Gotta love this craigslist add (tampa)
11-06-07, 09:17 AM
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Gotta love this craigslist add (tampa)
riding your bike the wrong direction?let prayer turn it around
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Reply to: sale-470440137@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-06, 8:52AM EST
call us.we would love to come pray with you. god is strong and he can heal anything.he does work through prayer.me and my friends would love to stop by on our bikes and pray for you.plus if you would like to hook up and ride with us let me know.813-986-****
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Date: 2007-11-06, 8:52AM EST
call us.we would love to come pray with you. god is strong and he can heal anything.he does work through prayer.me and my friends would love to stop by on our bikes and pray for you.plus if you would like to hook up and ride with us let me know.813-986-****
11-06-07, 10:07 AM
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I wonder if they have those fish badges on their seatstays.
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11-06-07, 12:11 PM
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yes, i'm not posting to bash religion just their methods and the add in general. This line is what made me laugh "me and my friends would love to stop by on our bikes and pray for you".
11-06-07, 12:25 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
I was at Dupont Circle one Friday night, no bike, standing on a corner watching a street band play (tuba, drums, and about six or seven trombones
), and a fairly attractive girl rode up and parked herself behind me to watch, too. I nodded, gave a quick smile, and moved a bit to the side so she could get a better view, and she smiled in return.We've been there for a few minutes when some guy comes riding up and strikes up a conversation with her. It sounds like typical small talk to me, and I'm just guessing that he's hitting on her (as guys tend to do during late weekend nights). She's patient enough to go along with it. Then, I start hearing him ask her things like if she realizes that she's in the wrong religion, that "It's okay for you to believe that, but you're probably going to Hell anyway," etc etc.
She finally had enough, got pissed, and left. I said to him, "Dude, I thought you were just hitting on her," to which he grumbled a bit and rode away.
My only regret is that I didn't try to salvage her evening.
11-06-07, 12:31 PM
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and a fairly attractive girl rode up and parked herself behind me to watch, too.
"It's okay for you to believe that, but you're probably going to Hell anyway," etc etc.
She finally had enough, got pissed, and left. I said to him, "Dude, I thought you were just hitting on her," to which he grumbled a bit and rode away.
My only regret is that I didn't try to salvage her evening.
"It's okay for you to believe that, but you're probably going to Hell anyway," etc etc.
She finally had enough, got pissed, and left. I said to him, "Dude, I thought you were just hitting on her," to which he grumbled a bit and rode away.
My only regret is that I didn't try to salvage her evening.
11-06-07, 12:32 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
11-06-07, 04:05 PM
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11-06-07, 04:18 PM
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11-06-07, 06:59 PM
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Great Idea. I setup a bike repair stand outside my church's building one day and met all sorts of people in addition to fixing a bunch of their bicycles (all for free). Some I have prayed with and still visit them (or they come by for stuff). My only concern would be that they might be Latter Day Saints (Mormons). There isn't anything wrong with using your bicycle for things such as what was advertised. I admire the creativity.
As for the guy talking to the girl first--I generally don't do that because it is often interpreted that way by the girl. And who knows, he may have hoped to win her over so he could date her--in my role as a pastor, I've seen many a desperate young man or woman do this (with often disastrous results). I'm not into "missionary dating" and advise against it.
As for the guy talking to the girl first--I generally don't do that because it is often interpreted that way by the girl. And who knows, he may have hoped to win her over so he could date her--in my role as a pastor, I've seen many a desperate young man or woman do this (with often disastrous results). I'm not into "missionary dating" and advise against it.
11-06-07, 07:01 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
11-06-07, 07:04 PM
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I'm not denying their right--they have as much right as anyone else to freely exercise their religion (or lack of) in this country. I'm only expressing a pastoral concern I would have if my congregation were involved. I would actually encourage them to engage the mormons (and others) in dialogue though.
11-06-07, 07:04 PM
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11-06-07, 07:07 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
I'm not denying their right--they have as much right as anyone else to freely exercise their religion (or lack of) in this country. I'm only expressing a pastoral concern I would have if my congregation were involved. I would actually encourage them to engage the mormons (and others) in dialogue though.
I'll shut up now.
11-06-07, 07:13 PM
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You should have said to her, "You are going to hell anyway, so why not come over to my place...."
11-06-07, 07:18 PM
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11-06-07, 07:26 PM
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Man, that would've been a good one...
11-06-07, 07:28 PM
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W-W-J-R? (Why in the H-E-Double-Hockeysticks is this thing screwing with my caps?)