Atheists & Agnostics

HassleCat

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

I watch the fundies at work

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 (Original Post) 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

mountain grammy

(27,273 posts)

1. Another soul, another donor, another sucker, another dollar for the cause.

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:23 AM

Oct 2015

onward Christian soldiers.

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)

2. That sounds similar to how cults recruit,

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 12:43 PM

Oct 2015

but Christians aren't a cult. How dare I say that.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,583 posts)

3. As the saying goes....

Reply to deucemagnet (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 12:49 PM

Oct 2015

And of course, the late, great Frank Zappa had his own take;

Edit to add.....

The largest ranch - (so called "Cow-Calf" operation) - property in my state is Deseret Ranch owned entirely by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

5. That sounds similar to how cults recruit,

Reply to deucemagnet (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 03:49 PM

Oct 2015

Egg-zackly! Isolate them from their friends and family 1st....

Taking them to McDonald's is enough to make me not convert. With all the money the Christian church has, can we at least go to Ruby Tuesday's?

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

4. McDonalds would not impress me.

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 01:25 PM

Oct 2015

If they want to work on me, they will have to spring for Ruth's Chris or someplace comparable. Not that it would matter, but I would be able to tolerate their bullshit better if they were buying me an expensive steak dinner.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

6. Argh.

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 05:43 PM

Oct 2015

How can you stand it?

I wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut.

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

7. I'll stick with my friends who drink and smoke.

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 08:01 AM

Oct 2015

They're not stupid, gullible or batshit crazy. And they actually exist.

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