Pro tip: if an evangelical stranger approaches you asking to pray for you, thereâs inevitably something about you that they see and want to change. [Ex: I attend a very conservative, very religious uni and am clearly tomboyish/lesbiany, and thus am constantly attracting evangelical strangers] If you canât shake them (usually very difficult), then turn the tactic upon them by asking if they mind you leading the prayer bc âI have a few things on my mind.â
Then talk about whatever it is thatâs making them uncomfortable. I ask god to protect all the lgbt+ kids that are lost, isolated or homeless. I mention my non-Christian brothers, sisters, and siblings that have to fight for recognition and respect in a monoreligious nation. I pray for the protection of immigrants and refugees, reminding my evangelical friends that their savoir was once one of that number. You can pray for pregnant mothers to find the resources and abortive care that they need, if they need it, if youâre feeling particularly brave.
This achieves two things: 1) there is no response to this, esp if you wrap it up with âamen, thank you guys so much for doing that with me. I hope y'all have a blessed dayâ and leave them no room to continue the prayer. But more importantly 2) that group will NEVER bother you again and you will show them, using their own method against them, that their prayer isnât an act of faith, but of power.
Just thought Iâd share bc I know that I used to be accosted by evangelical strangers once a week on my uni campus and never had a good response or âoutâ. This is by far the most effective method of shutting that sort of behavior down real quick.
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