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Atheists & Agnostics

HassleCat

(6,409 posts) Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:04 AM Oct 2015

I watch the fundies at work [View all]

For some reason, they like to bring their victims to MacDonalds and work on them with their propaganda. The victims are mostly not very bright, often in bad financial circumstances, having family problems, or otherwise vulnerable. The "pastor" usually reads some bible verse to them, then helpfully interprets it to explain what it really means. At this very moment, I am listening to some guy being told how he is better than his friends because he's right with Jesus, and they're not. He's being encouraged to get closer to God by getting more distant from his friends who drink and smoke pot.

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I watch the fundies at work [View all] HassleCat Oct 2015 OP

Another soul, another donor, another sucker, another dollar for the cause. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #1

That sounds similar to how cults recruit, deucemagnet Oct 2015 #2

As the saying goes.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #3

That sounds similar to how cults recruit, AlbertCat Oct 2015 #5

McDonalds would not impress me. Curmudgeoness Oct 2015 #4

Argh. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #6

I'll stick with my friends who drink and smoke. MindPilot Oct 2015 #7