I went to yeshiva in the Midwest (no, not Cleveland, but close enough) and one two such fellas knocked on the dorm house and we let them in. We even made them tea. Then three of us sat down with them and the fun began. There was one bochur in our yeshiva who actually knew a lot about not only their religion, but many (like real in depth stuff) -- and he really took them on a whirlwind tour.
I felt sorry for those two when they finally left about an hour later. The look on their faces was like when a child finds out that Santa Claus isn't real after all...
The BEST part? When they got up to leave, the bochur said, "hey, you forgot your Bible..." and one replied, "that's ok, I don't think I'll be needing it..."
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
A great missionary-busting story (actually, two)
Must Gum Addict has a great comment at Jack And The Missionary. I can only link you to the comments section he posted to, but not the actual comment (at 2/09/2007 08:40:00 AM). And I can't even link you to his blog, because he doesn't have one (a wandering J-blogger?).
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Chana,
I LOVE that you posted this. And what's more, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that you labeled it "toying with fundies"!!! My friend Chaya and I always rant and rave to eachother whenever we encounter "fundies" too. It happens a lot in the Midwest, I'm afraid. I guess we're just close enough to the Bible Belt to get sucked in on occasion.
You've probably read them, but I have a couple of posts about such fun experiences with fundies myself.
Having been raised Religious Science by parents who were raised Christian, and attending an Episcopalian school, I learned quite a deal about Christianity throughout the years. So I love it when now missionaries approach me and they leave me completely bewildered.
I think Brooklyn Wolf might have posted about this as well. My point is, if you're going to try and convert people, ya better as hell know what the frak you're talking about!
-Hila
Great post and funny punchline.
MGA's story was classic.
One convert had the best line for a J4J who approached him after seeing his magein David:
"Been there, done that; gave back the T-shirt."
Chana: I'm on DSL now but CYP will not let me keep comp all the time to avoid firewalls. We'll talk soon.
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