just wondering, how many people present have been in a physical altercation with someone else over an argument about religion? what was the argument?
even if you have just seen a fight happen, do you know the details?
2007-09-09 16:21:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
jack p. ,
i just pictured your run-in with tire iron guy as kind of an "uneasy rider" moment. y'know that old song by charlie daniels.
2007-09-09 16:46:51 · update #1
Twice. I can't tell you about the first, except to say the man was a deacon in the Baptist Church, hired me to do a grunt job for day labor, started throwing religion at me toward the end and telling me he wasn't going to pay me.
The second, I was coming out of a bar in Houston, Texas late one night in 1966 or 67. A guy in the parking lot was knee-walking drunk trying to change a flat tire, waving his fist at the sky and cursing God.
I offered to help and he started throwing religion at me ... I looked a bit hippy in those days .... came at me with a tire-iron.
He got hurt and I got as far away as my jalopy would take me pronto.
2007-09-09 16:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Jack P 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My altercation was not physical but verbally. This man at a parade that was behind me tried to create a verbal altercation ref. Christianity. At the beginning of the parade there was a group of young kid giving out tracks and there was one carrying the cross as their statement. I applauded and shouted, "THANK YOU JESUS." The guy over me shouted to me, "There goes your family why don't you go with them." I replied, "I am walking with them and I carry my cross everyday and pray for people like you." "I am ready to go with the Lord because I'm with the Lord; are you ready to go? Are you with the Lord? I'll pray for you and God Bless You." After that he did not say a word.
Mattew 10:16 - "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves."
2007-09-09 23:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My brother-in-law recently read 'The God Delusion' so he has taken it on himself to purge me of my (atheist by the way) Buddhist religion.
Nothing physical, but he gets heated.
I have nothing against atheists (like I said, technically I'm atheist) but it does goto show; any strong believer in something can become a fundamentalist at heart.
2007-09-09 23:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get in arguments with my husband over religion...He has passed His chance to be a preacher as He was called from the Lord,,now He condemns everyone because of his anger..I pray for Him to see that Jesus loves Him all the time,,,I have to show Him Jesus in me..
2007-09-09 23:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, I think it is stupid to get that angry that you would actually get into a physical fight with someone over religion. There are more important things to be worrying about.
2007-09-09 23:25:23 · answer #5 · answered by Vintage Glamour 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2007-09-09 23:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by huffyb 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A very good question for the Irish, over there, in Ireland !!!
2007-09-09 23:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Never been in one, never seen one.
2007-09-09 23:24:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope - it's not worth the trouble
2007-09-09 23:25:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jack 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
this guy... off the street came up to me and asked me if I was a Christian... and I said "Yes"... He started telling me I was weird and stuff... so I kicked him in his teeth,,, he fell, and stayed down... like the punk should...
2007-09-09 23:26:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋