Reply #56: 2 activities I have tried [View All]

[magpie]

1)Accept an offer to attend church with a fundie. Or a ladies' prayer group or bible school. Be welcomed and showered with wishes for salvation. When Q&A or prayer request time comes- Cry and flail about questioning why the house of God, or the Savior, or the bible inspires such hate and venom. Just keep repeating 'I don't get it' 'It seems so hateful' 'I can't be saved - I just don't get it'. 'This war, this President, it seems so mean, so hateful'. Just ramble and cry and carry on. Some people would have to act out this part. I usually watch Fox or listen to Rush Limbaugh before going then I don't have to fake it. I really do get that upset. It disrupts their agenda and stuns them into a really cool, silent mood. Then I use the opportunity to try to convert them. (Jesus was a wild-eyed liberal)
2) Intentionally block the junk food aisle at the grocer. Wait for Pastor Bob and family to be patiently waiting behind me. Start shaking and staggering while mumbling 'I'm scared. I'm so scared'. They will ask "what's wrong?" or "What are you scared of?" Whisper back "The right wing. The President. So mean. So evil. So scary. They've tried to steal the flag. They stole the election." Bust up their little safety zone of believing this crap can be flung with no reply. Make eye contact. Let them know you're giving them shit without taking any of theirs.
Churches and grocery stores. I've helped four people register as Dems this month. It's good, clean, grassroots activism.