"You can't chose to like dick but you can chose to be one"

MPSDragline · 2012-09-10T19:50:55+00:00

Ahhh, Brother Jeb. I love it when he's around. Last year he straight up said I was a heathen and damned to hell because I was conceived through In Vitro Fertilization.

Idioteqnician · 2012-09-10T20:17:35+00:00

Dude, that guy in the red is Brother Jed! He comes and tells our campus we are going to hell all the time. I've actually been to his house a couple times because he does these dinners where he lets you come and talk with him. He is more reasonable if you actually sit down and talk with him. Still pretty crazy though.

spetznova · 2012-09-10T19:21:40+00:00

*choose

Bioamp09 · 2012-09-10T20:22:57+00:00

He's on Mizzou's campus usually everyday Mon.-Fri. unless he's visiting other colleges. You should hear the amount of bologna that comes out of this man's mouth.

beardpirate · 2012-09-10T20:09:58+00:00

Good old Eau Claire bible thumper. I used to love hearing this guy get torn a new one every few weeks, the best is when he would protest right outside Phillips

BeShifty · 2012-09-10T18:50:32+00:00

The dad from Dirty Dancing didn't age well...

aharm82 · 2012-09-10T22:47:09+00:00

If you ask me, the we can't help it; we were born this way defense is weak and sounds like you feel like you have to make an excuse to like men. It shouldn't matter if you did choose to like men or can't help it; that's your right.

kjfwb8 · 2012-09-10T20:34:47+00:00

Is that Brother Jed?

johnothetree · 2012-09-10T21:44:33+00:00

UWEC \m/

Fleshgrinder · 2012-09-10T18:43:33+00:00

Things that have never been said in history:

"You know... I really love boobs... but I feel like giving cock a try."

"I'm bored of vagina... maybe banging dudes would be nice."

If you think it's possible to choose, you may not be 100% straight yourself.

Of course no one is probably 100% straight naturally, everyone has at least one weird kink.

Breezy9401 · 2012-09-10T20:29:40+00:00

Brother Jeb likes to come hang out at OSU during the spring, I believe. You can tell it's springtime because there are beautiful women with skimpy tops lounging between class on the oval.... and Brother Jeb ranting at them that they are all going to hell. Best time of the year.

JQuilty · 2012-09-10T21:25:36+00:00

Ah Brother Jed. When he came to UIUC a few weeks ago, there was a game of Brother Jed Bingo being played. I ended up getting a double.

Z00aR00 · 2012-09-10T21:37:14+00:00

He called me fornicator. If I didn't want to fornicate, I'd be going to school online.

Wangwangg · 2012-09-10T16:47:34-07:00

The guy is cute

CaptainAsparagus · 2012-09-10T13:09:29-07:00

I was disappointed when I had to go to class instead of listening to his continuous banter. He wasn't very happy when I said I was an atheist when I was asked what I believe.

Lots42 · 2012-09-10T13:37:19-07:00

Why would anyone WANT anyone to spend an eternity in hellfire?

angangieangela · 2012-09-10T21:15:15+00:00

This guy is everywhere! Apparently I wasn't the only person who got called a fornicator and a slut just for going to history class 3x a week.

Bout_It_Bout_It · 2012-09-10T21:19:59+00:00

I never understood why it mattered whether being gay was innate or chosen.

psychmajor411 · 2012-09-10T14:32:54-07:00

Brother Jed! My favorite angry evangelist.

analsatan69 · 2012-09-10T21:47:10+00:00

He lives in the same town that I live. I talked to his extremely attractive 18-year-old daughter once and she said she has to sneak out of the house to hang out with her boyfriend.

lollerkeet · 2012-09-10T21:52:43+00:00

Do you really think theists choose to be such? He didn't wake up one day and think "I might hate a new group today". He was likely either raised into his religion from birth or persuaded by an equally deluded bigot.

Please cut out the name-calling too. Intolerance runs both ways. It doesn't mean 'disliking groups I like'.

justaskyourselfj · 2012-09-10T15:07:41-07:00

The dude holding the sign looks like a Jim.

Usernameexample · 2012-09-10T22:35:22+00:00

He came to my campus a few years ago, and while walking around condemning everyone my brother went and sat in his chair. The look of surprise when he turned around was fantastic.

play_the_game · 2012-09-10T22:41:33+00:00

Cheers to liking dick!

Cillerboy · 2012-09-10T22:41:59+00:00

"You can't chose"? You had one job.

valleyshrew · 2012-09-10T16:38:25-07:00

He's not being a dick anymore than any other Christian is. It's one of the basic beliefs of Christianity that humans are sinners and deserve to go to hell. Ok the bible isn't too explicit on that and some denominations maybe don't believe in hell, but the vast majority of Christians do.

Those Christians who do believe you're going to hell but don't care enough to try and save you are the real dicks. But if you were to label a normal Christian as a dick then you would get downvoted and called a bigot. Why is that? At least this guy is honest. Keeping your beliefs to yourself may feel like a nicer thing to do but logically it is morally worse and mainly done out of convenience rather than consideration.

The people like this are quite often really gregarious and have a false reputation as dicks. They're gullible enough to believe in the bible and actually think about what that entails, but they do inherently care about people. They are victims. If you believed hell existed and most people were going there wouldn't you want to tell others?

IonBeam2 · 2012-09-11T00:09:38+00:00

You can also choose not to listen to these people. They want and expect college kids to respond to them like this.

tsingi · 2012-09-10T11:16:34-07:00

Hmm. There is no hell. That's not to say that you aren't a dick for saying someone deserves it, but it's an empty threat.

shweatyyeti · 2012-09-10T21:46:25+00:00

This is at UW-Eau Claire if I'm not mistaken. I remember when this guy would come to campus and call girls in short skirts "slut". He did this to one girl and her boyfriend almost beat the shit out of him. All of these preachers deserve to be mocked in an open forum. They set themselves up by preaching hate and bigotry in a forum that is designed for openness and acceptance (college). When will these guys realize they aren't helping themselves or anyone else by being there. Go preach to the choir you fucking ass.

patio87 · 2012-09-10T22:10:34+00:00

I don't get this shit. If someone believes that someone chooses to be gay and is not born that way, that means that they choose to be straight and have it in them to be attracted to men if they so choose. This is actually gayer than believing people are born gay/straight. I just blew my own mind.

WarPhalange · 2012-09-11T00:24:24+00:00

Dick or not, that shirt is Metal.

Our_God_is_good · 2012-09-10T20:52:35+00:00

Typical homosexual ignorance

noosemoose · 2012-09-10T13:29:54-07:00

For those who are interested: He does this a lot

testubebaby · 2012-09-10T20:32:36+00:00

This fucking guy. I've heard of him at almost every US college campus. He thinks he's actually doing something good for his cause.

jjjosiah · 2012-09-10T20:33:57+00:00

Brother Jed strikes again

losttravelers · 2012-09-10T20:51:34+00:00

Remember when your mom told you not to react to bullies and they will leave you alone. Stop talking to these people. Stop debating them. Stop talking to them. This is what they want. They want to get reactions out of people. Stop giving them what they want.

hat678 · 2012-09-10T20:52:23+00:00

Christ on a stick

dhcrazy333 · 2012-09-10T21:03:10+00:00

Even though the title pained me terribly, I still upvoted.

Brother Jed visited our campus a few weeks ago. He's just an attention seeker, he feeds off of this.

lizzykins97 · 2012-09-10T21:13:17+00:00

Lick dick... wuh???? oooOOooooo....

shrinkwrappedzebra · 2012-09-10T21:26:54+00:00

Post this somewehere else. This is a board meant to discuss atheism, it's not the "look at this shitty Christian!" board.

joopius · 2012-09-10T21:27:32+00:00

Jed Smock is more of an entertainer. He always does things to get people's attention. It's hilarious when he tells stories because he puts a rediculous amount of emphasis on words. He actually gave me a signed copy of his book. Hilarious.

SPIZZNESS · 2012-09-10T14:41:36-07:00

Where the fuck do you even get a shirt like that?

Yillpv · 2012-09-10T21:52:58+00:00

he sang the gay song. very catchy though ignorant.

WhiskeyJack357 · 2012-09-10T21:54:31+00:00

Definitely walked past these insensitive bastards today on my way home from class. Glad to see one of my classmates standing up for morality

toysjoe · 2012-09-10T21:58:59+00:00

choose*

royaIs · 2012-09-10T22:00:29+00:00

Brother Jed is based at the University of Missouri. I listened to him on the days I had an hour between classes. Always entertaining.

COCAINE___waffles · 2012-09-10T22:01:27+00:00

anyone can choose to like dick, its just some people have that choice made for them at birth, hurray gay for pay!

Zyclunt · 2012-09-10T15:01:52-07:00

Nice but argueable. The religious dumbass didn't chose to be born brainless.

mooglesama · 2012-09-10T22:01:57+00:00

Forever respect. Also, the guy holding the sign makes this more pleasant.

DarthNibbles · 2012-09-10T22:02:46+00:00

TIL this guy goes all over the country preaching, not just on my campus.

Yillpv · 2012-09-10T22:04:17+00:00

It seems that some people call him Brother Jeb and some say Brother Jed. Anyone know what it really is?

Hayes92 · 2012-09-10T22:05:25+00:00

He was Eastern Washington University last year, him and his friend walking around yelling " HOOOOOOWEERRRRSSSSSSS" whores they just a really annoying way of saying it

Toastar_888 · 2012-09-10T22:09:31+00:00

I don't get how any could like Dick, that guy is an asshole.

itisrocketscience · 2012-09-10T22:13:25+00:00

Confirmed Brother Jed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Jed

Also very sad that he is based out of the town where I go to University. Columbia is a bastion of liberalism in an otherwise conservative belt, and that's what makes this town awesome.

hatethenate · 2012-09-10T22:13:54+00:00

They pretty much go around to different colleges to piss people off and make make from the schools if they get hit.

zawisza · 2012-09-10T15:14:54-07:00

Oh look! Its Gandalf's asshole bother.

consualothesexy · 2012-09-10T15:19:25-07:00

Was this taken at Rolla?

UpVotes4Worst · 2012-09-10T22:20:44+00:00

I like how the old guy sitting there looks more like the devil than anyone else. he he.

sirsocal · 2012-09-10T22:26:40+00:00

Choose*

YevP · 2012-09-10T22:28:02+00:00

Brother Jed! We had some great times when I was in college. I was an RA and would let all of my residents know when he was coming to campus so they could witness his rants and raves for themselves!

DJWLJR · 2012-09-10T22:31:24+00:00

Brother Jed and Sister Cindy were a source of much amusement on warm days on the Oval at Ohio State. It was like performance art. What a tool. Amazing the old putz is still haranguing college kids to this day.

telaranrhiod · 2012-09-10T15:33:09-07:00

I am feeling that it was kind of unnecessary to write 'for example' at the bottom of the sign...

Thevents · 2012-09-10T15:34:57-07:00

But if genetics is powerful enough to create an animal that isn't attracted to the opposite sex, and therefore won't, or is much less likely to reproduce, then can't it also create a guy that is just born to think like a dick?

Miroudias · 2012-09-10T15:36:17-07:00

I love the fact that he made the effort to get print on a fuckin' polo.

AcidMind · 2012-09-10T22:37:47+00:00

I honestly think the reason behind these sorts of preachers is the need to have such a strong conviction of their own ideals and to project them onto others then in doing so it creates a sort of im going to be okay and these guys arent vibe.

kingnutter · 2012-09-10T22:38:42+00:00

*chodes

pillopants · 2012-09-10T22:38:46+00:00

Don't tell me what I can or can not choose... This whole "born that way" debate is worse than Predestination.

dusters · 2012-09-10T22:39:25+00:00

Some people are just born dicks

RichardRambone · 2012-09-10T22:41:17+00:00

Is this at MSU?

Mattycore · 2012-09-10T22:47:24+00:00

This is something older generations need to learn, that us young people don't give a fuck about religions anymore. We just wanna party, get fucked up, and get laid. We just really don't care what people have to say, you're wasting your breath grandpa...

photoresistor · 2012-09-10T22:49:07+00:00

Don't wrestle with a pig. You both get muddy and the pig likes it.

(Can be applied to either side on this one)

squashbelly · 2012-09-10T22:52:29+00:00

This is so much better than last weeks pic of those kids holding signs that just say "I'm gay".

bearssj1025 · 2012-09-10T22:54:43+00:00

I love this guy, he calls all the girls walking by on campus harlots and whores. The freshmen haven't learned about him yet so they get super affronted.

Telamachus · 2012-09-10T22:55:17+00:00

Hell yeah, UWEC! Saw this quack today.

brandonw00 · 2012-09-10T22:58:57+00:00

I see Brother Jeb is making his yearly tour around the country visiting colleges. If any of you are freshman at a decent sized university, you'll have a good chance of running across this guy. His sermons are pretty entertaining. There will be a steady group of like 30-50 students hanging around this guy arguing with him all day.

CrimsinShadow · 2012-09-10T22:59:14+00:00

I can't wait for him to come back to my college this year, listening to him with a crowd of angry and informed college students is one of the most entertaining things I've witnessed.

RHWiggles · 2012-09-10T22:59:40+00:00

This guy must go all around the country cause I debated him in my college once.

redhotmuse · 2012-09-10T23:00:22+00:00

Wow I didn't know he was so well known. I saw him at the University of Arizona. He's an idiotic bigot, but I ended up having a nice conversation with him about a local movie theater that he went to the night before.

witlesswonderwoman · 2012-09-10T23:00:35+00:00

How is it that everyone knows brother Jeb? And while I certainly don't agree with him on anything really he did provide excellent between class entertainment.

Sandlotboy · 2012-09-10T23:03:12+00:00

No person has the right to say that someone is going to hell. I really don't understand the ignorance that some people have. To hate one another because of differences is only pushing humanity backwards. To move forward, we must learn to accept those around us. We are all in this World together. Also, i hope that science will be able to move forward without so much red tape.

flekkzo · 2012-09-10T23:04:04+00:00

Dude to the right looks like the devil. Uncanny.

NOT_BUYIN_IT · 2012-09-10T23:06:26+00:00

I offer my controversial opinion; some people are probably born gay, and some people probably chose this path. Why can't both theories coexist? It's not THAT much of a stretch. People claim they would NEVER experiment with a same sex relationship, but why not? What drives the repulsion? Just more societal vilification.

To reiterate, I certainly don't discredit the theory that some people are absolutely born gay, and none should be pushed away from their natural instincts by ostracization or ridiculous therapy. Whether by birth or choice, it shouldn't matter either way; homophobia is only perpetuated by idiotic religious demonetization.

thebrokn · 2012-09-10T23:08:22+00:00

This guy is the trolliest troll that ever trolled. AND he's coming to my campus sometime in the next month or two. I might need to borrow this idea.

Raatcharch · 2012-09-10T23:09:18+00:00

Hey! I've seen that guy here at Texas A&M! There was a huge crowd of protestors around him, I had no idea he was famous. I just thought he was a local.

Foogoot · 2012-09-10T23:11:40+00:00

Stop being intolerant against anti-gays. Respect them if you demand respect. Fuckin' atheists...

Tr0llzor · 2012-09-10T23:12:10+00:00

UNL campus at its finest

ChavTX · 2012-09-10T23:15:51+00:00

Where was this taken? He's been making the trek to my school the last couple of years @ my school too

Lovewarevolution · 2012-09-10T23:19:15+00:00

Dude this guy is always at Cal State Fullerton, he's a whore-mongerer. "Slut! Whore! Prostitute!". the people who usually get into it with him are other Christians.

kydofusa · 2012-09-10T23:19:50+00:00

LOLpoopyweiners

ask_me_about_loom · 2012-09-10T23:20:43+00:00

Bela Lugosi?

poicxzrty · 2012-09-10T23:21:08+00:00

You can choose to learn to spell

patn · 2012-09-10T23:23:32+00:00

I am interested in getting him permanently banned from my college campus (TSU, MO). Any suggestions?

ascaway · 2012-09-10T16:25:06-07:00

choose* choose* choose** CHOOSE**

delldell · 2012-09-10T23:26:24+00:00

I understand the cleverness of the sign. However, one may have chosen to be gay (unconsciously; more later on this...), and there is nothing wrong with that; The "I didn't choose to be gay" stance really sounds like "If I could (consciously) choose, I wouldn't have done so; therefore, leave me alone and stop being a dick." Of course it's okay to be gay and those that use religion to justify disdain for gays are both unconsciously and consciously confused; it will resolve when they're ready to go inward (accessing the unconscious mind) for the answers and the truth. Gay is a form of genetic expression. It's not genetic. There is no gay gene like there is no gene that makes you right-handed. There is a gene that essentially dictates "be sexual" and "be handed." Gay is an expression of ones sexuality and 100 percent normal. And left-handed folks (who were considered witches at one time and killed for it) are expressing their preference but shouldn't be defined by their left-handedness in a genetic way. Same for being gay; it's okay to believe one doesn't choose it. And it's also okay to believe that one does choose it. Essentially, it's okay to be gay and proud of it!

Jaysepho · 2012-09-10T23:31:30+00:00

I would say "You can choose whose dick you like but you can't..." and then I require assistance coming up with something genius to finish off my sexy start.

jacuza20 · 2012-09-10T23:33:59+00:00

is it brother Jeb or Jed?

pooterpon · 2012-09-10T23:35:05+00:00

I'm actually pretty sick of people talking about the sex when referring to homosexuality. It's not all about having butt sex with men.

Vandale25 · 2012-09-10T16:35:08-07:00

ah brother jeb good times....listening to him preach nonsense made my day....what better way to kill time between classes

feedmeminions · 2012-09-10T23:37:23+00:00

He comes to my school too! Called me a whore once on the way to class. proud moment. Loves to tell us about how he used to be a "whore-mongering frat boy"

the_pissed_off_goose · 2012-09-10T23:42:44+00:00

it's on the sign and you still can't spell choose right? OKAY THEN.

AdmiralSkippy · 2012-09-10T23:44:38+00:00

Thought that said "lick dick"

elevenothree · 2012-09-10T23:44:44+00:00

damn he's attractive

theshrooponodon · 2012-09-10T23:45:02+00:00

AHAHA It's Brother Jed! I used to get high and listen to that guy talk all day.

kawlesle · 2012-09-10T23:50:20+00:00

If anybody knows who this guy is, I go to the same school and I want to be his friend. Fo sho.

machine123456789 · 2012-09-10T23:53:11+00:00

I read this is "You can't choose to like duck but you can choose to be one"

that was a happy time

moose_sex · 2012-09-10T23:57:51+00:00

There were some crazy religious people who used to come to Wright State and visit the quad on campus. They were referred to as "Quad God".

The cops were routinely called. Supposedly one of them got their asses beat for calling a girl a slut for wearing a skirt to class. He did so in front of her boyfriend.

Airado · 2012-09-10T23:58:51+00:00

dicks*

WhiteKnightofReddit · 2012-09-10T23:59:48+00:00

I read that at first as 'You can't choose to lick dick but you can choose to be one'. I now realize that I corrected a grammar error and subconsciously apparently want to lick dick.

Kindaclever · 2012-09-10T16:59:50-07:00

For reference, Bro Jeb's musical and scientific prowess in full effect:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94j5kdiGT7c

brainofbo · 2012-09-10T17:02:09-07:00

Good ol' Brother Jeb. He came to CSULB last year and did a presentation in the student lounge area, and I grabbed a guy who was playing guitar and we got next to him and I started singing "MISTER JESUS MAAAAAN", telling him to fuck off. Guy got SUPER pissed.

IMeltStuff · 2012-09-11T00:04:14+00:00

I think it's funny how much time these religious people actually spend in close proximity of the umm... evil doers. You'd think by the end of the day that they would get some sort of clue... Jeebus.

SFischer07 · 2012-09-10T17:09:26-07:00

I always looked forward to this guy coming to IU in the fall right before homecoming every year, like clock work.

qwertgfdsazxcv · 2012-09-11T00:11:22+00:00

I was reading last night about pedophilia and apparently there are masturbatory techniques that can (seem) to help pedophiles develop a sexual interest in adults. I don't mean to say that homosexuality is as destructive as pedophilia, or even destructive at all, but I assume that both are as 'hardwired' as adult heterosexuality. I see sexuality as a plastic phenomenon and I think that the choice/nature debate only mutes the more important point: why should we restrict consensual activities regardless of why people persue them? Y'all "choose" to hang out on this god-forsaken, heathen subreddit.

Raider873 · 2012-09-11T00:11:29+00:00

Hey is this at FSU? I've seen this assclown on campus before.

tephy · 2012-09-11T00:11:51+00:00

I think his shirt should say I deserve hell. ;/

scanyerbrain · 2012-09-10T17:14:40-07:00

"For Example ---->" best part of the sign

churchify · 2012-09-11T00:14:53+00:00

Ah yes, Brother Jed. He comes to Purdue too. We always have a nice welcoming committee for him. I can't help but think people like him enjoy thinking of themselves as Jesus, because they stand up their acting all high and mighty while they get facts they can't comprehend thrown at them. I pity him more than anything; a closed mind serves no purpose to any person or world.

xSGAx · 2012-09-11T00:15:05+00:00

OOOOOOOU!

I used to love walking out of Dale Hall and seeing the fundies rage

dsalad · 2012-09-11T00:15:54+00:00

Hm. I wonder if the older man purchased that polo shirt on a website dedicated to Christian fundamentalism, or . . if he made it himself?

I sure hope he's made it himself.

J_for_Jules · 2012-09-11T00:15:55+00:00

Too funny. I chose not to like, but to LOVE, dick. Just got back from 2yr Anniversary trip to Canada with my husband, the home of the Awesome and where we got married. New redditor here...you guys crack me the fuck up!

lovemeharder · 2012-09-11T00:16:09+00:00

I'm sure if you get it enough times in jail, this sign will be only partially correct

lebosse99 · 2012-09-11T00:17:21+00:00

*choose

TheDroopy · 2012-09-11T00:17:27+00:00

I'm pretty sure you could if you so desired.

Fullyboy1110 · 2012-09-11T00:20:20+00:00

Not sure why it's in atheism? Christian here and I still think its funny as shit! Have no problems with gay couples do what makes you happy. That is all good day!

thepaddedroom · 2012-09-11T00:23:40+00:00

Jed is still around? I graduated from Mizzou in 2009. I remember shutting Sister Cindy down around Valentine's Day back in 2007.

Mostly they become a fun sideshow for people between classes.

TheSethT · 2012-09-11T00:28:37+00:00

Gay people do "choose" to be so. I have gay friends that have said so themselves.

ArturHawkwing · 2012-09-11T00:28:39+00:00

I'm convinced that every great post has at least one typo in the link.

Kilcannon · 2012-09-11T00:28:49+00:00

Oh good, I can see he is back on my old campus. -_-

uav22 · 2012-09-11T00:28:54+00:00

Subtly giving everyone the finger... Nice

The_Rebel_Appliance · 2012-09-11T00:32:48+00:00

DADT (Don't Ask Don't Tell) just got revoked. Jed said I was going to hell for serving in the Army and not "the Lords Army" when going to class in uniform. I'm not gay/bi but I frankly don't care. Life life. Be happy.

CallsYouGay4NoReason · 2012-09-11T00:34:38+00:00

point gays


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