How I react whenever I see religious people approach me on my university campus

questdragon47 · 2 months

I volunteer for a buddhist organization and this girl was handing me flyers for her christian organization. I happily accepted it and gave her one of my buddhist ones. She had this look on her face that said "why the fuck would I go to this?". haha. irony.

GhostCam · 2 months

I prefer this method

JNB003 · 2 months

I was approached by some guy on my college campus who wanted to talk religion once. He seemed like a nice guy, so I obliged. He started talking about how we should not only worship the father but the mother too (virgin Mary I'm assuming). Gives me a whole 2 minute lecture about this. Eventually I politely told him that I was agnostic and, despite all the courtesy I gave him, he called me a heathen then walked away.

This was the last time I was ever nice to someone who tried to solicit me about religion.

Decitron · 2 months

protip: youre surrounded by religious people most of the time you are in public

herpberp · 2 months

what's the origin of this gif?

TrapMo · 2 months

Look whos talking?

fullmetalx91 · 2 months

Once they handed me one of those pocket bibles, even after I said "no please I do not want I bible I have no use for it." They basically forced it into my hands, so again I say "no thank you". They refused to take it back. Then I just threw it out in front of them. Inside the trash was at least 50 of them.

emmypocalypse · 2 months

at my school we had "jesus awareness day"....scary shit

zeldachick182 · 2 months

I've been going to my community college since 08 (took some time off to work). There's this one student who has been going there just as long, if not longer, who is always is asking people if they want to study the bible. I always decline but every semester I run into him, he asks. Weirds me out.

dimechimes · 2 months

A better title would be "How reddit perceives r/atheismists any time someone mentions christianity."

holliniv · 2 months

I once was unloading groceries from my car at my apartment complex. Evangelizers had walked from the nearest church and were passing out brochures of some sort. One of them approached me and tried to force one of her brochures into my grocery bag-laden hand. Little did she know, I had been using one of these bags to collect trash in my car. I smiled at her and happily opened this bag which she promptly dropped the brochure into while wishing me a blessed day.

Zarnath · 2 months

You talking about the "YOU WILL GO HELL" Christians or the reasonable Christians? Would be nice if you didn't lump in every religious person into one same type of person.

Arx0s · 2 months

I usually yell HAIL SATAN then pretend to cast a demonic curse on them.

Aschebescher · 2 months

Wow, you can't even tell the difference to the parody subreddits of /r/atheism anymore.

Daneruu · 2 months

If that's how you react to religious people being near you then you're both socially inept and intollorant. Action requires reaction, inaction shouldn't provoke hateful reaction.

iaintcranky · 2 months

I used to be very polite during my first year but by the time I reached my upper years I have had enough. They would walk around campus and insist you take their flyer. One time I was having lunch with a friend in a cafe and this girl walks in and tries to give me a flyer. I tell her "i'm an atheist". She starts insisting that I give it a try and then I tell her "how about you give atheism a try?" She looked offended and then I say "well I'm also offended that you disrespect me by telling me that I should go and try out YOUR opinions"...I'm no longer nice I tell them to get lost...I don't go around handing out flyers about my beliefs or knocking on people's doors. If I did that they would probably call the cops on me or yell that I will go to hell...it's all BS

alfalfa1985 · 2 months

What does this little girl look like now?

CricketPinata · 2 months

Sorry to have to ask, but what movie is that gif from?

c4r0L4nn3 · 2 months

hahahaha perfection.

k-volare · 2 months

My personal favourite was answering the door shirtless in crappy jean cutoffs, hunching forward slightly, with a large knife, nodding at the pair of Jehova's Witnesses, then immediately turning around and calling back into my house: "Master, the meat is here!" Unfortunately, they fled before I saw their reactions. Probably for the best... I wasn't able to keep a straight face and had started giggling as soon as I turned around.

JUST_GIVE_IT_A_TRY · 2 months

God forbid you interact with a religious person or you might catch their religion.

CricketPinata · 2 months

So are you constantly shaking your fist and grimacing at 95%+ of the people walking around you and sitting around you at campus?

plasma890 · 2 months

RELIGIOUS PEOPLE NEAR ME? BETTER SHAKE MY FIST AND LOOK LIKE A FUCKING RETARD. THAT'LL SHOW 'EM.

NOACeulemans · 2 months

No, thank you, I don't want to talk about your imaginary friend. Where I come from, adults with imaginary friends get committed.

cpumatt · 2 months

Why don't you accept other religious people? I accept everyone no matter what religion.

catoatragedy · 2 months

Like a child?

EvelynJames · 2 months

You know what else works, smiling and politely saying no thank you, and walking away.

SEGnosis · 2 months

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How I react whenever I see religious people approach me on my university campus	83^coms	804^pts	5^hrs	atheism
When someone makes it to the front page with my post	3^coms	69^pts	5^dys	gifs
My reaction when my boss asks me to do something 5 minutes before I'm supposed to leave.	51^coms	666^pts	6^mos	funny
My Reaction To My Post Getting Downvoted Almost Instantly	6^coms	73^pts	1^mo	gifs
Everyone has felt like this when playing Call of Duty	1^com	0^pts	1^mo	gaming
so. much. anger.	6^coms	95^pts	1^mo	gifs
How I feel when I get downvotes	2^coms	-3^pts	1^mo	funny
When I have to go somewhere fancy & my BF is playing DOTA while I ask him to get ready... He finally gets dressed but by then my make-up & hair is messed up b/c I did it an HOUR ago, so I have to do some touch-ups and he says "C'mon, hurry up already - I'm WAITING" THIS IS MY FACIAL EXPRESSION	1^com	-5^pts	3^dys	funny
May the force be with whomever she’s hexing	1^com	11^pts	5^dys	funny
My favorite gif of all time.	0^coms	1^pt	12^dys	funny
I laughed at this kid	4^coms	6^pts	16^dys	funny
When people start wrecking my karma with their evil down votes...	4^coms	-5^pts	18^dys	funny
My girlfriend every time I open the new boob meme	55^coms	496^pts	22^dys	funny
Whenever somebody downvotes me	1^com	1^pt	27^dys	gifs
I love this gif, what movie was it from again?	3^coms	3^pts	1^mo	gifs
This is how I feel when I'm studying for a frustrating subject	4^coms	8^pts	1^mo	funny
How I looked trying to kill the spider in my shower this morning	66^coms	708^pts	1^mo	funny
When I'm told that I have to get up early on a Saturday....	15^coms	791^pts	2^mos	funny
Anger!	4^coms	53^pts	4^mos	gifs
How I feel after winning a long and pointless argument	1^com	37^pts	4^mos	gifs
how i feel when my boss asks me to work on saturday	0^coms	1^pt	6^mos	funny
How i feel about reposts	23^coms	198^pts	6^mos	funny
this is how i feel when people bash gay people...	5^coms	49^pts	6^mos	gifs
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My Wife's Reaction when I come home late!	45^coms	579^pts	9^mos	gifs
How I feel when someone cuts in line in front of me.	121^coms	334^pts	10^mos	funny
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When I realise I'm being down-voted for being new to Reddit.	7^coms	67^pts	15^dys	gifs
When a classmate starts talking during a review lecture	1^com	61^pts	1^mo	gifs
When someone makes it to the front page reposting something I already posted	7^coms	59^pts	3^mos	gifs
My Face When Someone Makes It To The Front Page Posting Something I Already Posted	68^coms	638^pts	6^mos	funny
How I feel about seeing an influx of repeated posts in the last month	1^com	10^pts	6^mos	funny
Whenever someone gets more upvotes than me on a link I already posted...	4^coms	42^pts	2^mos	funny
Everytime I watch Leo DiCaprio NOT get an award.	11^coms	15^pts	5^mos	gifs

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sonofawes · 2 months

I think it's funny how the imgur title suggests that he stole the post

Nickdanger3rdEye · 2 months

Oh hey, this guy looks like he wants to talk to me.

"Hi, I'd like to talk to you about..."

Oh god Damn it. ಠ__ಠ

jonosvision · 2 months

All I can think of when I see old tv shows and movies with dogs is "That dog is dead by now." It really makes old Funniest Home Videos episodes rather sad.

Wooshio · 2 months

Wow you must be so brave!

kadellyman · 2 months

That looks like my dog.

chicagogam · 2 months

it's like they have some kind of radar to detect freshman. i kept getting approached first year, but not second year. and it was never a bee line with a pamphlet, it was starting a conversation, and they'd chat for a bit until it was too late to just get up and leave before they'd invite you to a picnic....sure? well, there's a bible study group that's sponsoring it..maybe i'd like to show up? maybe it was an actual sincere progression, but i always felt like...they didn't really like me as a person, they just wanted my...soul. i wondered if that's what pretty girls feel like sometimes when someone is all chatty with them. well...now i don't even have that superficial popularity anymore...i should be glad..i guess. :-)

MeMyselfandBi · 2 months

Getting approached by religious people is one thing. Getting approached by a cult member is an ENTIRELY different story. For some awful reason, cults like to approach any college freshman who is sitting or standing alone for five seconds and then preach really, really messed up things.

Or worse. Sometimes they don't even talk about beliefs and they act like their your friend for a really long time. And then they introduce you to their other "friends". Don't drink the fruit punch!

pressthebuttonfrank · 2 months

I am sure the world is a much better place thanks to you. How did society ever survive without you.

scaremyselftosleep · 2 months

like a 3 year old?

Damianvv · 2 months

Holy shit that kid is FUCKING PISSED OFF AT THAT FUCKING DOG!

conman_127 · 2 months

So.. Your basically the same as them? How about a polite "no thank you"

mastrepolo · 2 months

You ain't got no pancake mix!!!

thoodlingmasterfully · 2 months

look who's talking now

SG-17 · 2 months

When can we start banning meme and image posts that aren't constructive or add anything worthwhile to discussion?

Jordanjm · 2 months

Don't get to angry at them they can be nice people. I just had a discussion today with a jehovah witness about when she walks around door to door and some bible verse about not forcing others to believe. I like her a lot, if I was a believer I would be one of them because it sounds like they're the only ones who have actually payed attention to what the bible says.

darkheart86 · 2 months

I just woke up my brother. He thought a horse was dying. It was me laughing at this goddamn post.

Zoroark88 · 2 months

I get them on the street near my work. I'm just walking to work and they try and stop me as they wander the streets preaching. O_O I've learned to put my headphones on so I can pretend they aren't there.

howisbabbyformed · 2 months

The last time I was approached by someone at my Catholic alma mater, it was one of the priests asking me to hold a door open while he wheeled in their wine delivery.

Kamditis · 2 months

I love how the top comments arent actually talking about the post but more about their experiences are how they are supireor to everyone. I personally laughed my fucking ass off at this gif. Well done sir :)

foolery · 2 months

This is pretty much me.

dRu1Z · 2 months

Looks more like an angry christian's reaction when someone pulls a logical point.

twowheels · 2 months

I clicked your link. Looked away. Forgot what I'd been reading. Turned back, saw phone had timed out and locked, unlocked phone, and was confronted by demon girl waving a brush and almost jumped out of my skin.

Gotta stop clicking and forgetting!!

ringpiece21 · 2 months

That's exactly how you look when one of those religious people approaches you.

DaveBeCrazy · 2 months

Worked security for a dorm when I was in college, making me a captive audience every now and then for them to preach to.

One day they walked into the lobby and asked me and the other security person what we believed. The other one said she was an Atheist, they had no response to that, then turned to me and I said Taoist. They walked away totally befuddled after trying to sputter out the rest of they script, getting verbally knocked down and shown that people can be very firm, knowledgeable and happy with alternate philosophies.

Gwalchmai · 2 months

can't believe people actually upvote this, unsubscribed from /r/atheism :)

DerpMatt · 2 months

I was filling up of gas, and this guy walks over from the next pump over and tries to hand me something. I was taken by surprise and could only say "no thanks." Kind of wanted to tell him off.

joepenn18 · 2 months

My god, that is one ugly kid.

brussels4breakfast · 2 months

It's the same way I act when Jehovah Witness people come to my door.

TARDISeses · 2 months

Is it a sign of insecurity? You must be comfortable enough with your own views to hear their alternatives? They're doing what they think is right by what they know, not always a horrible thing.

Sie_sy · 2 months

On my campus there's this group called "Bible Study". I don't know how many members there is but damn, there does not go a day where I'am not asked to join it. I have seen many of school brethren get corned by the "Bible Study" group members. A conversation with one of these members usually goes as follows

p1: " Hello, would you like to join Bible Study"

p2: Sorry, but I have a full schedule this semester. There's no way I can make more time for another activity

p1: "oh you must have some time somewhere, like after school or early in the morning"

p2: "No, honestly, I don't have any spare time".

p1: " I don't believe that, you surely must have time somewhere"

This usually goes on for another 3 to 2 minutes which ultimately ends with them somehow coercing you into giving them your number or email ( so they can somehow get you to come to their group).Now I'm just a freshman so I don't know how long this has been going on but I cannot even begin to understand how my upperclassmen don't get tired of this constant interaction with the "Bible Study" group members. I have even begun to set up a route to take while walking to and from classes that has the highest chance of not being caught by these group members. I do admit there are some members who will leave after the first initial "no" but some will badger you to death until one somehow bends to their will ( at which point I just give a fake phone number so I can continue on my way to class). Up to a couple months ago these guys where just a daily nuisance that I had become used to but one day I met the end boss of the group;a male "Bible Study" group member that wore a white shirt, khakis, was carrying a bible in hand, and gave off a uneasy feeling. So to not make this into a long comment I'll shorten what happened with this weird fellow.This guy would NOT let me leave without him somehow having convinced me to join the group or given him some form of communication line so he could convince me later. Now usually I would have given him my fake number but I made the dumb ass mistake of giving him my real number ( was late to a class that was giving a test that day and just had to get him to leave me the fuck alone and my brain decided the easiest number to give was my real one). At this point I was already walking towards my class with him following behind me asking for an email or number . At first it hadn't dawned on me that I had given it to him.It wasn't until after I got home and saw a message on my answering machine that I saw a missed call and a invoice. This invoice would later become the source of one of the worst experiences with this group and has now led me to hate the group, not because of what the group stands for but the goddamn members who are the most annoying , badgering people I have ever met.

WasabiofIP · 2 months

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RakuFired · 2 months

I had one guy at a bus stop ask me if I had accepted Jesus as my savior. I said "yeah, I did a while back but then I changed my mind." and kept walking. He shouted "I command you to repent!!" at my back as I walked away. I found it ironic because two or three years ago I was that guy. Now I'm a stripper. Oh how the world turns.

brainburger · 2 months

And the circle-jerk is off! In the lead we have emmypocalypse with 8 points, followed closely by Decitron with 5 points.

frycicle · 2 months

I just respond with "Sorry, I don't have time to waste on fictional characters".

bigbangbilly · 2 months

Wrong physical violence or even threats of violence is not unnecessary unless for self defense. We can just ignore and run as nowadays there is no shame in running.

suckstoyerassmar · 2 months

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