If I have time, I sometimes lead the folks who want to come up and preach their version of religion to me in circles. Having been a preacher at one point in my life, I have the knowledge to do it. More often than not, however, I like to hum a certain Ozzy Osborne tune as I walk away. The walking away part usually gets them to leave me alone. Only a few times have I ever had to actually start singing the lyrics:

"Tell me I'm a sinner
I've got news for you
I spoke to god this morning
and he don't like you"

One of those times the person had actually tried to involve my kilt in the conversation. I had been waiting at the bus stop. I got the last of those lines out as the bus pulled up. I boarded the bus, and when I had got to my seat I looked out the window and he was still standing there a little slack jawed.

Of course, there's a down side to that little anecdote as well. Now, any time I hear of someone trying to use religion to attack someone else's behavior, especially something completely innocent like kilt wearing, the song gets stuck in my head for about a week.