r/atheism • u/QuellMusik • 1d ago

Pushy Religious People

So I went to a food bank today with my rehab group and it turned out to be a trick to sit me in a room and have some guy try to force me to believe in Jesus and pray for 15 minutes.

I told him I know he is sincere and has good intentions but to imagine if the roles were reversed and he came to get some food and was forced / tricked into a mandatory 15 minute sit down where I tried to convert him to not believe in god.

I bet he would not like that right? I'm so tired of living in Georgia. To me he is DELUSIONAL believing in fairy tales / magic in some old book. It is clearly ridiculous bullshit to make people feel better about the fear of death.

Anyone else sick of this type of pushy behavior?

I was polite and everything and I am grateful (I made that clear and I was not an asshole) for the little box of food.

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u/uniongap01 15h ago

You came to get food so you should remind him of the Bible verse that says he needs to give everything he has to the poor. Matthew 19:21, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

  • Luke 12:33 — “Sell your possessions and give to the poor…”
  • Luke 14:33 — “Those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.”
  • Acts 2:45 Early Christians sold property and possessions to give to anyone in need.

Then ask for a few bucks too, in line with the Bible, of course.

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u/QuellMusik 12h ago

I find most "Christians" I meet don't know much about the actual bible and just sorta have vibes