I worked for Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, ask me anything!

[chickenscratching]

whaddya wanna know?

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[chickenscratching]

8. i dunno

:shrug:

[smirkymonkey]

2. Where do we start? Tell us everything!

Starting with Billy's "Un-Christian" dealings...

[chickenscratching]

4. ok here's the scenairo

BGEA has a book club where they send out a free copy of that months feature to people who call in.
For two weeks i handled calls, and let me tell you I met some of the most INTERESTING people!

we can talk:
evils of homosexuality
evils of darwinism
are you a good christian ?
people calling in with weird visions
the list goes on.
where should i start

[crispini]

11. Tell us about the weird visions.

That sounds cool.

[chickenscratching]

13. well

they had a prayer line at the same building i worked at.
even though i was only supposed to handle calls for book orders, people would still call me looking for prayers.
Most of the time when i said i couldn't pray with them, they'd insist.
One day a lady called in, telling me she needed me to pray with her.
She began telling me about her visions of snakes, lots of snakes, snakes that had some kind of animal in their mouths. Animals with her faces on them (she saw this vision whenever she closed her eyes).
She was totally distraught! she truly believed that the devil was possessing her (she told me so), and refused to talk to someone else, i tried to calm her down and talk with her.
though to no avail.
I never found out what happened to her. :shrug:

[crispini]

3. Good Gawd.

WHY?

[chickenscratching]

5. for

a temp agency.
i wouldn't trade that experience for the world.

[Parrcrow]

6. Do they count the money or just weigh it, like in Vegas?

[chickenscratching]

7. weigh it

im assuming you mean donations,
did you know many people donate all their belongings/housing to BGEA upon their death?

[Parrcrow]

9. that is what I meant.

Does anyone there ever feel remorse at taking all of some poor slob's belongings. By the way, it doesn't shock me nearly as much as it should.

[chickenscratching]

10. no remorse at all

im not shocked about a lot after working there.

for example

"may i help you?"
"i read this GREAT article called "defeating darwinism" and I need another copy!"

seriously, i was on pins and needles trying to hold my tongue every second i was the phone!

[joeybee12]

12. Can you tell me what temp agency? I got an e-mail from a temp agency

about a job with a "non-profit" doing fund-raising. This was Office Team. Wonder if this is what they were thinking of.

[chickenscratching]

15. i worked through

TempForce

and don't worry, if it's non-profit, it's not BGEA

[joeybee12]

18. Thanks!

[crispini]

14. Where was the job?

And did they pay OK?

[chickenscratching]

16. well

it was in Minneapolis, and I'm not sure what BGEA would have paid me because my rate is dependant on the bids that my temp agency made.
i was paid i think 11/hr

[WI_DEM]

19. $11/hr at least isn't too bad

[WI_DEM]

17. What do you think of Billy Graham?

did you ever see him?

[chickenscratching]

22. i didnt

the workers at my building were total space cases, but extremely nice.
he was pretty sick when iw as working there, i did not see him

[sniffa]

20. the wrestLer? superstar biLLy graham?

wow! i assume this was weLL after his titLe run, given your age.

[chickenscratching]

23. come get me bad boy!

[Tsiyu]

21. I Made the mistake of doing an Operation Child box for

my son's class. Now I am flooded with graphics-laden adverts - for all sorts of Godly funds - from these relentless people.

If I return the envelope with a request for some help with my own Godly projects, do you think they'll fork over some $$$$????:shrug:

[chickenscratching]

24. oh they will send you money

and they did i'm sure, they probably just got the wrong address. :eyes:

and that's a great way to describe their mentality:relentless.

:hi: