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Simon Walton wrote: The people that knock on my door are usually quite polite though Actually, they were quite nice except they ignored me, if that makes sense, and I feel that once I have said I'm not interested that should be enough. Simon Walton wrote: Thus they get a bit ignorant. 'Ignorant' is a good word for it. :) Ali
Alison Pentland wrote: Actually, they were quite nice except they ignored me, if that makes sense, and I feel that once I have said I'm not interested that should be enough. Are you suggesting they don't have a right to ignore your plea not to be saved. Thats pretty similar to allowing a person to commit suicide in front of you. Regardz Colin J Davies
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
A friend of ours once invited them in, sat them down and said, "I understand you're here to explain your beliefs to me, but here are my beliefs and here's why you should join us." I thought that was clever. Some beliefs insist that it's their job to convert the masses. They keep incredible amounts of information about you if you show even any interest in what they say. They don't see it as forcing their beliefs on you... they see it as liberating your from your ignorance. Just different points of view. I'm just really looking forward to the day when I work up the courage to say, "Look, nothing personal, and it may be hard for you to understand, but I'm happy being a witch. Let's make a deal: you don't preach to me, and I won't preach to your children." J "I am wise enough to therefore not spout my ill informed opinion as if it were remotely related to fact." - Christian Graus
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
I used to have a problem with these guys, then one day one of them asked me whether I believed in God. I replied, Nope, he doesn't believe in me so why should I believe in him. They haven't been back since :-D Michael :-)
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I agree. It's nice that people can choose to believe in different things, but sometimes those people cannot understand why you won't believe the same. Thus they get a bit ignorant. The people that knock on my door are usually quite polite though :) Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024
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Alison Pentland wrote: Actually, they were quite nice except they ignored me, if that makes sense, and I feel that once I have said I'm not interested that should be enough. Are you suggesting they don't have a right to ignore your plea not to be saved. Thats pretty similar to allowing a person to commit suicide in front of you. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
More about me :-)
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
Alison Pentland wrote: but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Because the first rules of religion are:
- Your religion is right; all others are wrong.
- Converting someone to your religion gets you points toward going to heaven [or the equivalent] when you die.
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
Or even have 'em come up to you out the blue in a public place, with Bible in hand, spouting off how the end of the world is nigh. And, these are signs of the times again. And, if you do not heed the almighty word you are surely a barbaric, microbial minded, nitwit not worthy of heaven. I've actually had someone become raving mad at me years ago when I told her I was an atheist. Her demeanor went from casual to hateful and she started yelling at me saying that her mother went to heaven, etc., etc. Of course, it's obvious she had her own doubts or me being an atheist wouldn't have bothered her, but it's a letdown to see things like this happen. I don't blame the religion for these acts. There are atheists that attempt to do the same, so the fault really lies in the individual. Jeremy L. Falcon Homepage : Sonork = 100.16311
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
I've had the Mormons at the door, and being a Christian, I happily told them what I believe and listened to them. When I had to go, I said so and tried to close the door, and they put their foot in it. I looked the guy in the eye and said 'I'll break that'. They have never come to our house again. These sort of people seem to me the same as the people who sell pr0n online. They seem to have an idea that you don't KNOW what interests you and if they keep rubbing your nose in it, you'll suddenly change your mind.... Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little. And you don't spend much time with the opposite sex working day and night, unless the pizza delivery person happens to be young, cute, single and female. I can assure you, I've consumed more than a programmer's allotment of pizza, and these conditions have never aligned. - Christopher Duncan - 18/04/2002
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
I've discovered that Jehova's Witnesses seem to have some kind of rule of not preaching to friends or family, since I had a friend at school who was one. Last time Witnesses came knocking at my door I asked after her, and they instantly changed from trying to preach, to just chatting about what she was doing now. After that they said goodbye and left. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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I've discovered that Jehova's Witnesses seem to have some kind of rule of not preaching to friends or family, since I had a friend at school who was one. Last time Witnesses came knocking at my door I asked after her, and they instantly changed from trying to preach, to just chatting about what she was doing now. After that they said goodbye and left. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
Well they probably get bored talking about religion everyday, so you probably made a nice change :-D Michael :-)
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A friend of ours once invited them in, sat them down and said, "I understand you're here to explain your beliefs to me, but here are my beliefs and here's why you should join us." I thought that was clever. Some beliefs insist that it's their job to convert the masses. They keep incredible amounts of information about you if you show even any interest in what they say. They don't see it as forcing their beliefs on you... they see it as liberating your from your ignorance. Just different points of view. I'm just really looking forward to the day when I work up the courage to say, "Look, nothing personal, and it may be hard for you to understand, but I'm happy being a witch. Let's make a deal: you don't preach to me, and I won't preach to your children." J "I am wise enough to therefore not spout my ill informed opinion as if it were remotely related to fact." - Christian Graus
Jamie Hale wrote: I'm just really looking forward to the day when I work up the courage to say, "Look, nothing personal, and it may be hard for you to understand, but I'm happy being a witch. Let's make a deal: you don't preach to me, and I won't preach to your children." :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mind if I use that?? Mike Mullikin "Thank you America, every night I see increasingly stupid things happening here in Australia. Then you come along and top it." - Michael Martin - The Lounge :bob:
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Jamie Hale wrote: I'm just really looking forward to the day when I work up the courage to say, "Look, nothing personal, and it may be hard for you to understand, but I'm happy being a witch. Let's make a deal: you don't preach to me, and I won't preach to your children." :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mind if I use that?? Mike Mullikin "Thank you America, every night I see increasingly stupid things happening here in Australia. Then you come along and top it." - Michael Martin - The Lounge :bob:
No at all. :) J "I am wise enough to therefore not spout my ill informed opinion as if it were remotely related to fact." - Christian Graus
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I just had to go downstairs because two guys knocked on my door, they were from a religious group. They started to tell me about their religion, I said I wasn't interested, but they didn't stop talking. I asked again - still didn't stop. I said 'don't make me be rude, please go away', and guess what? Yeah, they still kept talking. I had to shut the door on them. I know religion is a dodgy subject, but why do people think they have the right to force their opinions on others? Would they mind if I stood on their doorstep and started droning on about my beliefs? Maybe I should make up a leaflet & a video to give to them next time they come round - yeah 'The Life of Ali'. :laugh: Ali
If they're Jehovahs, I've found in the past that explaining Schrodinger's Cat to them (this takes about half an hour, so you've really got to be in the right frame of mind) works completely throws them and they go away looking confused. When I've been feeling less charitable, I have been known to invite them to become Blood Donors. Another trick is to tell them you've already been saved by another group (the Mormons work well in the UK, since there aren't many of them about. ;)) Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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