On one hand you have reasonable rational people who can understand the logic of a well stated arguement.

On the other you have a group of people who's world view is based upon a two thousand year old collection of random fairy tales that they purport as fact.

It will always be impossible to reconcile these two points of view until we get to a point as a society where everyone can take a step back from their indoctrinations and be honest with themselves and each other.

No doubt, this young man was drunk and crossed the line. But what can be expected to happen when night after night, a group of zealots stand a few feet from your dinner table and scream out their incoherent ramblings? They care not if you are reuniting with old friends, visiting with a relative from out of town, or just relaxing after a hard days work. I think as a courtesy "people of god" should return the favor of allowing the sinners quiet enjoyment of there free time, seeing as we give them tax free status to preach their fear doctrine to the next generation of unfortunates each Sunday.

It is amusing to consider how these street preachers would react to an equal lack of respect if it occured outside their place of "worship." I would like to see how long it took before violence was initiated by one of their "faithful" if there was a bikini car-wash across the street from their church on Glenwood Road next Sunday morning!

There is one positive to all of this, these street preachers are the best deterrent to organized religion than any athiest could ever hope to be. I hope they continue to preach night after night until there is no doubt left as to their insanity. I really don't think they realize how much harm they do to their own cause....