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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCollege kids confront homophobe "preacher" and
Ironic humor ensues.
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hifiguy
Jun 2015
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Maedhros
(10,007 posts)1. Back in my day, we had Jed and Cindy Smock trolling the campuses
up and own the I-5 corridor.
They always attracted throngs of hecklers in the 80's. I'm sure that these types of "evangelicals" thrive on negative reinforcement. They feed on hate, even hate directed at them.
brer cat
(27,587 posts)3. I agree, Maedhros.
Many of them do seem to feed on the hate. Must be a miserable life.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)5. They used to show up at the U of Minnesota every spring
when I was there in the early-md 1980s.
People would bring lawn chairs and coolers full of soda and beer out on to the main quad and make a day out of heckling them. The hippies from the Co-op used to dress in drag and parade around just to rile them up.
Heard the story about Sister Cindy being "saved" in the parking lot of a Crystal Burger at least three times.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)2. I have seen rightwing preachers get heckled at colleges in LA
MineralMan
(151,269 posts)4. Holy Hubert was the one on our
Campus in th late 60s.