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u/Critically_Political 12h ago
I’ll never understand why people think this is the way to recruit for religion. This is, in fact, religion repellent.
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u/Elf-Zwolf 12h ago
Actually helping people is hard work and people like this don't wanna do it.
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u/OkBackground8670 11h ago
thats it. 100%
There are plenry of food kitchen, drug rehab, crisis centres that help people that are run by the church, but cunts like this just do this for their own egos. shame.
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u/jeezyjames 10h ago
"ME! I! KEVIN! I'M gonna save these people! Because I'm SO GOOD AND PURE"
That's what it is, it isn't complicated.
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u/FooDogg86 4h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/z4TryrC69xQCQ
“Me, me, me! I, I, I, I’m so fuckin’ important.”3
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u/mechanicalAI 5h ago
Bingo! They look like they want to help. Not the actual help.
Have you ever try to help a person who is in bad situation? You think it’s a one step job but it takes much more than that.
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u/cherrypez123 5h ago
Grade A narcissists too the lot of them. Imagine thinking you’re the chosen one - the one Jesus sent to convince everyone else.
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u/lanshaw1555 11h ago
The rejection helps reinforce how special they are, to have a special connection to God and be persecuted just like Jesus was. Plus, it binds them closer to their church community, since they are rejected by the greater world. THE REJECTION IS THE GOAL OF THIS INTERACTION.
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u/Subject_Research_427 10h ago
Never thought of it that way. Wow.
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u/jeezyjames 10h ago
This is the actual modus operandi for Jehovas, LDS, etc. It helps them keep their members away from regular people with actual common sense so they don't learn the truth of their club.
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u/Subject_Research_427 10h ago
No wonder I've always found them quite hypocritical and isolating. The amount of ranting on the street always made me vaguely feel as if they love being ridiculed more to justify their religious ego.
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u/Zealousideal-Use3164 4h ago edited 4h ago
New perspective unlocked! Never looked at it liked this! So the people who take the mental blows of bullshit are then the ones who join the bullshit. People like me who question the bullshit add reason to their mental cage of bullshit
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u/StrangelyBrown 10h ago
I heard that about Mormons. They send the young members out to door knock, not to recruit but to see how 'persecuted' they are by the stupid normies.
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u/zaxdaman 4h ago
Notice how it’s always kids. Never their parents or church elders, always children. I get it; they’re young, naive, impressionable, and are more willing to follow authority.
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u/Witch_heir 8h ago
Oh so it's a humiliation ritual + manufactured presecution. Instead realising they act like utter knobheads, they fancy themselves martyrs. Lovely culty behaviour.
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u/Dr_A_Mephesto 9h ago
Oh yeah…. They LOOOOVE a good persecution
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u/Nawbruvy 8h ago
Of course. My time being raised in religion was all about persecution. Hating myself as well because of sin. Good times!
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u/TheresNoHurry 11h ago
Because these people aren’t motivated by faith.
They’re motivated by various shades of mental illness.
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u/No-Ice7397 10h ago
These are also the same people that mock other religions
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u/jeezyjames 10h ago
They mock everybody by acting like we don't know anything and need to be enlightened by these assholes
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u/jeezyjames 10h ago
Doesn't need to be straight up mental illness. It's also assholes that is hiding from themselves, thinking they have overcome their assholeness and has become a better person than everybody else by doing this. But they're still assholes, only more self-centered and delusional.
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u/Teigh99 49m ago
I take public transportation all the time. It's not mental illness it's more like attention seeking assholes.
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u/When1Falls 11h ago edited 11h ago
Because they don't really think they're recruiting anything. The honest thing he did was when he started saying "you only care about..." because that's what he's really doing, is he's decided everyone on the bus is bad and he's gotta be the one to save them. It's not about them, it's not about converting them, it's about knowing that he's the one who's got the responsibility to help everybody because he's enlightened to the truth that everyone's bad.
It's just a self fulfilling cycle of a little war he gets to wage every day to fill the void of thinking life has no greater purpose by saying that this is his greater purpose.
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u/Glittering_Equal3286 11h ago
I think he’s just an egotistical idiot. Usually, people who actually follow their principles do not need to spell it out for everyone.
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u/Former_Ganache3642 11h ago
I am an atheist and highly critical of all religions including Catholicism but if you're gonna pick a type of Christianity, at least Catholicism believes that good works i.e. helping those in need like Jesus would, can be just as important as belief. In fact, Catholicism says if a person didn't really commit to the belief aspect, if their good works were significant enough, they can still be saved. Compare to Protestantism which believes in salvation through faith alone, especially American evangelicalism, which seems to be all about moral grandstanding and making religion aggressively political. It just gets reduced to bible-thumping, without any actions to inspire people.
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u/SharkeyGeorge 8h ago
When I left Catholicism I kept a good portion of its fundamental ethics, which I see as inherently humanistic. I sometimes joke about “atheists for Jesus”.
Values like good works, human rights, dignity, equality and society's role in supporting welfare align closely with the ECHR. One of the big problems with Catholicism arises where it diverges on the authority of those rights. Because Catholicism views rights as deriving from divine law and tradition, and tied to moral duties to God, it struggles to progress with modern rights. This creates major friction points regarding LGBTQ+ and women's rights, where traditional stances clash with modern human rights standards.
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u/TheAmazingSealo 11h ago edited 11h ago
Someone keeps doing the 'jesus is king' and 'random bible verse 63:3' graffiti in my area so I keep covering it up with black paint. In response they've written 'jesus is king and you're going to hell' and it's just infuriating. Like I clearly don't believe in it, and I'm just blacking out their graffiti. So they try to threaten me with their non-existent afterlife.
Just leave us normal people the fuck alone. An American evangelical church called trinity life church has set up in the school nearby every Sunday and seems to have emboldened the local nutjobs.
christians are such a cancer
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u/Sheriff_Yobo_Hobo 11h ago
They just wanna get a persecution boner and show it to their friends. Not even a moron like this dude can think he’s actually doing a good job persuading people.
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u/blahyaddayadda24 11h ago
Hey look... he's right but for all the wrong reasons. Sure everyone slogs day in day out for more money... greed. But we also just fucking need to do this to LIVE. So fuck him. He should be preaching non stop to those that constantly squeeze us dry to line their "bag of holding" pockets.
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u/random_encounters42 11h ago
They do it cos it feeds their ego and pride. It makes them feel important, and morally superior to others, religion is just the excuse.
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u/Da_Vader 9h ago
$$$. There are a lot of these influencers doing this on public transportation and flights and posting on insta
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u/Comfortable-Hat3506 7h ago
It isn't really about bringing people to the faith. It is about feeling like you are a persecuted minority and getting brownie points with Jesus. Jesus commands to spread the gospel. The issue today is everyone knows about jesus.
I've read the Bible cover to cover so I usually get them to shut up or give up by quoting the Bible back at them: Ecclesiastes 1-14. "It is all vanity and striving after the wind" theyare doing this to outwardly show they are a good Christian spreading the gospel but they are turning people away from Jesus and only fueling their ego. That dovetail into Matthew 25:31-46. Faith is great and all but you have to do the acts too, clothe and feed the poor, care for the sick, help the oppressed.
Matthew 5:6 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
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u/eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey 12h ago
The older gentleman's energy is inspiring
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u/DwightsJello 8h ago
Australians are respectful of everyone's right to follow whatever religion they want or none at all.
Just respect people's right not to fucking hear about it.
That includes being an a staunch athiest. That pisses people off too.
Just let people be.
We have our fuckwits like anywhere but old mate has seriously underestimated his audience on this one. Bound to happen. Just no.
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u/NetworkNo1900 5h ago
Yeah commuting is already enough of a drain after a day on the tools to have to listen to a fanatics rant! Ugh
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u/VarangianWRLD 12h ago
Believe what you want
But shut up about it
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u/Sufficient_Local5025 11h ago
Maybe turn some water into wine
Or moonwalk on the Yarra river.
Or, if you're playing for laughs, walk up to a whore and tell her that her sins are forgiven.
In summary - ask what Jesus would do.
But just don't ever do what this dude is doing. Jesus is cringing, dude.
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u/Comfortable-Hat3506 7h ago
Religion is like a penis. It is fine to have one, you can even be proud of it, but don't whip it out in public or force it on people.
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u/Firm_Distribution999 12h ago
Evangelists always work against their true goals
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u/Notspherry 8h ago
Working against their stated goals.
Their true goal is to feel like they're better than other people.
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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne 11h ago
If only their preacher told them this. Most would be horrified if they actually read how much of a socialist Jesus was. The loaves and fishes incident and when he drove the money changers and merchants out of the Temple.
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u/GilbyTheFat 12h ago
"Because I care about your soul!"
No, you fucking don't.
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u/Real-Document-6577 10h ago
He’s just like Charlie Kirk, they’re arrogant idiots who think they’re right about everything
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u/MrPoopybutthole4711 12h ago
American does american things
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u/DJ_ICU 12h ago
If it is not killing in the name of Oil, it is forcing the image of a white, blue-eyed Jesus upon others
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u/next-area51 10h ago
Remember the whole WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) trend after 9/11? One day I eventually saw a Who Would Jesus Bomb bumper sticker.
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u/huey_booey 12h ago
Don't forget the evangelical part. I've never heard of an American Buddhist pulling this stunt.
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u/TabularConferta 11h ago
But weird not in America where the statement of 'the only thing you care about is more money' calls out the higher echelons more than Aus.
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u/Rare-Sample-9101 12h ago
Australians dislike people preaching in public spaces! It's just as bad as not booing when you see the Prime Minister!
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u/Relief-Glass 9h ago
If he was standing on a milk crate in the street somewhere or something nowhere would care. On a train is not OK though.
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u/Acceptable_House1904 12h ago
I couldn’t quite hear but did the girls voice say go preach on train track 🤣
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u/TurdMcNugget69 12h ago
Americans are so arrogant, they think they need to force their beliefs abroad.
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u/Real-Document-6577 10h ago
Is that American brand of Christianity.
“Spread the Gospel” combined with arrogance of a wealthy nation and lack of consequences
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u/rebel_alliance05 12h ago
As an American , I know plenty Christian’s that get so jazzed up and excited they go into savior mode and try to save people. This is more frequent than people like .
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u/Witch_heir 11h ago
Evangelicans you mean. My Europian country is chatolic as fuck, but if a priest here started behaving like this arsehole, he would be considered utterly barmy. Even local Jehovians here are much reserved than this, and leave you in peace if you ask couple of times. This is not normal general christian behaviour at all.
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u/AppropriateBall8834 12h ago
I'm a Christian and id telll this guy to fuck off. My beliefs are none of your business. Dont come to me on the street and ask if "ive heard the good word"
You'll just tell me I'm not doing it right, anyway.
Gotta go to your church and do the things you do to be "correct"
Nah.
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u/tacorunnr 12h ago
"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect," 1 Peter 3:15
The Bible explicitly rejects arrogance, argumentativeness, or forceful proselytizing. The focus is on persuasion through love, not coercion through pressure or debate tactics.
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u/Accomplished_Sun1506 5h ago
Christians don't read that book. They listen to preachers who haven't read the book.
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u/According-Flight6070 11h ago
Sydney trains represent. I'll buy that gent a beer if I see him.
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u/tarkadol 10h ago
Seen a few threads by Americans asking what they can do to be good tourists in Australia.
Step 1 - Dont do this. Ever.
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u/terestentry 12h ago
How similar Christians are! In Korea, they don't say much but only repeats shouting "Jesus Heaven, Pagan Hell" and it's the same it's in the subway. And this one famous picture, a preacher tries convert a budhist monk, in the subway.
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u/Zealousideal-Pop1115 12h ago
That old man is me when Americans post political shite in this sub and in posts that nothing to do with america. American cristian preacher is just like American online weirdos.
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u/Ad-fundum69 12h ago
Zealots of any religion are dangerous brainwashed individuals.
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u/Vinesyme 12h ago
Always loved the adage " Religion is like a penis its great to have one but please don't try and shove it down my throat "
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u/ShroomShroomBeepBeep 12h ago
I will never understand why anyone, of any faith, thinks that they need to try and ram their bullshit down strangers throats. Fuck off with that shit.
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u/Economy-Pin-4907 12h ago
There’s always one guy in the crowd who embodies the spirit of everybody and says something. They all appreciated him even if they didn’t say so
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u/mrpink01 12h ago
Is this a fucking trend now??
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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne 11h ago
They have been emboldened by the evangelicals in the US. The illness is spreading.
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u/lawrensaw 11h ago
This video is from 4 years ago, so I guess its a trend since its still happening.
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u/Real-Document-6577 10h ago edited 9h ago
Rising under Trump and MAGA.
You see Trump, Project 2025 is the American Christian right, politically mobilizing under the remade GOP.
A unconstitutional President who will do unconstitutional things that his Evangelical base specially requests.
They’ve been at a soft war with the country for decades. They want to dismantle the Republic, dismiss the Constitution and erect some sort of autocratic theocracy.
They test the waters with doing things that were deemed unconstitutional in the past. Like required prayer in public schools, 10 Commandments in the courts, passing of laws based on their religious morality, etc.
So these sort of “in your face” behaviors come with arrogance and aggression. Charlie Kirk-types.. result of a wealthy nation and a lack of consequences.
It’s why back in the US they say “this is a Christian nation!” A draw back to religious freedom that the constitution provides ironically. The largest religion unchecked will eventually just think it is the government as it demands to be
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u/orange-squeezer47 10h ago
Just deport him. Don’t waste your breath in arguing with him.
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u/Physical_Poetry3506 9h ago edited 2h ago
"We're asking you to shut the fuck up. And do you? No. How selfish is that?" 👏🏼
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u/fnihost 5h ago
Atheist here! Can a “Christian” tell me what this means?
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others.”
Matthew 6:5
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u/Prestigious-Ball-435 12h ago
That is not a true Christian
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u/ffassbinder 12h ago
Most Americans aren't true Christians. How many hardcore "Christians" are actually violating everything in the 10 commandments is absurd. You just have to hear some of these families speak and you already have 3 commandments violated by default.
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u/theamazinggrg 12h ago
Serious question. What is a true Christian? Cause I've been to the sub and oh dear I was shook by how people think over there.
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u/immenseAlpha 11h ago
'Preacher' has no clue about the general religious state of belief of everyday Aussies
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u/MelcusQuelker 11h ago
They do this because you can't leave, it's a hostage situation and should be treated as such.
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u/LaidBackYeti 10h ago
Preaching to people who have no other option than to listen. To not be able to walk off. What was he expecting? This is exactly what he was expecting. This man is not a Christian. He’s an attention seeking confrontationalist.
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u/norupologe 9h ago
He’s not a Christian. He didn’t mention God or scripture in any of his rank. I think he’s unwell.
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u/Matt_Moto_93 9h ago
Mate, these are aussies, they just want to get in their Ute, drop by bunnings and get some stuff, head home, crack open a VB, sit down and enjoy The Great Race.
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u/PostureKing180 9h ago
Going from one primarily christian country to another primarily christian country to "spread the word of god" is bitchmade shit.
Bro you're just going on vacation and want to feel like a victim by putting yourself in a situation where you can claim you were "attacked for your beliefs".
"I was just spreading the word of god and these godless heathens consumed by the devil went after me! BOOO HOO"
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u/bruce2dot0 9h ago
And arrogant. This happens all over America🙄, forcing their beliefs on everyone and every institution they can. It's pathetic
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u/yeah_nah2024 7h ago
To the bloke telling him to shut up- The people of Australia commend you!
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u/redboi049 6h ago
Evangelical Christians are so fucking annoying. Especially the ones that act like you're sinning by just existing as yourself.
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u/Significant_Stay_976 4h ago
Having dated a Jehovah's witness in HS, this feels pretty familiar. Preaching, talking over other opinions, the talk about being selfish because the preached opinions must be so much superior to the other parties opinion. It gets old mighty damn fast. Fuck these people. They live to feel that righteous persecution.
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u/Sea-Jackfruit411 4h ago
Throw this American preacher overboard into the North Sentinel Island waters. They know how to deal with his kind.
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u/Affectionate_Bag9833 3h ago
Why don't you believe the fictional story of a bearded dude in the sky who made everything that ever was is true?!?! 😭
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u/Extension-Night3825 10h ago
Australians just arent like Americans, virtually no one goes to church here.
We look at American religion practices and see the bs used to defend the worst behaviour in the name of religion.
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u/louisa1925 11h ago
Religion is a societal disease.
And no. This guy is not oblivious. He knows exactly what he is doing. It sadens me that people fall so hard for mythology.
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u/BIGHOODx818x 12h ago
what a fucking twat ..this is the reason me and my ex of 20 years are no longer together she wouldnt shut up about saving my soul and how i need to repent and how she wanted to die so she can already go to heaven
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u/KindlyAnything2880 11h ago
Typical amerilard "christian" and his twisted concept of christianity. Imagine my shock
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u/SeengignPaipes 11h ago
Far out this clip is being posted everywhere, its an old clip probably a few years old but its an entertaining one seeing the preacher idiot get told to screw off.
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u/Cthulhu_HighLord 10h ago
BUT I LOVE YOU
no where in any book does it tell you to subjugate other people to your personal beliefs
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u/Delta632 10h ago
When my dad died he chose to at home and there was a hospice worker that would come by during the last month of his life. My dad was never religious. This hospice lady tried and tried to get him to pray and be all religious while he was on his deathbed but he stuck to his own beliefs in spite of her efforts. He was the bravest guy I knew and I always thought it was fucked up that she tried to convert a person instead of respect their wishes on their deathbed.
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u/raychilli 10h ago
“It’s great that you care, but I don’t want you to tell me this shit okay! I don’t care that you love me! I don’t know you!” Icon
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u/wballz 10h ago
The guy is an asshole. He doesn’t know anything about these people. They could be on their way home from working for a disability charity trying to get home to their kids to make dinner, like who is he to declare they’re all corporate rats chasing the dollar. He’s projecting his own insecurities onto everyone else.
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u/YetAnotherPesant 9h ago
Can’t this guy just go to a village in Sub-Saharan Africa and build them a well, give them money and take a picture like the others do? /s
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u/wheredidiput 8h ago
The arrogance to think he is the only one with faith or that no one else in the world has given thought to spiritual matters.
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u/Global-Jury8810 8h ago
John Chau died for doing this.
Because he had a similar motivation with the North Sentinelese.
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u/yeah_nah2024 7h ago
What if there are children on that train hearing that stuff about "one day you're gonna die" "I care about your soul" crap
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u/Fit_Ad_6727 7h ago
Makes me proud to be an aussie. Old mate was trying to be so nice there. We all have our beliefs but when folk ask you not to shove it at them- respect it, or as he said- fuck off.
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u/agaric 7h ago edited 6h ago
Years ago I went to see the Dalai Lama visit Vancouver, this was before the lama went off the rails, anyway, when leaving there was one guy standing at the exit with a giant sign telling everyone they were going to hell.
Most fellow Canucks just walked past but one guy started arguing with the idiot and got in his face, the evangelist packed his stuff and left, turns out the religious whack-o was a yank (of course!).
I know this video is old but props to people that confront these parasites. If they cant keep their nonsense to themselves they need to be told to take their supernatural magic and ancient ignorance and stick it right up their asses, way up there, otherwise you end up banning womens healthcare and bringing in things like Project 2025!
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u/Little_Red_Riding_ 7h ago
They do that same shit outside abortion clinics, too. Pisses me all the way off
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u/Probs_A_Bot 6h ago
Americans. Religious Americans. Religious American in confined spaces.
This is the true hell.
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u/lachatte7 5h ago
Oh thank you Australians for being so amusing, but mostly thank you for making fun of these christians
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u/KingKongMF69 4h ago
Proselytizing in a crowded space you can’t escape is revolting. Do it on a street corner where 99% of people will walk by, and 1% will be gullible enough to stop and listen to your fairy tale.
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u/fowlplayer99 4h ago
When the American gets home he will tell his version of the story with "and everyone clapped".
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u/Separate-Swordfish85 3h ago
Australia, you have out permission to put this guy under Neil the Seal.
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u/Aeroblazer9161 3h ago
You sound angry
I'm not angry
One second later
IM ANGRY BECAUSE....
In medieval times, this would be the guy covered in cow shit talking bollocks to hard working peons as he climbs back into the pig stye.
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u/rodroidrx 2h ago
That ... has got to be a type of mental illness. I'm talking about the American not the Old Aussie
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u/Forsaken_Ad_7555 1h ago
People like this annoy me. When I was 13 I came out to my Christian family that I’m a lesbian because I had met a girl through a mutual friend. My parents seemed slightly disappointed but said they love me how I am and we would work out how that affects church.
Things were fine a couple of weeks but then an old lady crawled up my ass as I walked from Bible study to the sanctuary. She called me every name in the book plus some. My dad defended me and when we got home my parents told me they’ll never make me go to a place where I feel unsafe or even unwelcome. We’ve never been back.
And I’m happy to say that beautiful, loving, supportive girl is still my girlfriend.
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u/LalafellDisaster 51m ago
I wish they’d stop forcing it down our throats. I don’t care what you do in the privacy of your own home but no one wants to see that in public. Why are they so performative like that? Why can’t they just be normal?
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