Very strange encounter at the laundromat close to where I live...
There is a money exchanger in there (bills to coins) that I use occasionally when I no longer wish to hassle the store owner across the street for laundry money.
I have never ONCE had any issues going in to change my money in the past. I'm usually always with my two (leashed) dogs. The place is nearly always empty. And I always ask permission before entering the laundromat if there is anybody present - in case they dislike dogs.
Followed the same routine today as there was one male inside the premises. He agreed I could go inside, but then immediately began pestering me about my intentions:
"You'll be doing your laundry here though, right?"
"No. I'm getting change then going home to do my laundry in the building where I live," I said, wondering WTF he'd even care.
"It's just I don't think it's right to use the coin machine here and then not do your laundry here. Not very moral," he said.
I stopped then and looked at him directly. "Do you own this place?"
"No, I don't own it but it's just not very moral. Or very Christian," he replied.
"It's about as moral as going to the corner store and asking them for change. And do you always police the morals of all who enter in here? I came in to get change, not a fucking lecture."
"Oh please, don't swear," he said. "I'm an educated Christian." (as though that made his attitude okay.) "And you don't have to be so rude...."
I was done exchanging my money at that point, furious and flabberghasted over this very odd man and his attitude - and as I walked by him towards the exit I said, "Nice to meet you. I am an educated pagan."
The look of disgust and fear on his face was....quite telling.
In reality, I was baptized protestant and we raised our daughter in the catholic school system - before I decided (around the age of thirty five or so) that I'm basically an agnostic. I just wasn't about to let this slide.
Anybody else relate? Have similar stories? I was more than taken aback by this man's insistence at judging me after a one minute exchange that I thought began on a positive enough note - but then went completely downhill from there. On both sides...I admit!
And I want to point out that I know many, many devout Christians who would never act this way. No bashing here.
Happened about thirty minutes ago...
Note: he had no qualms about my dogs. His "issue" was all about the coin exchanger. ?!?!
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Jesus did rail against the "money changers" 
