Penn Jillette is the talkative half of Penn and Teller, the Las Vegas comedy-illusion team. He is an outspoken atheist. He posted a video on his blog about a man who gave him a Bible, which as much to teach Christians:
At the end of the show…we go out and we talk to folks,...sign an occasional autograph and shake hands……There was one guy waiting over to the side…and he walked over to me and he said, “ I was here last night at the show, and I saw the show and I liked the show….” He was very complimentary…..
And then he said, “I brought this for you,” and he handed me a Gideon pocket edition. I thought it said from the New Testament….And he said, “I wrote in the front of it, and I wanted it you to have this. I’m kind of proselytizing.” And then he said, “I’m a business man. I’m sane. I’m not crazy.” And he looked me right in the eye and did all of this. And it was really wonderful.
I believe he knew that I was an atheist. But he was not defensive…..He was really kind and nice and sane and looked me in the eyes and talked to me, and then gave me this Bible. And I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. I don’t respect that at all. If you believe that there is a heaven and hell and that people could be going to hell….How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?
And that’s all I want to say
(Source: the book Christ Among The Dragons by James Emery White)
