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hazmat wrote :
I felt sorry for the 2 Mormon guys wandering the neighborhood, (it was wicked hot out) so I listened to the pitch, gave them a drink, and sent them on their way.
I knew you were a nice guy Haz!

I know that missionaries and such can be a bit of a pain, but I am always cordial, and listen to the Mormons when they talk to me on the street anyway.I remember what that was like growing up as a JW....lots of doors slammed in our faces...
- September 11th, 2009, 01:54 pm
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They are always welcome to come in and if it is lunchtime I will serve them lunch. We always converse and usually learn from each other. I have had some that I knew as a teenager come back recently just to talk to me about the places they have seen and one actually told me I was their inspiration for their journey. I keep the picture he gave me in a very special place and I think of him often.Not sure I will ever see him again. His family is from another country and their intention was to return home.
- September 11th, 2009, 02:37 pm
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Actually we had a few friends who were Jehovah witnesses...obviously not the ones who went door to door and one of my coworkers was also. Good people and I really appreciated my coworker..she was a phenomenal nurse and she was the only one who truly listened. It was because of her that a client finally got the proper diagnosis and treatment after many weeks of my warnings went ignored.

In Islam we also don't celebrate birthday's, Halloween etc...they have pagan roots. It really didn't make a difference to me to give that up when I converted being that I used to work all the time...holiday or no holiday. Now I just appreciate each day as the blessing that it is. Still have to put up the Christmas tree and lights for my mom...she's old so there won't be too many more of them left for her anyway. Definitely will be more in line when I find a husband & home of my own.

We didn't slam doors but between JW's,salespeople, and kids fundraising...sometimes we just wanted to sit around as a family and watch our sitcoms in peace
- September 11th, 2009, 05:33 pm
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Long ago they would come through our neighborhood on Saturday mornings and my ex-husband would let them in the house. When they'd quote something from the bible, he'd say "Really? That's not how I remember it." and get out our bible and read a different version to them.

Me, I sleep in on Saturdays and stayed in bed until they left. I could never understand why he let them in the house and would get mad at him when they hung around too long. I think it is 100% rude to be going door to door proselyting like that, no matter what religion you are. It is FAR more intrusive than telemarketing calls. I am not rude back to them, though. I politely tell them I'm not interested and shut the door.

There was a guy who used to hang out on a corner by my office shouting bible verses and such on the lunch hour. I told him God talked to me once, too, and he told me to leave other people alone!
- September 12th, 2009, 04:58 pm
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I have always wanted to ask solicitors for their home address so I can drop in on them and discuss my beliefs. I always chicken out and just say I am not interested.
- September 12th, 2009, 08:09 pm
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The JW's (as we refer to them here) always seem to door-knock in the middle of summer, it gets stinking hot! Unless I am going out or expecting company, I invite them in, get them a cool drink and make it clear I am a Christian. Once I had Mormons and JW's at the same time, that was a bit surreal!
- September 12th, 2009, 08:48 pm
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I like my late husband's favorite entertainment, he would let them know he was Catholic, invite them in and try to convert them. Since he had spent three years in seminary he could do a good job. Most never returned.
- September 12th, 2009, 09:10 pm
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I have friends that are of a multitude of different faiths and we get along just fine because we respect each other's decisions. When the people start cold-calling at my door, I'm polite and tell them I already have my beliefs, but thank them for their concern.

Now if they decide to keep going after that, it's their own fault because sometimes I know more about their religion than they do. But sometimes I just say No Thanks as nicely as possible and close the door.
- September 13th, 2009, 01:51 pm
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hazmat wrote :
I felt sorry for the 2 Mormon guys wandering the neighborhood, (it was wicked hot out) so I listened to the pitch, gave them a drink, and sent them on their way.
Ice-cold beer?
- September 13th, 2009, 01:52 pm
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I have had Mormon and Jehova's W. missionaries visit and depending on my time and mood either invited them in or told them I was busy. As a child Mom would invite them in and put them through the ringer by trying to convert them to her religion.
---I applaud the discipline and motivation required, although IMO the message was incongruous with reality.
---I would politely decline any literature by letting them know that it would only be thrown in the trash. So they should pass it on to someone that would read it.
- September 13th, 2009, 02:23 pm
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