I think that selling religion door-to-door ought to be considered trespassing.

Yules · February 2012

So this broad just knocked on my door clutching a bible and some brochures. I sent her on her way. This was one of the more pleasant experiences with these people as she didn't protest and scurried away. When I lived in Jersey City, the johovas witnesses used to wake us at the a$$ crack of dawn (8 am on a weekend) prophesizing and telling us that the good guys are coming and that we better come over to their side soon. I have to note that the illustrations in their texts are hilarious - happy folks of all colors and weird proportions holding hands and admiring the green grasses and blue skies.

Anyway, the tenacity of some of these people is intense and they are hard to "shoo" away. The doorbell alone is enough of a disturbance. I wish that this type of solicitation fell under something like the "do not call list" with telemarketing. Like, I should be able to put my address into a holy box that protects be from becoming a convert target.

MarSamWhitney · February 2012

I didnt want to, but we ended up putting up a sign that said "No Soliciting", right on the front door. People who knocked would make the dogs bark, wake the baby, and make me mad. It seemed to have solved the problem. Try that.

KJmashup · February 2012

I'm more of an equal-opportunity hater of door-to-door salespeople in general.

and now for something completely different · February 2012

I have a doormat that says "Go away." I'm not kidding. At least people at my front door can't be surprised when I'm a b!tch.

Yules · February 2012

KJmashup:
I'm more of an equal-opportunity hater of door-to-door salespeople in general.

I would be too if anyone other then religious representatives tried to sell anything to me at my door. The only acception to that rule was verizon fios and they were less persistent.

BTW, it's not just the johovas. Today's bible lady was some other denomination of harassment.

Yules · February 2012

I feel bad putting up the signs because my neighbor pops in with her kids sometimes and I buy girl scout cookies from them. I don't want to put them into the same category.

Another thing that got under my skin with today's visitor is that I watched her after she pulled out of the driveway and she bypassed all the mansions on my street and pulled in 3 doors down into another little house like mine. WTF? Don't rich folks deserve to be saved too?

Kitiara5512 · February 2012

Yules:

I feel bad putting up the signs because my neighbor pops in with her kids sometimes and I buy girl scout cookies from them. I don't want to put them into the same category.

Another thing that got under my skin with today's visitor is that I watched her after she pulled out of the driveway and she bypassed all the mansions on my street and pulled in 3 doors down into another little house like mine. WTF? Don't rich folks deserve to be saved too?

No Grace for rich people!!! /gavel

Yules · February 2012

kirky05:
Yules:
KJmashup:
I'm more of an equal-opportunity hater of door-to-door salespeople in general.
I would be too if anyone other then religious representatives tried to sell anything to me at my door. The only acception to that rule was verizon fios and they were less persistent.
BTW, it's not just the johovas. Today's bible lady was some other denomination of harassment.
lol
Yeah, I'm against all kinds of door to door solicitation, but I've particularly never understood the JW ones because of their specific religious beliefs.

I just wish I knew when their birthdays were, they get very anrgy when you wish them a happy birthday for some weird reason.

Heather R · February 2012

When Mormons or JW's come to my door, I tell them I am Wiccan. They generally don't know what that is. So then it turns into ME educating THEM on religion. Stick out tongue

Yules · February 2012

Kitiara5512:
Yules:

I feel bad putting up the signs because my neighbor pops in with her kids sometimes and I buy girl scout cookies from them. I don't want to put them into the same category.

Another thing that got under my skin with today's visitor is that I watched her after she pulled out of the driveway and she bypassed all the mansions on my street and pulled in 3 doors down into another little house like mine. WTF? Don't rich folks deserve to be saved too?

No Grace for rich people!!! /gavel

Bunch of socialist redistributionists.

Libby1978 · February 2012

When we get called on by religion pushers my husband promptly lets them know we are atheist. Works.every.time.

Chrissy1019 · February 2012

We also have a sign on our front door that says please do not knock, no soliciting. We have a ton of JW's in our neighborhood on the weekend and they are very pushy. H was cleaning out the garage and this woman walked right in and started talking to him. I thought he was going to throw her out. He very nicely told her that she needed to leave. I wouldn't have been so nice.

Yules · February 2012

Heather R:
When Mormons or JW's come to my door, I tell them I am Wiccan. They generally don't know what that is. So then it turns into ME educating THEM on religion.

They must promise to pray for you when they depart. I need to dig up my Anton LaVey and necronomicon books from the teenage angst days. Ask them to do a book exchange.

lildevil968 · February 2012

I used to tell them I was an atheist.The word must have spread because I haven't had someone knock on my door in almost 5 years...lol.

Yules · February 2012

Last week we went to upstate NY to go snowboarding. We passed through a town of Glens Falls. On one of the side streets, someone's enterance had a peeling, dirty, life sized santa and a door covered in a confederate flag with a no trespassing sign on the lawn. I bet they don't get any solicitors.

Yules · February 2012

lildevil968:
I used to tell them I was an atheist.The word must have spread because I haven't had someone knock on my door in almost 5 years...lol.

I feel like mentioning the word atheist makes them more infatuated with trying to save you

Libby1978 · February 2012

We have some very religious folks living on our street. One guy is the pastor of a baptist church. One on the members of his church came around one day to witness to us. My husband told him we are atheist. This guy immediately goes to a different neighbor (who is also very religious) and tells him how we are atheist. To which our other religious neighbor replies that it's none of his business what we are. I was glad he pretty told the "tattle tale" to "** off" in a more Christian way.

emsumm · February 2012

kirky05:
Yules:
KJmashup:
I'm more of an equal-opportunity hater of door-to-door salespeople in general.
I would be too if anyone other then religious representatives tried to sell anything to me at my door. The only acception to that rule was verizon fios and they were less persistent.
BTW, it's not just the johovas. Today's bible lady was some other denomination of harassment.
lol
Yeah, I'm against all kinds of door to door solicitation, but I've particularly never understood the JW ones because of their specific religious beliefs.

Well, now I'm confused. I thought last week proselytizing was a-ok?

CaniacMom · February 2012

Years ago when I was in college my brother had a bad accident where he flipped his Mustang and fractured his neck. The doctor chose to put a halo on him because he did not trust him to keep a neck brace on. My dad had the car towed to our house so he could strip it before sending it to the junk yard (we had another Mustang that needed some work and was close to the same year model so he decided to get what parts he could from the totaled one). So wrecked car sat in our front yard for 4 weeks. The Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses were constantly coming by. My brother & I were the only ones home during the day so I would answer the door and he would walk back and forth in the kitchen where they could see him in Frankenstein style -arms straight out, very rigid, etc. The huge halo apparatus just added to the look. Because we were young they kept trying to convert us even though I would argue that we were Baptists and did not want to change.

FrickandFrack · February 2012

and now for something completely different:
I have a doormat that says "Go away." I'm not kidding. At least people at my front door can't be surprised when I'm a b!tch.

My neighbor had a mat that said FCUK OFF (except spelled the correct way), until the HOA nixed that.

emsumm · February 2012

Ehhh, you have your reasons, they have theirs. Clearly it is an important part of their religious beliefs, or they wouldn't do it so enthusiastically and prolifically.

emsumm · February 2012

kirky05:
emsumm:
Ehhh, you have your reasons, they have theirs. Clearly it is an important part of their religious beliefs, or they wouldn't do it so enthusiastically and prolifically.
When did I say they didn't have their reasons? When did I say that I proselytize or condone Christians going door-to-door? I clearly just said that I don't understand or know their reasons for going door to door given their specific beliefs. I know you're trying to back me into a corner right now for whatever reason, but you're failing miserably.

Yeesh, I'm doing nothing of the sort. Yipes. You defended proselytizing last week, so I found it interesting that you would be criticizing it today. And by saying that "they have their reasons," I was simply responding to you saying that you didn't understand them. I don't either. You did say yourself that you like to spread the word. Not door to door, but to me unsolicited religious advice is all the same. I don't get particularly worked up about it.

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

Kirky = awesome.

I've never seen her defend the annoying religious folk. She's usually annoyed with them right along side us.

Also, Kirby carpet cleaner people are waaaaaaay more annoying than religious folk. I can usually explain to religious folk that I don't follow their teachings because I'm a follower of the Azhor Ahai and I have a flaming sword that was tempered by stabbing my wife in the heart.

They run at that, not only from the heathenism but from teh geigh. The Kirby people usually use that as a way to try to convince me to let them clean the carpet.

emsumm · February 2012

CinemaGoddess:
Kirky = awesome.

I've never seen her defend the annoying religious folk. She's usually annoyed with them right along side us.

Also, Kirby carpet cleaner people are waaaaaaay more annoying than religious folk. I can usually explain to religious folk that I don't follow their teachings because I'm a follower of the Azhor Ahai and I have a flaming sword that was tempered by stabbing my wife in the heart.

They run at that, not only from the heathenism but from teh geigh. The Kirby people usually use that as a way to try to convince me to let them clean the carpet.

I'm really not trying to be contentious, but she did vehemently defend the Duggars last week, specifically their tendency/mission to proselytize. I just want to make clear where my comments in this thread originate. I don't really know Kirky at all, only what I've read of those opinions last week.

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

The last I heard, the Duggars didn't go door-to-door.

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emsumm · February 2012

CinemaGoddess:
The last I heard, the Duggars didn't go door-to-door.

I'm just responding to the part that I bolded, CG. I don't actually care whether people proselytize or not. They all think I'm going to hell, except the Lubbavitchers, who think I'm doin' it wrong.

KJmashup · February 2012

Unpossible:
Emsumm - I've stalked, er, I mean, noticed, Kirky on TB for the past couple of years and I've never seen her proselytize. I'm an atheist and get twitchy with religiosity talk usually but Kirky has said some pretty profound things that I wholly respect. She's never come off as judgy, preachy, whathaveyou IMO.

Not that it matters to Emsumm because my rep is forever tarnished in her eyes, but I just have to say, I agree with this 1000%. Kirky even accepts and withholds judgment of foul-minded people such as myself.

Also, I can choose whether or not to welcome the Duggars' show into my home. I cannot (effectively and/or legally) prevent salespeople/religious missionaries from appearing on my doorstep.

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

emsumm:

CinemaGoddess:
The last I heard, the Duggars didn't go door-to-door.

I'm just responding to the part that I bolded, CG. I don't actually care whether people proselytize or not. They all think I'm going to hell, except the Lubbavitchers, who think I'm doin' it wrong.

Oh.

I don't find the Duggars annoying, so I didn't lump them in with the "annoying religious folk" label.

Annoying religious folk: People who will accost me on the street to tell me about Jesus.

emsumm · February 2012

BrinaElka:
Get a mezuzah.

Problem solved.

This is true. They scare people away.

And, I need to amend my previous statement. Militant proselytizing scares the shiiit out of me, and I do mind it. I just don't really care if someone hands me a pamphlet or knocks on my door...I'll just throw the material out. I guess I find it annoying. However, the brand of proselytizing wherein the ultimate goal is not my personal salvation, but overarching religious homogeniety in government and secular life, that I absolutely find to be offensive and insidious.

emsumm · February 2012

CinemaGoddess:
emsumm:

CinemaGoddess:
The last I heard, the Duggars didn't go door-to-door.

I'm just responding to the part that I bolded, CG. I don't actually care whether people proselytize or not. They all think I'm going to hell, except the Lubbavitchers, who think I'm doin' it wrong.

Oh.

I don't find the Duggars annoying, so I didn't lump them in with the "annoying religious folk" label.

Annoying religious folk: People who will accost me on the street to tell me about Jesus.

Oh, they definitely would do that if given the opportunity :P

emsumm · February 2012

Lol @ everyone who has posted since I did. Sorry, I am lazy today.

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CinemaGoddess · February 2012

FREE JINGER!

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CinemaGoddess · February 2012

That is a lovely shade of blue. You know who else liked blue? Jesus. Let me tell you about him.

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CinemaGoddess · February 2012

Jesus totally loved tater tot casserole. He was down with Duggar cuisine, yo.

Fishes and bread go a lot further when cooked in a casserole.

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CinemaGoddess · February 2012

There's also Christopher Cross, who will take you sailing and tell you about the greatest rich person ever, Arthur.

Because the best that you can do is fall in love.

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