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[quote=Anonymous][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.  [b]They operate like cults or predators looking for their next kill.  [/b] 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]
+ 1 In my encounters with evangelicals, I felt like "fresh meat" being circled by a tiger. I also felt highly violated, and after one encounter - one of them snuck into a Jewish event and started in on the hell that awaits me - I was so sickened by the shock of the "attack" that I spent the rest of the evening on the toilet. I really wish they had the capacity to understand the damage they do to their victims.

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