Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Does adding "Please" to an obnoxious proselytizing tract make it less so?
It is really a lazy form of "spreading the gospel". These tracts are not only put in mailboxes they are left on cars, driveways, places of employment, etc... I would really like to know how many people were "saved" because of a bible tract. My best guess is ZERO! I have been a waitress for 24 years and the "Sunday Crowd" really get under my skin. I am a Christian and I hate feeling this way towards fellow believers but they make it so easy to do. Except for a few rare exceptions these church-goers come into my restaurant wearing their Sunday finest, pray before their meals, are extremely demanding, and are the worst tippers. Here's my favorite (full sarcasm intended): I provide them with excellent service and food despite their rude behavior and I am left a fake $100 bill with a bible tract on the back. The tract is left with a) no tip or b) a very small tip. I believe most Americans realize by now that tips are the whole income for a server. By not leaving a tip or short changing my tip you are basically taking food away from my family. Would you pay your car mechanic with a bible tract? Jesus spoke about such people in the bible. I am paraphrasing but it goes something like this: When you see your brother in need and say I will pray for you and do nothing to help this person, you are actually doing nothing for the Kingdom of God. When you hand out bible tracts instead of actually doing something that will affect people in a positive way, you are doing nothing. Them leaving bible tracts on my table are offensive as well. It pre-supposes that I am in need of salvation and the people handing these tracts out seem to think that they are in a higher position than others by the mere fact of their church attendance. I prefer to call things the way they really are. These people are just arrogant and cheap and I'm sure God doesn't need anymore people embarring His name.
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