you about an alternative way of thinking and try to present you with the facts about his religion. He stands there, and bombards you with unprovoked accusations that you are a whore, a *sinner*, and on a fast track straight to HELL. Well of course when I heard, I ran back to my room, repented, and have been a holy spreader of the faith just like him ever since. Or……maybe I just argued with him for 2 hours about how his approach is all wrong. People like Rick upset me, because they want to argue with EVERYONE! Even people that are agreeing with them. Let me explain. He had a giant sandwich board, that was off to the side by the time I got there. On it was written:
And on and on this went basically offending everyone that he possibly could. All the time that people were reading his sign, becoming more and more appalled, he was screaming at the top of his lungs that if you fit the description of any of these things you should REPENT! Repent of you will be cast into the fiery depths of HELL! ![]() The crowd that I was in, somehow existed of every type of unique human I could imagine. And yes, they were all quite offended by this instant accusation that they are going to a hell that they might not even believe in! Most tried to make their point, only to be quoted to from the bible he held in his hand as to why they were wrong, and corrupt. He didn't reach anyone for his cause, he only turned people further and further away from his religion.
The ridiculous nature of his arguments were what kept people there, arguing there point with everyone else. Soon, small protests against him started. He was preaching on music perversion, which is listening to any music that doesn't praise god as it's explicit intent. So a group of guys from the crowd left for a few minutes. When they returned, then had guitars and lyrics sheets. They started playing songs until he shut up about the whole subject. It was pretty fucking cool. You should of seen him when he was pointing at them and yelling, "This is what I'm talking about, you are music perverts!". He must live in a sad little world with no music but contemporary Christian and gospel. He even denounced music that doesn't blaspheme god, but doesn't particularly praise him either. He said that it was evil. So basically, if your just humming a little tune about how great your day was, then you're probably going to hell. Pamphlet upon pamphlet was passed, or rather thrown out. He claimed to have an answer for everything, a reason for everything, and above all -- as spritual backing for everything. Fuck spiritual backing. I was forced into going to church when I was younger, and this guy just brings back memories or Sunday school. REPENT! - REPENT! - He's wasting his energy and his life on a cause that does no good. ![]() This kind of shit needs to stop. Telling people what you believe is a honorable, lawful thing to due. I think everyone should tell everyone they can how they believe, whether it be a religion or a way of life. But it should stop there. If people don't want to listen, then don't keep hounding them. You can't force people to believe what they don't and won't. So if you see Rick or anyone like him, just ignore him. I think I did more bad than good by arguing with him. He'll just do it more if he sees that he is attracting a crowd. He lives to offend – just pass him by, and don't let him have the satisfaction. That, or get a group of guys together and carry him off campus, your choice.
Simon King
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