Students gathered at the field near the University Bookstore yesterday afternoon to debate moral matters with 70-year-old Paul Mitchell, a born-again Christian preaching messages of intolerance.
Hoisting a large sign that read, “Go to hell or repent,” Mitchell said he directly opposes hypocrites, murderers, “baby-killers,” “boozers,” “girlie-men” and more.
According to Mitchell, he is doing the students of Cal State Long Beach a favor by promoting the Bible’s New Testament.
“Satan is the author of confusion,” he shouted to the crowd. “If the Bible is right, you’re all screwed.”
He went on to claim that the Old Testament is irrelevant.
Mitchell said he considers faith in God and acting on His “clear instructions” as common sense. He dismisses all other religions.
“If you’re not in the mind of God, you’re toast,” he said.
“I like toast,” replied a student concealed in the crowds.
The walkways were clogged with students engaging in heated arguments with Mitchell, and mocking him. Some directly approached him, covered his sign with college-rule paper and kicked the grass at his side.
One student attempted to take his photo with Mitchell, but was denied.
“You want a photo — it’s $5,” Mitchell said.
“If this is how he is nice, imagine what he’s like mean,” animation major Adam Nichols said. “Can you imagine him just beating us over with his sign?”
Biology major Brad Yared was ashamed of Mitchell’s heated preaching. Yared passed out Baptist pamphlets, entitled “I’m a Pretty Good Person,” from the Fellowship Tract League.
“His beliefs are not the beliefs of Christians,” Yared said, apologizing to students on behalf of Mitchell’s preaches.
Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” could be heard faintly from a mobile phone. Attempting to distract Mitchell and drown out his preaches, some students sang along with the song.
For 42 years, Mitchell has protested “iniquity.” According to Mitchell, iniquity is defined as wickedness and gross injustice, and it has corrupted American culture.
“Woman act more like men than men,” he said.
Mitchell described effeminate men as “pigeon-toes” with weak wrists.
He said not many people in the past have heeded warnings of God’s wrath. Mitchell then said he’s not surprised because the Bible warned him of non-believers.
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