Subj : [6/7] FYI Fwed advice
To   : TODD HENSON
From : Michael Gothreau
Date : Fri Mar 23 2001 12:54 am

>> > I told her I was "outside the mainstream" of the Protestant
>> > Christianity  with which I had been raised.
>>
>> Which probably  means she either  thought you were  unchurched or
>> else tap  dancing around the  question for reasons  very close to
>> the real ones.
>>
>> > She has now taken to giving me literature (and sending me
>> > emails) about the Bible, Christianity, God, etc.  She wants
>> > to know what I think of them and what my beliefs are.
>>
>> This is inappropriate in the workplace, though more awkward
>> since
>> it  should have  been firmly,  if politely,  stopped at the first
>> occurrence.


 TH> The best way to deal with an overzealous Christian is to just
 TH> be up front, and remind them that
 TH> Jesus himself didn't chase people around with the gospel, but
 TH> as in the case of the rich man
 TH> who walked away from Christ's offer, he simply let them go if
 TH> they refused to believe.

And the overzealous Xian will just bring up the story of Jesus (who never 
actually existed anyway) in the Temple...  POOF!



Michael Gothreau

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 * Origin: Point to Michael Gothreau (1:393/9005.666)

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