When I travel, it's seldom with a purpose in mind other than just relaxing and taking in the sights. I'm not the sort of person who likes to have an agenda or a schedule at the best of times. However, I can't really imagine flying halfway across the world and not taking it easy when I finally arrive.
Well, this guy sure did have a mission for his trip, but it looks like maybe he should have just taken it easy.
He describes himself as "Director of Torch of Christ Ministries" and "Former United States Marine" on Twitter, but folks Down Under aren't using many nice words to describe him after his visit to Sydney.
As he's spreading his gospel or whatever, Blair comes across a flower shop, where a man in a wheelchair is at the counter.
"You're in a wheelchair. God can touch you but you're too bitter to ask," he yells at the man.
"He can't walk, alright," she shouted back. "You keep yelling and screaming for no reason — no one cares."
"There is a reason, people are going to hell," he yelled, almost to the street in general rather than the florist.
"That's okay," she replied.
But another man who had witnessed the exchange at the florist stopped him.
"You've just slated a man for being in a wheelchair, and you're talking about people going to hell?" the guy says. "Well, you're going to hell for saying that."
"Dear Aussies, I love you," he wrote. "Before bad mouthing me, please spend some time researching where I've been and what I've done to help people around the world, by God's grace. I'm here because the Lord sent me to tell you how much He cares and wants to save your soul."
And they were more than happy to bad-mouth him about it.
"Harassing a total stranger in a wheelchair is NOT witnessing!" wrote @yohornsby.
"The irony of your work is that you're turning people AGAINST your religion, instead of TO it," wrote @JasonEvans_. "You're doing far more damage than good, no matter how well-intentioned your schemes may be."
In addition to the video of him berating a man in a wheelchair, they also found a video of him yelling to a crowd of commuters trapped on a train with him, which many also took umbrage with.
"Arguing with passengers when they told you that they don't want to hear it is rude and condescending," wrote @saltyhalaman. "I don't think even God would want that."
"Harassing people in public spaces is NOT loving," wrote @Rosentic_xo. "The Jesus I know certainly didn't act so aggressively. Australia doesn't suffer people like you easily."
Even some Americans chimed in against Blair. "As a compatriot, one of the things I hate about our country is when people come into a public space when I'm trying to go about my day and talk utter nonsense," wrote @BigBrain61.
"Read up on Proverbs 21:23 and stay off public transport," wrote @libbyturns.
"If you really love others, go and help the poor and the destitute in your country. Free the children locked up in cages. Protect your children at school by striving for stricter gun laws. I'm sure the Lord would do that before he shouted at people on a train," wrote @nk_howell.
You can watch Blair's exploits below — the exchange with the florist begins at about 2:30 into the video.
