Religious fanatics

Little old lady to cashier: Satan puked here.

Rapid City, South Dakota

Mormon-looking hick teen: (holds up shirt and looks at his mother)
Hick mom: Gawd, no! That is Satan's shirt!

Wilmington, North Carolina

Overheard by: Amy

Orange-shirted Lutheran youth: I feel something…
Overcompensating Lutheran chaperon: What did you feel? Is it inside? Maybe it's Jesus. (pause) Is Jesus talking to you? What did he say? (waves hands in air) Praise Jesus!
Orange-shirted Lutheran youth: I think he said you should stop telling people he touches them.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Overheard by: Untouched

Scientologist: Excuse me, sir. Would you like a free personality test from the Church of Scientology?
Suit: I don’t need one. My wife says I’m an asshole.

Outside Church of Scientology, Yonge Street
Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: lauren mcgoldrick

Priest: Their first love has brought them so many tears and grief… and black eyes. But they will love again!

Saint Peter's College
New Jersey

30-something Catholic to girlfriend: I think I'm giving up masturbation for lent. (long pause) I think I might just give up masturbation.

Norman, Oklahoma

Bus preacher: Prime time bingo is the key to hell.

Kingston
Jamaica

Lecturer: You just want to drag and drop this, like you would with your lover the next morning.

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Christchurch
New Zealand

Overheard by: I wish I took this class…

Drunk episcopal priest in wine cellar: Yes! Yes! Science fiction is like religion, only backwards!

Penn Yan, New York

Overheard by: Liz

Bank teller: (nods)
Customer: People have forgotten how to praise the Lord!
Bank teller: (nods)
Customer: Don't complain that you can't find a job! Praise god that there are jobs!

Bank of America
Palm Harbor, Florida

Overheard by: Serena H.