"I grew up fervently anti-religion, like Don up there. "The opiate of the masses," and all that other shit. To me, every public Christian was either a shitbag televangelist or, even worse, a politician. My favorite comedian was Sam Kinison, a former preacher who turned on his church. I didn't simply disagree with religious people, I looked down on them, like a Ricky Gervais-type would. I thought this made me more rock-and-roll or whatever."
"I think you already handled it correctly. Proselytizers are used to rejection, ask any Mormon missionary. These churchgoers probably appreciate anyone who doesn't slam a door in their face the second they bring up Jesus. If you don't wanna join the church, you tell them so politely and then everyone goes on about their lives. God's fine with that. I was not always this civilized."
An individual describes growing up fervently anti-religion and equating public Christians with televangelists or politicians while admiring critics of the church. Time and personal experience produced a shift toward embracing Jesus and greater tolerance of religious people. Door-to-door proselytizers are characterized as accustomed to rejection and worthy of polite refusals rather than hostility. The individual criticizes fake Christians, especially within evangelical circles, but emphasizes a calmer response to invitations to church. A recent anecdote in Philadelphia recounts politely declining a church invitation while smoking, marking a softer reaction compared with past hostility.
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