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Is it just me, or is the Sinners and Winners man an absolute nightmare?

whenthiswasfields

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active 9 months ago 22 responses

I first encountered the Sinners and Winners scouse preacher man on the Northern Line about a year ago. He was walking along asking people if they were ‘believers’ and when they said ‘No’ or ignored him he told them they were going to hell. I am a Christian, so when he asked me if I was a believer I said, ‘Yes’, and told him that I didn’t think he had the right to tell people they were going to hell.

He proceeded to tell me that I was evil and that the devil was in me etc. I asked him how he knew that, seeing as he didn’t know me at all and we had only exchanged a few brief words. ‘God’s told me,’ he answered. (Great answer.) He went on to tell me how the Pope, the Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury are all going to hell. I asked him who was going to heaven then… just him? God’s chosen messenger? I never found out his answer, because as the doors opened at the next tube stop, he ran down the carriage and away. I confess to having shouted ‘wanker’ at him as he jumped off the train. Slapped wrists there. And that’s his problem – he knows nothing about Christianity, at least if he does, he preaches and practises little of it. It’s people like him who give the majority of perfectly normal Christians a bad name.

What we need is a 6’5” body-building priest with a megaphone. That way, they can actually have a serious debate with no chance of him being able to kick back. I’d watch it…

Dr Bone

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22 responses

whenthiswasfields

The religious zealot that has been mentioned a fair bit recently used to stand in the tunnels of South Kensington Tube station complete with megaphone and annoying attitude. Eventually he would leave, but it usually took the intervention of the British Transport Police. He can become quite violent when challenged.

One amusing incident stands out in my mind from last summer. One of the Revenue protection staff went over to him and asked him to leave. He refused and stood his ground. The RPI again asked him to leave and the conversation became quite loud and heated. The nut then starts throwing his arms around wildly announcing that he preaches for God. The RPI replies ‘I’m sure you do sir, but I box four times a week, now fuck off’. He did.

Jon

Posted over 2 years ago by whenthiswasfields

whenthiswasfields

The evangelist fundamentalist scouser once let rip into a megaphone about four inches from my ear, just by Selfridges. As I’m an opera singer my aural health is crucial to my living, so I lifted my music folder between my head and his instrument of torture. This earned me roaring chastisement as ‘spawn of Satan’, no less, which as a gay, liberal, Anglo-Catholic I consider a compliment from his ilk. But if anyone has a water pistol…

Maxbiker

Posted over 2 years ago by whenthiswasfields

whenthiswasfields

At the Oasis store at Oxford Circus, I noticed a loud, middle-aged couple shopping behind me. The lady – a glammed up Nancy Dell’Olio look-alike – was oohing and aahing over shoes; the guy was asking her if she wanted glass shoes like Cinderella… weird. Anyway, I turned to leave the store, and notice that the guy was carrying a megaphone and was none other than Mr Sinners and Winners himself.

He was talking quite loudly so he’s obviously damaged his hearing over the years. I’m not sure if he and the lady in question were actually together, or if he was just harassing her and she was being friendly chatting back. One of the staff at Oasis said hello to him as well, as if he’s a regular visitor there. Very odd.

Jayne

Posted over 2 years ago by whenthiswasfields

uragod2me

I’m sure this guy used to preach up in Chester many years ago – I definitely had an argument with him (or his doppelganger) one night on the Rows. He’s a closed-minded looney, and no mistake.

Posted over 2 years ago by uragod2me

whenthiswasfields

So I was passing time on Saturday afternoon at Oxford Circus where I couldn’t help but overhear the sinners/winner man as he berated the passing public for spending money on frivolities and not supporting starving children.

Anyway, to my utter shock and horror, two policemen rocked up in a panda car and moved in for the kill. He was eventually taken away by them, but that’s not the reason for my writing. In the proceedings, I discovered his name. For years I’ve held true to the notion that it would be something strong and biblical - Daniel, Jonah, Ezekiel, even Adam or Matthew.

But no – his name is Neil. Hey ho.

WelshBird

Posted over 2 years ago by whenthiswasfields

whenthiswasfields

Everything you needed to know about the Winner or Sinner man…

Sinner or Winner Man

brixtonia

Posted over 2 years ago by whenthiswasfields

whenthiswasfields

WelshBird is wrong – in the b3ta interview linked by brixtonia, Sinners and Winners man clearly says his name is Phil. If anyone hasn’t read the interview, it’s very good – it’s easy to dismiss him as a complete loony but the interview gives a lot of background and he’s obviously pretty intelligent and has a very interesting story.

Crouch Ender

Posted over 2 years ago by whenthiswasfields

TBird

Yeah you probably did see him in chester. He’s shouted at me in Manchester Piccadily, birmingham, the northern line and of course Oxford Circus. At one point I thought he was stalking me. BTW its nice to read something written by reasonable sounding christians. The “I take the old testament seriously/ hellfire and brimstone” ones are definately on the rise and give all you happy clappy lets all be nice to each other ones a bad name.

Posted about 1 year ago by TBird

Babb

Posted 9 months ago by Babb

Babb

poop.

Posted 9 months ago by Babb

SuckMonster

”. . . asking her if she wanted glass shoes like Cinderella.”

Shoe fetishist. Deffo.

Sounds like he has a good technique, though. I usually get slapped when try that kind of thing on with strange women in shops.

Posted 9 months ago by SuckMonster

MarkE

I’m sure you do sir, but I box four times a week

That’s when it was all going to kick off, Christian Style

We do it by the book, God’s Holy Book

Righteous !

Posted 9 months ago by MarkE

purpaboo

Dammit. The crazy flashing rainbow colours on that Christian Martial Arts Association site made me click His Everlasting Love.

Posted 9 months ago by purpaboo

Christian Martial Arts Association

CarmenMpremium

Has this thread risen again specially for Easter?

Posted 9 months ago by CarmenM

MarkE

Dunno. Let’s poke it with a spear and see if it moves

Posted 9 months ago by MarkE

CarmenMpremium

Or maybe nail it to a cross

Posted 9 months ago by CarmenM

Babb

Or maybe nail it to a cross

begging for that

Kinky.

Posted 9 months ago by Babb

SuckMonster

Stop being such a Doubting MarkE, CarmenM.

Posted 9 months ago by SuckMonster

CarmenMpremium

Oh jesus…

Posted 9 months ago by CarmenM

MarkE

Kinky

Sinner

Posted 9 months ago by MarkE