At the very least the door knocking type?
2007-12-10 02:27:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Last Ent, Nero is my hero... he should be cannonized...
2007-12-10 02:38:38 · update #1
I am a big time free speech advocate and a student of Voltaire in that train of thought. that being said: Where does their right to preach begin and my right not to listen begin?
I say I have a reasonable expectation to be left alone if I am at my, or especially in my home. Or any other place I might temporalily use as my home (hotel rooms), or any place I have a reasonable expectation of being left alone with that sort of thing, like in a restaurant having dinner.
On the street, or in the park, hey, I'm fair game.....
2007-12-10 02:43:07 · update #2
I also have an unique perspective because I am a daysleeper. I work at night, so each and every door knocking JW or magazine saleman for that matter wakes me up,,, this happens several times per month... despite signs of no soliciting, Go Away! Beware of Dog, nevermind the Dog beware of Gun toting owner, nothing works...
2007-12-10 02:50:22 · update #3
wow now I am a constitution burning wack? maybe I should have limited my question to door knocking period.. Whatever happened to a man's 9 or woman's) home is his castle? don't I get a sanctum sanctorum? Don't I get freedom FROM religion?
2007-12-10 02:53:06 · update #4
No. Freedom of speech. I'm not a fan of evangelism either, but I am a fan of the Bill of Rights.
2007-12-10 02:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by Drake the Deist 2 · 9⤊ 0⤋
I think that you can place no trespassing signs on your home. Putting up No Soliciting signs doesn't work, since they claim they are not soliciting. I have discussed with them that they are selling God door to door, but they don't buy that. Neither does my local police department. These people don't have to get solicitation credientials, they can come on our property if they wish, and there is apparently no law against it.
That being said, I think it should be against the law for people to go door to door without having to be properly registered with local police so they know what's going on, and I also think that an ordiance should be made to define these religious door hammerers as solicitors, so they would fall under the same rules. If they don't like that, then come up with another term, so I can put a "NO" sign in my window.
I am alll for freedom of religion. I am also all for freedom FROM religion. I am for freedom of speech, but also for the freedom to deny access to my property for information/people that I don't know, and don't want to know.
I suppose I have just painted a target on my Y!A back...
2007-12-10 10:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Night Owl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you really hate freedom of speech and really like the communist idea of controlling everyone's actions.
I have had people come to my door, JW's and vacuum salesman. It really is not that hard to say, I am sorry I don't have time to speak with you and shut the door. Is it annoying when I am in the middle of something to answer the door, maybe a little, but it is not as big a deal as some make it out to be.
2007-12-10 10:37:39 · answer #3 · answered by future dr.t (IM) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, freedom of speech should be preserved. However, there is a fine line between evangelism and harassment, so fine in fact that many evangelists don't see it. And, historically, missionaries weren't always the most ethical people in the way in which they converted the Natives. Should you be free to tell other people about your religion? Yes. But if they don't want to hear it, you should be respectful enough to let them go.
2007-12-10 10:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry. They have every right to preach and talk all they want, wherever and however they want (as long as they don't break into your house or break the law in some way) just as much as we have every right to not listen or slam the door in their face if we so choose.
Freedom for All as a concept is a whole LOT more important than not being annoyed on a Saturday during brunch.
2007-12-10 10:32:00 · answer #5 · answered by Skalite 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It cannot be oulawed, that would require making an amendment to the constituion, essentially revoking one of the Bill of Rights. The 1st ammendmanet gives people the right to worship, free speech, freedom of press, and assembly.
2007-12-10 10:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by beachy211135 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I believe that religions, especially the Evangelicals need to pay taxes like any other business and that they must have proper business records available for inspection.
The way things are now religion is just a way to cover criminal activities like money laundering.
I can not imagine a more effective method of financing terror or bringing dirty money into the real economy than a church.
2007-12-10 10:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Buke 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Brilliant! We can have a "Do Not Knock" list to go with the telemarketing do not call list!
This is so not an issue for me anymore - I live in the country now and nobody bothers coming down my dirt road to convert me.
2007-12-10 10:36:32 · answer #8 · answered by Mikey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I think denying evangelists the opportunity to canvass (knock on doors to spread a message) would set a precedent to deny freedom of speech to others.
2007-12-10 10:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your right to not listen starts when you close the door. It's that simple. Heck, you even have the right to not answer the door. Don't push the responsibility onto them or onto lawmakers. Just close the door and then you don't have to listen.
2007-12-10 21:27:13 · answer #10 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋