“GOD HATES US ALL”

It’s the first really beautiful day of the spring here in NYC – 70 degrees, sunny, yadda yadda yadda – so my girlfriend and I decided to head out during our mutual lunch break and eat on the steps of Union Square Park. So there we are, enjoying a nice semi-picnic…

…when a huge group of people come along and start singing and preaching about Jesus and try to get us to take some flyers: “It’s the Bible. Not the whole Bible, just a part of the Bible. It’ll make you hungry for more.” I don’t know if the fact that I pretty much look like a rabbi made me an ideal target (“Convert the heathen!”) or should have singled me out as a total waste of effort; or maybe the fact that my girlfriend looks so Irish Catholic you can practically taste the potatoes drew them to us. All I know is, it bothered us enough that we had to get up and get the fuck out.

Look. I’m not against organized religion for the same reason I’m not against gay marriage: whatever you wanna do in the privacy of your own home is really none of my business. What I can’t stand is when people get up on their soap box and start preaching at me. I understand that there are First Amendment issues here, that I live in a big city, etc., etc. I’m don’t want to deny anyone their right to free speech; I’d just rather they do it within the designated preaching zone (e.g., a church). ‘Cause if I walk into a church, I know what I’m getting myself into. If I’m just sitting out in the sun and politely say “Thank you, I don’t want any religion today,” well… then leave me the fuck alone.

Here’s Slayer performing “Disciple” at the 2007 Download Festival. I love this fuckin’ song.

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-AR