It isn't what either you or I like. This is not our thread. It is the OP's, and he asked some questions I tried to answer.
First, he wanted to know if it was normal to preach in the street. It happens, but it is not the norm.
Then he asked about the benefits and consequences. Of course the benefits would be that someone might listen. That goes without saying.
And I posted that video to vividly show some consequences that he could see with his own eyes.
1. You suggest street preaching is not the "norm".
However, we never really established a baseline for the "norm."
There are many different ways we could set this baseline.
- Is the norm what we usually SEE people doing?
- Is the norm just something which, as Christians, we SHOULD be doing?
- Is the norm something people did commonly in the past?
- Is the norm something people do in other countries, or only here?
There are many ways to establish a baseline, and we never even did that.
So, although I disagree with you here, I'll let this go, as your point would be "unproven", and so would be the objection at this point.
2. You suggest the consequences would be that someone "might" not listen.
I think this is a very defensible way to state your position.
I have no argument with this.
3. Although I have disagreements with many things you've said in this thread, this post was very carefully written... and it was an excellent effort to get the thread back on topic.
When out I pointed out previous logical errors in this thread, I'm willing to chalk those up to "things you said in a hurry."
Excellent post.