The Jesus Army

[crusto]

I have no idea why these guys have just popped into my head, but they have . Anyway, I remember them always being around during my drinking days of yesteryear and being as im pissed tonight I thought it only fair to resurrect their memory. They would always lurk around near Mcdonalds or other junk food outlets and taxi ranks etc in their sign written Transit van, ready to help. Although I admired them for what they did all they ever got from myself and my pals was a bit of a ribbing.

Im just wandering if..
A: they are still around
B: Who else on here is guilty of giving these good people more than their fair share of stick in the past/present.

Praise the lord

[mohicankid]

don't know about the jesus army, but when i was little there used to be a group called the beach mission in Llandudno who would read bible storys and sing songs with anyone who would loiter long enough o listen! i owe a lot to them,
not godly now but christ they helped me out of a lot of sh*t when i was a boy
even gave me an aliby when i was 7, but the less said about that the better!

[djcarlos]

My next door neighbour goes out every Friday and Saturday night volunteering as a Street Pastor....he's a pensioner and regularly gets in much later than us the old stop-out

[James A]

There still going as theres a house down the road from where i live in Coventry that has three or four vans outside there all the time and my missus says theres a big centre outside Coventry that she goes past when she gets the coach in.

Never spoke to them but i did nearly punch one American god squad bloke in Wrexham when he caught me in a bad mood. One of my work collegues had been badly burnt in an accident and id gone into town for a drink after work. He wouldn't stop hassling me going up the high street and when i told him i was an Atheist he said id burn worse than the sinners in hell. Probably not the best thing to say to me and i think when he saw the look in my eyes he knew i was about to take his head off so he legged it.

[DreamcastRIP]

So these religious nutjobs are quite literally 'sent to Coventry'!

[DPrinny]

I don't get hounded by them any more.

This makes me sad

[Helensification]

don't know about the jesus army, but when i was little there used to be a group called the beach mission in Llandudno who would read bible storys and sing songs with anyone who would loiter long enough o listen! i owe a lot to them,
not godly now but christ they helped me out of a lot of sh*t when i was a boy
even gave me an aliby when i was 7, but the less said about that the better!

I remember the Beach Mission from my holidays in Llandudno. My grandparents would leave me there for a couple of hours whilst they had some peace and quiet

Also recall the 'god squad' type people from my days of going out in Manchester. I never gave them hell but didn't stop around to listen either. Not seen any for years though.

[IronMaidenRule]

So these religious nutjobs are quite literally 'sent to Coventry'!

As a Coventrian, you would be surprised the amount of time I have heard that quote , its up there with references to Lady Godiva and the Blitz.

[Liamh1982]

There's one old bloke who every Monday in Wrexham town centre will sing songs he's probably written himself - very badly accappella-style - all about the glory of Jesus.

Everyone just ignores him but he carries on regardless. Says something when the human statue and the guy playing the panpipes get more attention.

[crusto]

There still going as theres a house down the road from where i live in Coventry that has three or four vans outside there all the time and my missus says theres a big centre outside Coventry that she goes past when she gets the coach in.

Never spoke to them but i did nearly punch one American god squad bloke in Wrexham when he caught me in a bad mood. One of my work collegues had been badly burnt in an accident and id gone into town for a drink after work. He wouldn't stop hassling me going up the high street and when i told him i was an Atheist he said id burn worse than the sinners in hell. Probably not the best thing to say to me and i think when he saw the look in my eyes he knew i was about to take his head off so he legged it.

Well these guys are probably from the same 'tribe' then as it was always when I was on a night out in Leamington that I used to encounter them. They used to drive around in big green sign written Transit vans iirc.

[djcarlos]

There still going as theres a house down the road from where i live in Coventry that has three or four vans outside there all the time and my missus says theres a big centre outside Coventry that she goes past when she gets the coach in.

Never spoke to them but i did nearly punch one American god squad bloke in Wrexham when he caught me in a bad mood. One of my work collegues had been badly burnt in an accident and id gone into town for a drink after work. He wouldn't stop hassling me going up the high street and when i told him i was an Atheist he said id burn worse than the sinners in hell. Probably not the best thing to say to me and i think when he saw the look in my eyes he knew i was about to take his head off so he legged it.

Well these guys are probably from the same 'tribe' then as it was always when I was on a night out in Leamington that I used to encounter them. They used to drive around in big green sign written Transit vans iirc.

Haha yeah me too! They used to park up outside the Pump Rooms handing out soup!

[che_don_john]

There's one old bloke who every Monday in Wrexham town centre will sing songs he's probably written himself - very badly accappella-style - all about the glory of Jesus.

Everyone just ignores him but he carries on regardless. Says something when the human statue and the guy playing the panpipes get more attention.

And a good thing too, I'd say.

[James A]

There's one old bloke who every Monday in Wrexham town centre will sing songs he's probably written himself - very badly accappella-style - all about the glory of Jesus.

Everyone just ignores him but he carries on regardless. Says something when the human statue and the guy playing the panpipes get more attention.

And a good thing too, I'd say.

Theres one in Chester every Saturday i go in. Lets put it this way his singing so bad im suprised he hasn't been hit by a bolt of lightning.

[Liamh1982]

There's one old bloke who every Monday in Wrexham town centre will sing songs he's probably written himself - very badly accappella-style - all about the glory of Jesus.

Everyone just ignores him but he carries on regardless. Says something when the human statue and the guy playing the panpipes get more attention.

And a good thing too, I'd say.

Theres one in Chester every Saturday i go in. Lets put it this way his singing so bad im suprised he hasn't been hit by a bolt of lightning.

Is he Irish?
Might be the same bloke!

[RetroAerosmith]

Yeah my next door neighbour is an ex pastor. He usually puts all anti gay stuff on his facebook, believes that the Jews hyperinflated the amount of people sent to gas chambers etc. His main wall posts are all derived or linked from christian.org, most of his friends are yanks and bible belt dwellers. He chooses the bits he likes from the bible...his most recent rantings were about the gay marriage and sign this petition to stop fathers day being changed to projenator.

Here is one of his latest posts.


Dads aren't perfect—and those of us who are dads know that better than anyone! But even imperfect dads make unique and valuable contributions to the lives of their kids. And marriage is the link that binds the family together—father, mother and children.

Same-sex marriage advocates claim that any two parents are "just the same" as a married mom and dad. And that's the new regime they want to force on us—Parent A and Parent B!

This philosophy is demonic and originates in the very heart of Satan. God is the everlasting FATHER - Satan hates Him, hates His Son, and all those who love the Lord Jesus.

This is what is really behind this ungodly and wicked philosophy. And it's hardly surprising that Moslems are not kicking up too much of a 'holy fuss'. That's because they do not know the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, claiming that God doesn't have a son (which is another demonic lie).