Through Jameelah Mullen
January 8, 2026
What would Jesus do? He was probably just minding his business.
A group of Buddhist monks are currently participating in a 2,000-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to the nation’s capital. The peace-building march has drawn huge crowds who witnessed the historic event and offered their support. But some Georgia-based Christians had a different agenda.
As the monks made their way through Walton County, Georgia, an unidentified man appeared holding a sign with words and phrases such as “Drunks, thieves, liars, homosexuals… hell awaits you.”
“You have to turn to Christ, that is the only way,” the man said in the video of the incident that circulated on social media.
One Walk For Peace participant responded that they did not promote any religion during their walk.
“If your peace is not rooted in Christ, then it is a false peace. You are going to hell, and I don’t want that for you,” the protester stated.
“If we have to go to hell, that’s our choice,” declared a monk-supporting spectator. He then asked the monk if he thought so.
Onlookers supporting the monks defended the holy men and asked the unknown man to step out of the monks’ path so they could continue their walk.
“I wish you well,” the monk said to the protester heading to church.
Social media users flooded the comments section to condemn the righteous protester for his actions.
Many “Christians” would reject Jesus himself if he did not fit what they think Jesus should be. The same people they are judging are the same people Jesus would have had fellowship with, wrote a commenter on Tthe Neighborhood Conversations’ Instagram video of the incident.
The monks began their 2,000-mile journey in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 26, making several stops along the way. They plan to run through 10 states with additional stops. The walk ends around February 13 in Washington, DC, where the monks plan to hold a peace meeting. Visit the Walk For Peace Facebook page follow their journey.
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