What’s with all the Jesus People in the high street?

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Thejaybomb@reddit

They know there currently is a good surplus of needy vulnerable people looking for answer in another wise dismal world?🤷🏼‍♂️ Now for what church does best, convince those needy people to give money.

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dhgifjsn35@reddit

I only fear Ragnarok and the Old Gods, who were there long before Christianity came along and burnt "witches" and anyone who didn't agree with them.

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pepe612@reddit

I see an equal amount of Muslim preachers too but Reddit is not going to criticise them.

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GrandAsOwt@reddit

Really? I’ve lived in some multicultural places and I’ve never seen that.

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There were 4 today all preaching with microphones independently of each other in the main square in town today. It made me smile as I like to think there's gotta be a bit of competition between them right

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BroccoliMcFlurry@reddit

*Jesus freaks* *Out in the streets* 🎶

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specto24@reddit

Handing tickets out for God

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DameKumquat@reddit

The Jehovah's Witnesses seem to be having their big annual drive, to capture the new students and other lonely people. They mostly stand in streets now, as they get way less abuse than when they went door to door.

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MunkeeseeMonkeydoo@reddit

I have noticed the recent "just stand in the street" campaign by the Jehovas. I work in the business district of the city I live in and most days I pass three different groups of them. They don't pester people, they just seem to be waiting for people to approach them. One fella always says good morning as I pass so I smile and say good morning back.

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RichardTauber@reddit

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perishingtardis@reddit

>that piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah Monty Python

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RichardTauber@reddit

Oh sorry, yes. (Also "the piece of cod, that passeth all understanding". Philippeans 4:7 apparently.)

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LondonStu@reddit

Jehovah! Jehovah!

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MunkeeseeMonkeydoo@reddit

You're only making it worse for yourself!

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AndyTheSane@reddit

No one, and I repeat no one, is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle. Even if they did say Jehovah.

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LondonStu@reddit

Right! Who threw that?!

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DameKumquat@reddit

They've been doing it for a good decade. They much prefer it as a way to meet their evangelising obligations.

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MunkeeseeMonkeydoo@reddit

Ahhh. Are they obliged to spend a certain amount of time Jehoving?

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DameKumquat@reddit

Oh yes. About 20 hours a month, I think? If they dont, or are Bad JWs in any other way, eventually they can be Disfellowshipped, ie shunned by all the Good JWs, with even their own families expected to chuck them out and never speak to them again. (In reality most JWs know someone who's been Disfellowshipped and often discreetly stay in touch, but feel really guilty over it. It's the main thing that makes JWs a cult rather than just a sect of Christianity.)

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MunkeeseeMonkeydoo@reddit

Thank you, that was some information I was not aware of and found it interesting. 👍

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The_Queef_of_England@reddit

When they knock on the door, they have magazines with mental titles like "Have you seen behind the veil?" And I always think "Oooooo, that sounds interesting! What veil do they...oh...they mean religion. I was hoping they were spies come to tell me official secrets about aliens or porton down".

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theabominablewonder@reddit (OP)

This makes a lot of sense, I’ve never asked if they were Jehovahs. So a financial scam then..

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DameKumquat@reddit

If they've got those pull-up banners asking things like 'could the Bible improve your life?' in about 6 languages, with cheerful pictures, they're JWs.

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theabominablewonder@reddit (OP)

Yeah quite a few of them have those

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TimothyBenn@reddit

Praise be.

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georgejk7@reddit

Man, how do those people make a living? like they stand around all day holding Jesus magazines smiling and passers by. I wish I had that kind of free time on my hand?!

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Claudeis@reddit

Last Sunday, I was on the bus with a woman sat next to me clutcin a bible so I assumed she was off to Church. I was on the top deck, next to the window. When it got to my stop, I got up and said 'excuse me, I'm getting off here' to her. She made no effort to move so I said excuse me again. Instead of moving, she smiled at me and said Jesus is Lord' and I said 'ok' and squeezed past herm I was genuinely baffled, if she wanted to get me on board she could have at least moved her arse so that I could get off the bus. But yeah, every Saturday someone on the high road says 'jesus loves you' while I'm trying to get into asda.

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banjo_fandango@reddit

Do the Krishnas still parade chanting through the streets with drums? I remember this very distinctly in Manchester in the 80s, but I don't think I've seen any for years. Has it fallen out of fashion?

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Bitter_Outside_5098@reddit

Must be all over, Belfast is full of Jesus fingerers at the minute, microphones and speakers.

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HomeInTheMeadow@reddit

AND, why are they so often filming themselves on their phones?

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coachhunter2@reddit

Some Christians believe that if you do not become a Christian before you die, then you will be damned for all of eternity in hell, experiencing untold horrors. If you believed that, it is kind of logical to decide that the most important thing to do morally is to get as many people to become Christian as possible.

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DrunkStoleATank@reddit

I do like one of our local ones, who informs us loudly that he hates us, we are doomed, the date of armageddon, and how nothing can save us. The date keeps changing though.

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theabominablewonder@reddit (OP)

Even a broken clock is right twice a day, he’ll get the date right eventually.

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thefogdog@reddit

Newcastle is definitely more full of them now. I mean there's always been a Jehovah's Witness stand either outside Eldon Square or on Northumberland Street. But now either there or Grey's Monument, there's always some form of preacher shouting the odds. Religion is like a dick. I don't mind a lot of people having one, just don't shove it down my throat.

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madame_ray_@reddit

They do that more when times are tough and people are vulnerable. Some are genuine and some are scammers/cultists.

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pdp76@reddit

The end is nigh ! Join us.

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JuiceMeSqueezeMe@reddit

People who street preach often have narcissistic personality disorder They have delusions of grandeur and genuinely believe they can save your soul, the real extreme ones may believe they are some kind of prophet themselves

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theabominablewonder@reddit (OP)

I’d be surprised if they are all genuine narcissists lol. I’d imagine a few are, but there’s too many for them just to be christians with a narcissistic personality.

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bornleverpuller85@reddit

They're often Jehovah's witnesses because they changed their policy of knocking on peoples doors

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