Unfiltered Story #369528

I was working at a small theater in a very small, rural town when Mel Gibson released “The Passion of the Christ.” I am not a religious person and this movie seemed to bring every religious fanatic out of the woodwork.

On this particular night, I was closing with about 2 or 3 other people. Being the manager, I was sitting in the office, keeping an eye on the closed snack bar while the staff was doing their nightly cleaning.

This woman that had come in a few times before comes into the office to chat with me. She somehow knew my boss and got away with a LOT, including somehow being allowed into employee-only areas. Story for another time.

Woman: “So have you seen “Passion of the Christ” yet?”

Me: “No, I don’t think I am going to see it.”

Woman: “WHY NOT?!”

Me: “Well it’s not really a movie that interests me.”

It’s 3 hours long, it’s subtitled, and I’m NOT interested.

Woman: “Well, have you excepted Jesus into your heart as your savior?”

Me, my jaw dropping: “Ummm, no.”

Woman: “Do you want me to pray with you right now so you can accept him into your heart and you can be saved?”

Me, after a long pause: “No…thank…you…”

Woman: “Is there anyone else here I could talk to about Jesus?”

Me: “Yeah, he’s in the back room doing dishes, just go through that door right there…”

At that point, she leaves and starts talking to my coworker, who was more than happy to talk to her about Jesus.

I was completely dumbfounded by this woman. I am at my job, I am not at your church, or your house, or even in the park. I’m polite because I’m not allowed to tell you my true feelings on religion, and I have better things to do than to argue about it anyway. This happened years ago and I’m still amazed with this woman.