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There is a stinging rebuttal to people like that, Matthew 7:1.
Don't hold their evangelism against them, the Bible does call Christians to do that but a more effective way IMO is by a life of example for others.
My problem with a guy like Hutchins is he likes to throw the words of Christians back at them when they stray from the righteous path and say, "see they are all hypocrites" when in fact they are just sinners (as everyone but Christ was). If mankind were perfect, there would have been no need for Christ's sacrifice.
Unfortunately Booklover's sad experience shows why people are easily led down that road of thought, as I gather he feels similarly toward religion and its devotees and who can blame him. But I believe the answer to how to deal with religious zealots is found in the Christianity they claim to profess, forgive their tresspasses as you would want your's forgiven.