Jesus Freaks, Out in the Streets

Today was an interesting day. After spending a beautiful afternoon in Little Italy, I came home to watch the news - only to see that I'd forgotten about the outdoor market in Dundas Square. I quickly grabbed some music, my camera, and a Tall Sidamo and was on my way.
The market was fantastic, as usual. A plethora of culture, diversity, and some of the best ethnic foods found in one square block. She was a bit too crowded for me, so I thought I'd leave and check out the rest of Yonge St. while the sun was still out. Until I stumbled upon something, conflicting.
There was a young man named Sean. He is pictured here holding a bible. This boy travelled all the way from Hamilton to preach the word of God, quite possibly in the most agressive way possible. Sean donned a plastic sandwich sign that, more or less, threatened nearly everyday passerby, that they were going to Hell. Drunks, masterbaters, gamblers, cursers, rapists, Muslims, catholics, money lovers, sports fanatics, liars, homos, adulterers, sodomists, skimpy dressers, pot smokers, drinkers, and overall Sinners, were all condemmed to Hell. Take a good look at that list again. I'm almost certain I accomplished half of that list before lunch today.

This man stood on his stool, answering questions, and defending Jesus Christ to the fullest. To be honest, I've never seen an individual with more cajones than this one. With one of the biggest multi-cultural festivals only feet away from him, with "sins" such as Muslim and "homo" written on the board, I wouldn't be surprised if Sean was pronounced dead by now. When I first approached the scene, I saw maybe two dozen people surrounding him, which later escalated to over one hundred angry sinners. One teenager even went out of his way to unconver the preachers name, only to reply, "I'm coming back with a sign that says 'Sean is a fucking asshole.'"

To put the situation into perspective: imagine three people surrounding a person that loves what they're doing and another hundred who hate what you're doing - kind of like Bush. Blacks, whites, muslims, sluts, gamberls, jews, and everything in between looked upon this man with a hate that I can never comprehend. Questions, questions, questions. Every question was answered with a direct psalm from the bible, completely ignorant to the feelings of those around him. Not only was he offensive to the eyes, but ignorant to the fact that a group of Muslim followers had set up a booth only feet from his presentation. I stayed for nearly two hours watching this guy. This guy had John Wayne's balls, if John wore a crucifix around his dick. There was always a feeling present that all hell was about to break loose, and just as one girl cussed this man out after being told she was dressed premiscuously, I left, fearing for this guys life. Imagine, being a Muslim and having a single individual tell you that you are going to Hell. John Wayne's crucified balls alright. RIP SEAN.

all photos by Andy