Jesus Fixed My Car
I took my car in for some repair work on my A/C system the other day and I went to a place I found in the phone book. Yeah, it’s hotter than Hades here in N.O. and a working air conditioner is always on the top of my list. As an ex-mechanic I’m very picky about who I will trust. I can always tell when someone is bullshitting me or trying to jack me for unneccessary work. The shop was nice and clean and the owner seemed intelligent and straightforward.
Turned out he was someone I knew from high school or at least he remembered me, I couldn’t recall him or his name. I decided to trust him and leave it there for the day for the repair work. As I was leaving though, I started noticing that the walls in the office and waiting area was covered with religious quotes and icons and various other religious paraphenalia. I thought it was just a bit overdone, being proud of your religion is one thing and that’s fine, but this was going way overboard.
Later that day, I went back to pick it up and that’s when it hit me. Well actually he hit me, he clobbered me with Jesus. He asked me point blank if I had the Lord in my heart and if I had found Jesus. Seriously, I am not kidding. And he went on and on telling me all about the goodness of the Lord and asking if I’ve confessed my sins and made my peace, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Then he invited me to his “church”, which turns out to be one that I recognized as a borderline “cult”. You know, one of those independent churches that don’t have an actual denomination. The whole time he was talking, he stared intently into my eyes, like he was trying to mesmerize me or something. I definitely felt like I was being recruited into a future of selling Bibles door to door or wearing Hare Krishna robes at the airport, begging for donations LOL Charles Manson probably recruited his followers the same way!
I wasn’t having any of it though, I lied like a dog, I told him that I had indeed found Jesus and God was in my heart and that I was in regular attendance at a nearby church, etc, etc. just to get him to shut the fuck up. I felt like I was having to chew my frikkin’ leg off to escape his insidious Spanish Inquisition line of questioning. I’m so going to hell…
I’m not against religion in any way shape or form, and I respect your right to worship or not worship, just please, keep it to yourself. Whatever chance he had of ever seeing me at his shop again for future auto repairs was just blown all to hell, so to speak. I never want to encounter that creepy freak again. LOL
I was telling Lisa this story, her response is now my new prayer. “God save me from those who want to save me”. hehe
Hope you guys are having a great weekend!
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I prefer to be saved by the service providers I pay.
People like the person who worked on your car bother me greatly.
I do not think that you are going to hell because I do not believe there is a hell.
Took my truck to a mechanic because when I went from 40 to about 50 it shifted hard; I told him to just put a transmission kit on hoping that would help. Now the transmission rattles and shifts hard from 20 to 30 but is smooth at higher speeds. I think I will keep it like that until it actually breaks.
Those fanatical cult-like people just flat-out give me the heebie-jeebies. I think religion is a private matter. If you have it, fine; if you don’t, that’s fine, too. I really, really hate being proselytized to. It’s a surefire way to get me to never come back.
I believe the religious freaks drive away more people than they attract.
After attending a service where the preacher accused the entire congregation of fornicating, I never went back.
These sorts of people make me totally uncomfortable and rather than get into an argument with them about their version of the Lord versus mine, I tend to do exactly what you did and lie through my teeth while backing towards the door. To me there is nothing worse than a religious fanatic or zealot as in their minds, they are always right and there is no convincing them of otherwise.
I believe that people have the right to believe exactly what they want to believe, this country was – after all – founded on religious freedom but that doesn’t mean shove your beliefs down other peoples’ throats. For every one convert you might get, I think you get at least 20 who turn away.
At least you got your car fixed and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, I’m sure your A/C should run just fine! After all, the Lord wouldn’t have been happy had the workmanship been shoddy!
That sounds like a nightmare, se7en! I once freaked out a couple of door to door religious guys by telling them I didn’t believe in organized religion. The look on their faces was priceless. They tried to “enlighten” me and I just shook my head and, with a very intense look in my eyes, said, “I. Don’t. Belive. In. Organized Religion.” They never came back. (Never mind the fact I used to be a sunday school teacher at my church.) ROFL!
Glad you got your AC fixed, though.
Sandy
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So did he fix your car right?
I believe in spreading the Word, but I never liked that “in your face if you only say this prayer with me you’ll be saved” kind of religion. I can usually tell when a good time is to politely suggest if someone would care to come to my church and check it out. But it’s not something I weave into every conversation.
BTW, it appears you’re reallying saying you haven’t accepted the Lord in your heart. You should, you know. (end of proselizing)
I think religion is a very personal matter and when someone gets in my face like that, my irreverent side tends to come out.
I guess it’s better than screaming “Go to Hell” at those misguided folks.”
Happy Belated Birthday! Glad your A/C is working now and that Jesus will now be on your cool side!
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Cheers!
shit, man…. that would freak me the hell OUT!!
I guess the Jesus freaks need a reliable freak like themselves who they can trust with their vehicle too though…lol
Whoa, man! I don’t know what’s best: the cartoon or the b**g. How about .50-.50?
Wow, I like this look.
Yep, hyper-religious people are scary.
WEll, it’s hotter than hell right now here, so I’d have said something stupid in reply! Good thing it wasn’t me.
I tend to get really pissed off when someone I’m relying on to do something I’m paying them to do takes the time I’m paying for to heckle me about shit that’s none of their business. Guess I’m just funny that way, thinking it’s all unprofessional and unethical and shit.
What Vince said. God bless you!
Don’t be angry at those people who talk about Jesus. It is their mission to do so. Jesus said to his followers to go to the ends of the world and tell every soul about Him. The sooner the Gospel will be known to the world, the sooner Jesus will come to take His people to His Kindome. They tell every one about what they believe in so that when the Jujment comes, they will not be guilty of knowing and not telling. These people are not religious fanatics or wierdos. They just say what is. There is heaven and hell and you choose where to go. You must understand that God created you a free man. He never forced anyone to worship Him or serve Him. Just look at the Devil himself and the fallen angels. God gave them freedom to rebel against Him. And hell is not designed for human beings. God said that He will repay for every good thing or bad. Hell is just a payment to the person of his/her work on Earth.
Anyway, I am not saying that there are not fanatics in this world, I mean look through out the history… people killing in the name of “God” ect. Look at today’s world. Massive killings in the name of Allah and God. That is fanatism! If a person looks in your face at tells you about God, he/she is trying to be honest. Forgive me for this long comment and God bless you. (This world is full of dark secrets. If your eyes would open, you would see a whole new world. I suggest you do a little research on this Spiritual world. You will see how every little thing is connected how each event, personal and world wide unfolds like a mysterious adventure thriller almost like a fantasy. It is amazing and frightening. There are great books about different subjects. If you want to read the Bible, I suggest a Bible Study. The Book goes so deep….. Oh, here I go again….Sorry
I’ve really never met a religious nutjob such as you describe. They don’t have ‘em up here in Yankee Land. Different zoning, or something, I guess. I’m wondering why anyone would allow himself to be subjected to a bizarre third degree like that. Can’t you just say, “Look ace, I came to get my car repaired, not to seek spiritual guidance, so how about canning the sales pitch for the dead god-man, and getting on with the business at hand?”