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Dude Love



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:55 pm    Post subject: pastor swears at me on subway Reply with quote

-I've been in Korea for years and this is one of the weirdest things to happen to me yet. I'm riding the subway after Church and this young Korean man comes up to me and asks me my name out of the blue. I know right away he either wants free English practice or for me to go to his Church. I ask him why he wants to know my name and he says he just wants to know me. Maybe I was a bit rude but I said flat out "I don't want to waste your time and I don't want to go to your Church." He asks me why not and I tell him I'm happy with the Church I go to. He tells me he's a pastor and wants to show me a good Church and I ask him to please leave me alone. He sarcastically asks if I'm busy and I say I am.
He hands me a pad and pen and tells me to write my name and phone number down. I ask him to please go away again and he keeps shoving it in my face. I tell him that if I write anything on it I'm just going to lie. He asks why I would do that and I say it's because I want him to go away. He withdraws his pad and pen and swears under his breath in Korean. I say "You're a pastor and you're swearing at me. Good job." He looks super angry and asks why I'm being rude. I told him I'm not being rude, I asked him to go away nicely already several times. Then I said that since he's a Christian he's going to forgive my rudeness and pray for me. Now he looks really angry. I remind him that I told him I didn't want to waste his time and I ask him why he thinks being annoying will make me change my mind. He keeps looking really P.O.ed.
He asks my name again and I tell him "None of your business what my name is." He then asks where I'm going and I say "None of your business where I'm going." He couldn't look angrier and I wonder if he's playing with a full deck.
After a few minutes of this nonsense he finally walks away, coincidentally where I was about to get off anyway. When he's a few feet away with his back to me I dart off the subway and I walk past him on the platform. I hear him yell "Hey!" but I don't turn around to look. Then he yells "F*ck you!" and I still don't turn around. The subway doors are opening and closing and I wonder if it's because he's blocking them. I want to turn around to look to see if he's following me but I don't want to acknowledge him. Again I hear "Hey!" and I keep on ignoring. Finally the subway left with him on it.
I tell a few friends this story and that I think the guy's mental but my friend says he's just saving face. What do y'all think?
BTW, I love Jesus and I think it's great that people don't apologize for their religion and want to share it with others. I just think certain Evangelicals have the wrong approach.
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Juregen



Joined: 30 May 2006

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This guy was a nutcase.

You did the right thing.

Stay clear from these people.
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gang ah jee



Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should have called 'Holy War!' and punched him right in the face.
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you have to be Muslim to declare a Jihad?
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gang ah jee



Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Young FRANKenstein wrote:
Do you have to be Muslim to declare a Jihad?

Jihad = Crusade. OP should have gone all 1095 on that chump's ass.
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Satori



Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Christianity in motion. Wonderful...
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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't call that Christianity in motion. That guy's actions weren't Christ-like. Christians in motion, yes, but not Christianity.
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periwinkle



Joined: 08 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gang ah jee wrote:
You should have called 'Holy War!' and punched him right in the face.


Awesome~ pure gold, right there.
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you did fine with it.

I've had similar situations (minus the swearing) and have managed to make it so they understand that not everone is an easy mark.
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now you know how the rest of us see your religion.

Bibbitybop wrote:
I wouldn't call that Christianity in motion. That guy's actions weren't Christ-like. Christians in motion, yes, but not Christianity.


I second "Christianity in motion." Christ would be rolling around in his grave that the religion started in his name allows such behaviour. Luckily for us, he's dead.
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cdninkorea



Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RACETRAITOR wrote:
Now you know how the rest of us see your religion.

Bibbitybop wrote:
I wouldn't call that Christianity in motion. That guy's actions weren't Christ-like. Christians in motion, yes, but not Christianity.


I second "Christianity in motion." Christ would be rolling around in his grave that the religion started in his name allows such behaviour. Luckily for us, he's dead.


Is he (He?) have a grave to roll in? I thought he rose from the dead on Easter...?

Cool
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Qinella



Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cdninkorea wrote:
RACETRAITOR wrote:
Now you know how the rest of us see your religion.

Bibbitybop wrote:
I wouldn't call that Christianity in motion. That guy's actions weren't Christ-like. Christians in motion, yes, but not Christianity.


I second "Christianity in motion." Christ would be rolling around in his grave that the religion started in his name allows such behaviour. Luckily for us, he's dead.


Is he (He?) have a grave to roll in? I thought he rose from the dead on Easter...?

Cool


Well the Bible is has that story, but most people in the world is not have believe it. Cool
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djsmnc



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Qinella wrote:

Well the Bible is has that story, but most people in the world is not have believe it. Cool



Actually, there are about 6 billion people in the world, and three billion are either Christian or Muslim.

Both of them view Jesus as a holy person.

I refuse to back up my claims and I'm not even sure how many Muslims view Jesus as being holy. But anyway...
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder some times if Christinaity caught on so fast in Korea because so many Koreans realized the tenets of the religion make it butt easy to rip people off.
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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mindmetoo wrote:
I wonder some times if Christinaity caught on so fast in Korea because so many Koreans realized the tenets of the religion make it butt easy to rip people off.


Confused

I think it had more to do with a nasty war that had just finished, most people living in horrid conditions and tons of missionaries with food and water (and a bible handy), all with little hope that the peace would last (though it has).
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