Some of you might not know who Brother Jed is, which is understandable. I don't think he's been to UCSD this year – when he does visit most people ignore him in the grand UCSD tradition. He'll usually be standing in the Price Center, telling people who are trying to enjoy their fast food that they'll be going to hell for their sins. Occasionally, he'll have some friends with him, followers who refer to themselves as Jed-Heads. His family is sometimes there, handing out flyers and pamphlets, and while I've yet to agree with anything I've ever heard him say, it's clear that he knows how to speak well in public. There's a rather significant problem, though, as evidenced by a recent visit he made to the University of Arizona.

Brother Jed is fucking insane. Why? Keep reading and find out.

Now, I don't mean insane in a "the cat is spying on my teeth" sort of way. Brother Jed, from what I can gather, is fairly intelligent and can be eloquent when he wants to. No, he's insane in the way that the most fundamental of fundamentalists are, utterly convinced of his own righteousness no matter what. This can lead to some rather interesting situations.

For example.

As I said, a few weeks ago Brother Jed was at the University of Arizona. It was here that he made some rather interesting statements. There are two articles from the Arizona Daily Wildcat about him. Some of the more interesting revelations?

• "...a masturbator today is a homosexual tomorrow."
  The argument, I suppose, is rather simple. Masturbation is sexy. Masturbation is, therefore, sex, only with yourself. You are the same sex as yourself. You are now gay. Gay!
• "God has a vagina for every homosexual."
  No women, just the vagina? So, does he keep them in a jar, or what?
• Women are "whore-mongers," only good for making babies.
  I'm certain that his wife and five daughters agree, and the fact that I'm not being sarcastic makes me really fucking depressed. On his site he claims that his "children have had plenty of experience interacting with heathens since I regularly take them to campus and encourage them to interact with students... I am primarily interested in them learning housekeeping skills. However, we do emphasize academics."
• "The only things Mexicans contribute to society are burritos."
  While this may be incredibly racist and incorrect, I do admit that burritos are a fundamentally awesome foodstuff.
• Jewish people are only good at making bagels and running banks.
  What about Hollywood, Brother Jed? What about the liberal media?

There's more about good ol' Brother Jed to found online, texts about his drug use, claimed assaults both by him and towards him. A bit of Googling can pull up plenty of information on the man, and his own site has some rather interesting information. Read up and, when he eventually makes his way to UCSD, be prepared. Personally, I'm looking forward to it. I'll probably stop by and see what he has to say. Like I said, he might be insane, but at least he can provide an alternative to dodging people hurrying along Library Walk with their eyes fixed on the ground. Here's hoping I can get some slurs and damnations of my own out of him.

eh, i started learning to ignore solicitors on library walk. UofA, though… looks like he's given up on us.

Posted by: ASUCSD Revolution! on March 2, 2005 12:10 AM

maybe Bob Jones univesirty would be more receptive

Posted by: ASUCSD Revolution! on March 2, 2005 12:11 AM

"God has a vagina for every homosexual."
Oh man, that sounds like some horrible and mind-boggling hentai this man is watching. I do NOT want to know what he wants to do to god and all of his(?) vaginas.

Posted by: Nano Gnome on March 2, 2005 02:58 PM

Good 'ol Brother Jed back on campus today. As I walked past Price Center, he was debating with a hijabi woman. I have to admit, it was a bit entertaining to see him get worked up when they debated about Jesus. I wonder if this guy will ever understand that UCSD students see him more as a diversion from studying for finals than anything else.

Posted by: Yossarian on March 10, 2005 10:33 PM

Oh yeah, it would be funny if one of his daughters turns out to be a neo-Maoist feminist sociology professor at UCSD. By the way, what the hell is that guy doing on campus? Doesn't the guy have a job? He's gotta get food somehow. I mean, common, Jesus can only do so much.

Posted by: Yossarian on March 10, 2005 10:36 PM

I'm a Christian, and I want to say that not all that's said or done in the name of God is a true representation of who Jesus Christ is. If you want to take a look at my thoughts on Brother Jed, I've posted them at www.xanga.com/dandelion.

Posted by: Mike Hasegawa on March 11, 2005 01:14 AM

I'm a Christian, and I wanted to say that not all that's done in the name of God is a good or even a true representation of who Jesus Christ is. If you're interested in hearing a Christian perspective on Bro Jed, you can check my thoughts on him at www.xanga.com/dandelion.

Posted by: Mike Hasegawa on March 15, 2005 08:04 PM

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