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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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What is up with people who stand in public and yell about jesus? I have seen a few white guys but mostly it is black men in my area. They sometimes stand at the bus stop and scream.

Today at lunch I saw a guy telling what appeared to be a homeless girl "YOU GOT TO PRAY AND HE WILL ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS" or something like that. She was probably thinking..... you got a spare $5.00??? I think she just wanted a bottle of maddog 20/20....

Anyone else's towns have these people? what is the purpose? the way they come off certainly isn't going to encourage anyone to join them.


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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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I had a roofing contractor attempt to get me to come to his church....that same exact day he and his girlfriend both got hauled to jail for something.....
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Is it illegal to run them over with your car? It shouldn't be.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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first ammendment Scot.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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there used to be people doing that crap all the time on my college campus...and i have seen it downtown a few times
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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Some bearded hippy holds up a sign and does this with a sound system at the Rose Bowl. People mostly ignore him.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by S2020,Aug 15 2006, 01:26 PM
first ammendment Scot.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Aug 15 2006, 06:42 PM

ya ya ya...1st amendment...... what is the purpose other than to look like a raving idiot? Who would actually stop and say "Hey.... ya now that you screamed that Jesus is the answer, I think I'll start going to church" (or whatever the point of the screaming was)...

I am pretty sure Jesus didn't tell anyone to go to a bus stop and start yelling and screaming....
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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It should be outlawed.

During my business trip to Atlanta for a Microsoft TechED event in 2001, there was a whole bunch of 'em with signs and chanting sh1t to the thousands of IT people who visibly did not give a sh1t about their preaching. Yet they continued for the entire week... Morons.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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it's called free speech. Kind of like some people complaining about every little frikkin' thing that ever happens in their life to a crowd of people that could give a shit.
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