Whyyyyyy am I the one coming out of this feeling bad? X_X

[chibi_trillian]

Today was...interesting. It was a rather laconic, blah kind of day, the sort of day that raises your banality score--up until I left work and somebody in the elevator noticed my pentacle necklace.

He followed me out to the parking lot, out to my car, and proselytized at me for half an hour there trying to convince me to take Jesus as my personal lord and saviour. I was too polite to just hop in the car and drive away, but I eventually wound up doing just that because he wouldn't leave me alone. Hell, I wasn't even trying to argue with him, because you can't win arguments with people like that--even if you can quote more of their holy book than they can, they'll still stand there and argue, and I really wanted to go home. I just kept repeating, "You have your path, and I have mine," like some sort of hippy broken record. And as I was getting into the car, he asked me if we could perhaps talk again, because he wanted to be my "friend."

I was rather rude, and gave him a very clipped "I would prefer not to." ARG. Now I feel like a meanie for being rude to the holy roller. But if he pesters me again, I will report him to his supervisor for harassment, since he was kind enough to tell me which department he works in.

ETA:
You are neither a subdued loner nor a jovial chatterbox. You enjoy time with others but also time alone. You can be very easily upset, even by what most people consider the normal demands of living. People consider you to be extremely sensitive and emotional. Novelty, variety, and change spice up your life and make you a curious, imaginative, and creative person. You have a strong interest in others' needs and well-being. You are pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative. You are reasonably reliable, organized, and self-controlled.

And this part--nail on the head, there:

You are sensitive about what others think of you. Your concern about rejection and ridicule cause you to feel shy and uncomfortable around others. You are easily embarrassed and often feel ashamed. Your fears that others will criticize or make fun of you are exaggerated and unrealistic, but your awkwardness and discomfort may make these fears a self-fulfilling prophecy.

FAIL. I can't even ask employees for help in stores because I worry too much about what they think of me. XD


My Personality

Neuroticism	91
Extraversion	62
Openness To Experience	81
Agreeableness	74
Conscientiousness	66

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Comments

[bulastar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been in that kind of situation. There is a difference between somebody attacking you for not following the "right religion" and somebody who might genuinely care whether you burn in hell or not, but he should understand it's rude to butt into a stranger's personal business, especially when you're trying to get on with your day. I wouldn't feel too bad about it, you tried to be polite at first and needed to be forceful enough so he'd take the hint.

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

The fact that he was mostly polite about it was the only reason I gave him a full half hour. But still. Random dude semi-stalking me and talking about Jesus and acting like it was inconceivable that I could have converted FROM Christianity. Srsly. He looked mildly poleaxed when I told him I was raised Roman Catholic, because everyone knows godless heathens grow, like fairy mushrooms, in some secret place where Christianity doesn't exist and immediately realize the error of their ways when someone kindly informs them of the awesomeness of this Jesus fellow. And chances are decent that I'll find tracts or something tucked under the windshield of my car now. Arg.

[desyhand.livejournal.com]

And remember, we're not all bad people. It's people like them who give all us Chrstians a bad name. If it makes you feel any better, he probably wasn't doing that because God told him too. God would not beat you over the head with "Have you found Jesus?" until you were bloody and light-headed. Because God knows that wouldn't work on you ;)

As long as you don't hurt yourself or anyone else, you just keep doing what you're doing!

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

H-have I told you lately that I love you, Samwise? ;_;

[creamy-twilight.livejournal.com]

Those type of people are really annoying. I remember when I was little, people like that would walk up and down our street and just talking non-stop about how their church could save you and how they do it and then give you this big pamplet and it got so bad that my dad had to make a cardboard sign with his church's sticker on it saying that he already belonged to a church.

Ooo, that test looks interesting. Awww, but we do love you!

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

That's impressive, and kind of puts my once-every-few-months pestering to shame. XD

[morriwritestuff.livejournal.com]

Whyyyyyy am I the one coming out of this feeling bad? X_X

Because you're a nice person. That's pretty much it. Just like why I felt bad after refusing to "debate" with a guy at work over whether or not homosexuality is a sin. 'Cause where do you go when that's their starting stance?

Although weirdly I've never gotten anybody trying to preach their religion to me and I'm originally from the fringes of the Bible Belt. *Shrugs*

By the by, I've always been curious, what particular religion are you, if that's not too personal? I have a vague idea, but I'm not positive I'm right.

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

It helps that there is no right answer in a religious argument, therefore neither side can prove itself victorious. Arg.

No, it's not too personal, though I can't give you a good answer. Not Wiccan, though I hang with a few of them, and not Thelemic, though I know a sizable number of them. Call me the most generic pagan ever, in that I don't even have proper names for the deities I worship. Meh, call it Earth-Mother, Sky-Father, and Creator as my pantheon. I could stick the Asian/Greek/Egyptian/African/whatever names on them, but they don't seem to fit. Eclectic, I guess? XD

[morriwritestuff.livejournal.com]

No right answer, yeah, but there are more logical debate points. I think that's what bothers me more than anything, faulty logic and poor reasoning.

But I'm a former Hellenistic Reconstructionist and they're teh sticklers for the footnotes and huge sprawling essays about root words and such.

Eclectic's cool. I think that some pagans give eclectics too much grief as though people who have standard religious labels have a greater understanding of the mysteries of the universe than those who don't. Although I might be biased as lately I've been telling people that I'm an agnostic polytheist, which I kind of think is a fancy term for lazy eclectic.

[helendragon.livejournal.com]

Ah he asumed he knew what the rabbit looked like even though he is snuggled deep in its fur and can't possibly really see the rabbit as a whole...

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

That's actually a really, REALLY good metaphor. Damn. Wish I'd had it at my disposal earlier.

[helendragon.livejournal.com]

you should read a book called sophies world then if you like that.....

[talanokomis.livejournal.com]

Catholic - Which I was, until I reached the age of reason.


And I'm sure I didn't quote it right, but one has to love George Carlin. :D

I don't how well this might work for you, but I managed to get one diverted long enough with an opener of 'isn't it funny how Isis and Mary both got pregnant through magic' or some such phrasing.

Good luck, though. Hopefully it won't get to the point where you have to report him.

[2metaldog.livejournal.com]

At least he wasn't a Jehovah's Witness. Those people are positively rabid. I know of what I speak here as my mom and stepdad are both JW's and I was dragged to the thrice weekly meeting (and door-to-door stuff) for nearly 12 years.

There is no way to deal with the ones who try to shove their religion on you. They are utterly convinced they have The One True Religion. Everybody else is just wrong/misguided. I would definately report him if he takes up with you again as that is the only way he might be stopped.

[kotszok.livejournal.com]

I BEAT YOU AT BEING NEUROTIC, GO ME. And my extraversion is sadly lower than yours. XD

Also LOLOLOL HOLY ROLLERS FOR THE WIN! Technically we are supposed to bring the good word to people and stuff and convince people but.. maybe I'm a sinner, but I don't do that. I'm bad at being philosophical, plus it's their choice. (Technically I'm doing the wrong approach, according to my faith, but whatever.)

[ptps.livejournal.com]

lol I scored 99 on neuroticism XD

And argh yes I hate people like that. I mean it's one thing to be a nice Christian and all but GEEZ don't force people into it?! They totally ruin the religion that way. And no I think you're alright with your response. He was being really rude in his own way, anyway. XD ;__; *hug*

[nike-victory.livejournal.com]

You got higher than me on everything on the quiz.

As for the prolysetizer, he was being rude in a very subtle manner and you had the right to leave in that situation. I, personally, don't get the frame of mind that leads people to do such a thing; I've always believed in show-by-example and letting people make their own decisions.