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Date: | Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:24:22 -0500 |
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RAYNA, THAT'S A GREAT ONE!!!!
Rayna Lamb wrote:
> Anthony
> I've got a great comeback for you. Never actually had a chance to use
> it myself (does anyone else find that as soon as they have finally figured
> out the snappiest way to respond to a specific patronising situation
> the opportunity NEVER arises again?) but use it yourself with my
> blessing. When they say to you `may I pray for you that God heals
> you/cures you', just answer `Why, what's wrong with me?'
>
> Rayna
>
> On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 05:43:16PM -0600, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> The times when people make me the most mad and scared are the times when I'm
> somewhere in public and they think nothing of coming up to me and offering
> preyers for me so god heels me. I know that people would love to help and
> care for me but I don't believe we should begin talking about religious
> things anywhere and everywhere especially to people we don't know like what
> people have done to my family and me. Once we were on a business trip for
> PRC, and we had the afternoon without any meetings planned so we decided to
> take the subway in Pittsburgh just for something fun. It was fun and
> interesting alright, a woman was on the train and was talking very
> religiously to me about heeling, giving me a bible and offering me airplane
> tickets to heeling baths in Asia or wherever they are. My little brother
> was scared and so were my parents just because she was coming on to me so
> strongly with her ideas. Also after we got off the train, she was following
> us some more and scaring everybody.
>
> We have also been to restaurants around here, where people have actually
> came up to our booth and start praying to me and we have actually had to
> walk out sometimes. To me, the family in the next booth over might have
> more serious problems needing prayer and help, but people don't see it.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
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