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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is an Evangelical thing.  I'm Catholic. I  have had Evangelicals trying to convert me or inviting me to their church.  This happens less in this area.  However, when I resided in the south it was almost an every day occurrence.  The very first question people would asked was, "What church do you attend?"  Or if they realized that I just relocated to the area  it was, "Are you looking for a church?"

I recently had an interesting encounter with an Evangelical at a social that I attended.  She was so nice to me at first and I thought we got along great.   However, when she asked me, "Since you relocated back to the area, are you looking for a church?"  She went on and on about how great her church was and that her pastor teaches the word.  I kindly told her that I was not looking for a church because I decided to attend my childhood parish.  When I said parish she asked me, "What is a parish?"  I told her that I was Catholic and the name of my parish.  Well, she scoffed at me with a "You're Catholic?!", turned away, and ignored me the rest of the evening.  However, this has been the story of my life in regards to dealing with Evangelicals.  Once they discover that I am Catholic you can see the hate in their eyes and their entire demeanor towards me change.

After so many negative encounters with Evangelicals in various parts of the country that I have resided in I decided to stay as far away from them as possible.  I have a heart of gold and I love people regardless of their religious background.  However, Evangelicals are the most obnoxious and hateful religious people that I have ever encounter.   They try to coerce and manipulate others into coming to their church.   They can be quite overbearing with their conversion tactics.  They operate like cults or predators looking for their next kill.   It's offensive and rude the way they approach people.   I always feel violated after I encounter one because it feels like I was just harassed.   [/quote]

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