Race track proselytizer
I had a run in last night in the parking lot at Darlington raceway. Unfortunately, I was running late; it was already after 19:00 and the race would be starting by 19:30. And I still had a long walk just to get to the track.
This guy approached me, and he surprised me too because I was looking back at my friend, so I almost reached out to grab the pamphlet he was reaching out to me. But then I noticed the red cross and heard him speak, "do you need Jesus" or something to that effect. I immediately retracted my hand and said "I’m not interested". He looked more than a little surprised, he looked mad and asked "you’re not interested in Jesus?". I said "nope" as I walked away and heard him say "Jesus loves you". I wish I would have had time to talk to him, I wanted to turn around and say "well he can tell me that himself if it’s so". I mean honestly, who outside of elementary school sends their friends out to tell someone that they love them.
When I got to the main road I got a hint about why he seemed so upset when I said I wasn’t interested. There was another one of them on the road catching people. As I was walking by I heard a group of guys that he was forcing his propaganda on making snide comments and such. These guys are presumptuous ass-holes to do this kind of proselytizing but I don’t have any interest in being rude to them. Like I said, I wish I had been in less of a hurry, I’d have enjoyed having a discussion about it with him. But I wonder how many people taunted them, however many did I’d be willing to bet a weeks pay that they went home feeling every bit as self-righteous and persecuted as when they started.