Doo Dah Parade, Pt. 3: Atheists United Vs. Truth

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Can you think of anything more foolish than a cadre of unbelievers declaring in unison that there is no God while marching in silly costumes at the 2011 Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena?

I can think of something more foolish: a cadre of believers preaching the truth that there is a God, a God who will hold them accountable for their actions and their unbelief. (Click here to start at PART 1)

“For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.” (1 Corinthians 1:21)

I haven’t seen Bruce the Atheist since 2008 when he and his friend Millstone Frank tried to persuade my daughter that there was no God. She remained unconvinced and you can read about it here.)

Well, Lo and Behold! There was Bruce dressed up as a poor rent pilgrim proud of his blasphemous parade float and signs. There was only one thing to do: Preach. In fact we preached to this darkened crowd twice just to make sure they heard our message loud and clear!

Here’s the first session:

Want to see the second video where an atheist heckler shouts, “You’re an idiot! You’re an idiot!” until Bruce the Atheist whisks him away?

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Dod Dah Parade, Pt. 2: Dealing Politely with Police

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This may sound shocking but I’m going to write it out, here and now. There is no need to get arrested while preaching the Gospel in America. That’s right. At this current time there is no need for anyone to go to jail for evangelizing. The time will come when that may have to happen, just not now. (Click here to start at PART 1)

Watch this recent encounter at the 2011 Pasadena Doo Dah Parade, when a police officer wanted me to stop preaching to the crowds lined up waiting for the parade to start. You’ll notice that when I hear the policeman interrupt my sermon with “Sir! Sir!” (off camera at the 2:30 mark), I lift up my index finger to ask him to let me finish my presentation. He did. Watch how I handled the situation. (Below, read the reason why I think Christians don’t need to be arrested. For now.)

There is a reason why American evangelists get hassled by police and carted off to jail. This is a general observation that may not apply to all heralds of the Good News, but it’s something I’ve seen way too often in the streets and in the press releases of Christian defense institutes. Too many evangelists suffer from…

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Doo Dah Deranged, Part 1

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The evangelism team attended the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena and had too many encounters to write about; so, I will be posting at least one astounding video a day next week, shot by my friend, Steve Pivovaroff on his trusty iPhone. Read below for part 2 to start this series of videos.


Look for:

  • Preaching to the atheist contingent (The “Godless Liberals.” Their term.)
  • Our encounter with the marching (and wildly frenetic) Hari Krishnas
  • The Harmonica Heckler! (Yes, I was mercilessly harangued by a demonic Toots Thielemans. But I exacted my revenge on him, you bet.)

  • And! We were warned by  policemen…and they didn’t arrest us! Why?

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What happened “ON THE BOX”

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Ray Comfort and the Way of the Master team have a daily evangelism web show called “ON THE BOX.” I had the opportunity to be a guest on the program a few weeks ago.

Frankly, I thought I looked a little uncomfortable. And it’s true, videos do make me appear ten pounds heavier. Really. It’s the video. (My daughter thought I resembled a Beanie Baby next to buff ex-Navy SEAL Chad Williams, and ex-cop Tony Miano). Nevertheless, you might derive some pleasure by watching these two half hour episodes—or, you just may be bored stiff.

If you want to see the second day’s episode, click here:

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