She remembered the first time she encountered a so-called Christian fundamentalist yell at the top of his lungs a list of people who are going to burn in the afterlife. She was absolutely livid because these representatives of her same faith were just wrecking it! Today, a man decided to “warn the lost souls on campus that [they] are going to hell.” After three years of just passing and ignoring these crazy Christians, she was fed up and finally faced a fella’ this afternoon. A nice, little dialogue began when she simply asked him, “If to be a Christian means to live like Christ, how are you doing that by yelling at my peers?” He scolded her for interrupting him and said that he needed to put her in her place. A circle of entertained students yelled out “He’s sexist!” when he claimed to have ordained (from God) authority over her. Then she proceeded to tell him that his words hurt her feelings. She simply wanted to have a conversation with her supposed “brother in Christ” since they follow the same Jesus, the same God and all…right? He asked her, “If you believe the Bible, then what does it say about people who don’t live for God?” She responded, “Well, sir, the Bible does, indeed, say that if one does not ask Jesus to be his/her personal savior then he will spend eternity in hell….BUT it is NOT our job to condemn but to share and to share LOVINGLY.” Her gentle and assertive words must have totally bypassed him because he literally pushed her aside and yelled, “They’re ALL going to Hell! It’s MY job to warn them.” She turned around and stated with more conviction, “All you are doing is cursing them. All they are doing is making fun of you. They find this funny, not urgent!” He ignored her and continued on with his exaggerated version of the Sodom & Gomorrah story.
(Forgive me for the poor footage…I am obviously not a videographer.)
He may have had the last word but he sure as hell didn’t leave the last impression.
This post is unlike any previous entries in attempt to share not only my eye but also my heart.
by Seung Michelle
show hide 5 comments
link to this post email a friend