What do you do when religious folk come to your door?

Question

Would you let someone come into your house and preech to you? Or would you slap them upside the head? ):

I ponder this, wondering if I should make a book of my loose beliefs (cuz, as I age, I consider more and more things) and parade around my neighbourhood, to pass around my new religion.

I'm just worried about what kind of response it would get.

I am being honest.

If scientology had a hope in hell (come on, something made up by a sci-fi writer? bah haha) then I surely have a chance! :)

Answer 1

I often invite them in. Since I usually know more about their holy books than they do, and know more about the history than they do, and more about their philosophy than they do, they tend not to come back. But I only do this if I am bored since it is so easy to outdo them. It's always fun to see them squirm when I call their deity evil.

Answer 2

As long as they were there to discuss their religion and not just preach, if I had the time, I would invite them in.

Recently, some Mormon Missionaries came to my door. I invited them in, after grabbing my books "101 Myths of the Bible", "Asimov's Guide to the Bible", "The Born Again Skeptic's Guide to the Bible", and my laptop which I surfed to the "Skeptic's Annotated Book of Mormon".

I tried to be polite and respectful, although one of the missionaries got disgruntled when I questioned some of the confusing aspects of his religion and when I pointed out tactics that most cults use (and how those tactics work on people). He ended up saying that he was out of time and had to leave.

I have thought about starting my own religion too. It seems like an easy way to make money. However, it is a lot more work than what it seems. You also have to think about the moral and ethical impllcations of it. Look at all the problems that religions have caused in the world. Do you honestly want to make that worse? What happens if you succeed and your religion takes off? Educating people about philosophy and science is less materially rewarding, but it is far better for humanity than peddling some religion.

If you decide to go ahead with your course of action anyway, please email me. I have some questions/comments/advice for you.

Answer 3

These days I invite them in, and boot up the computer. All of the zealots in my area are from Christian based faiths. I keep a database on my computer with scriptures and historical data and a few key discussion points.

I love those little chats.

Most of them are given a few choice scriptures to vomit up on command, and have no idea how to react to the scriptures where God condones rape, murder, and torture. They are generally unprepared for someone to ask hard questions about their God.

I also make it a point to not read anything they have to give me unless they will read my pamphlets on Atheism. No one ever leaves my house without a whole new take on religion.

In the past, I have met people at the door with guns, in the nude, and even told one young lady to come back in the evening because we had an orgy going on upstairs.

Good times.
-SD-

Answer 4

I don't mind them coming around, they are usually nice people. I always make it clear that I am a religious person and do not have a desire to change my religion. But I am always interested in hearing how other people practice their faith. When given a pamphlet, I usually hand it back saying "thank you, but I won't really read it. Perhaps you can save it for someone else who will". I understand that they are simply doing what they feel they must to be loyal to their faith and I respect that as long as they aren't rude---and so far, they haven't been rude.

Once, a JW came up the sidewalk when I was outside. He looked at me and smiled and said, "So you're the witch?" It surprised me but I smiled at him. He assured me that he wasn't going to force his religion on me---and he kept his word. He asked if I'd be interested in attending a meeting to meet the people and see what I thought. I went, and found it very interesting. The people were very friendly. Their beliefs aren't for me, but I met a lot of very nice people.

Answer 5

In my area I have only experienced Jehovah Witnesses approaching my door. They are treated as anyone else that comes around. If I don’t feel like talking to you, I won’t answer the door. The only thing I have to ask them is how they always keep their whites so-white.

I think I am “lucky” in some ways. I know some people who feel obligated to answer the door to anyone and everyone. And in turn feel trapped in the conversation because they “don’t want to be rude”. I have no problem slamming the door in anyones face. I think if you are there to trick me into purchasing your theology, you should be grateful that it was left at that.

I already know where I stand in this world.

Answer 6

Roll my eyes and not in any respect answer.. non secular human beings haven't any organisation going to someones homestead and knocking on their door without an invite by using the valuables proprietor. it really is stressful, impolite and it does not make me sense all warmth interior and able to communicate about non secular concerns. It as a replace makes me agitated. actual i don't like it even as absolutely everyone is composed of my homestead attempting to promote some thing.. Now days, once you open you door to a stranger, it ought to o.k. be the astounding. Crime in u.s. makes me very suspicious of absolutely everyone i do not comprehend knocking on my door.

Answer 7

Ummm... Like those Jehova's Witness ladies who think Jesus was really St. Michael (which I have mixed feelings about though I am non-denominational.)? I open the window beside my door, sit there and wave at them. Sometimes I open up the door and play either really terrible loud rap music about drugs and sex, or turn up this really loud CD of sounds to scare people away like really heavy bass and an orgasm sound from upstairs. They run screaming how sick us young people are. It's hilarious.

Answer 8

My dad let them in once. Our house was marked since then and everytime they would stay out there knocking for days!!! So after about 3 attempts to get back into our house, my dad hid behind the couch and never answered the door again.

Answer 9

Ok - normally I would tell them politely that I believe christianity was an invention to control the masses.

Secondly - If they were Scientologists...I would let them in because I am a Scientologist and they would probley be my friends coming round to watch a movie or something!

Answer 10

I invite them in, and show them my library, which they generally admire, and promptly leave. It includes:

The Bible, with Apocrypha.

The book of Thomas

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Book of Mormon

The Tao Te Ching

The Necronomicron

Three books of Occult Knowledge

Maleus Maleficarum

I show them some of theirs, and then ask them about some of the ones that are definitely not theirs, they don't usually come back.

Answer 11

If it is a honest true religion - It should NOT be pushed down your throat, nor to frighten you as words of you shall burn.

Some say to pass the word - I believe hand out a booklet (etc) or something, leave one on fence with number.
With people are interested they could call.