Door to door religion
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bigkeeko said:
I can`t be arsed with them the irritating 
s. It`s not like I chap their door and try and talk them into supporting a specific football team or try and coerce them into keep fit and joining my local gym.
Mormons are the worst. Totally mentally ill bds.I mean Joseph Smith, woken by angels and guided to buried golden plates on a hill in `upstate New York`. He was the only person that saw them, and as they were written in Egyptian he had to wear special home made specs to `translate` the word of God. fking lunatics.
A more recent take on Moses and Mohahahamed, isn't it? "I've seen/heard/know something you don't and it's really important and the very word of God and you must listen to me and read this and believe me and follow these rules and..." the rest is history. Sadlys. It`s not like I chap their door and try and talk them into supporting a specific football team or try and coerce them into keep fit and joining my local gym.Mormons are the worst. Totally mentally ill b
ds.I mean Joseph Smith, woken by angels and guided to buried golden plates on a hill in `upstate New York`. He was the only person that saw them, and as they were written in Egyptian he had to wear special home made specs to `translate` the word of God. fking lunatics.Funk said:
Best way to get rid of them is to say you used to be one and rejected it.
They're not allowed to talk to ex-JWs (they have rules around shunning ex-members) so should see them off pretty sharpish and prevent repeat occurances.
That's a great tip right there. They're not allowed to talk to ex-JWs (they have rules around shunning ex-members) so should see them off pretty sharpish and prevent repeat occurances.
(Assuming they don't mark your house for an arson attack later.)Actually, aren't JW those f
kers who meet in Twickenham and caused me to be late for a meeting not so long ago? I think I'll take them to task next time they knock on my door.Stopped in a shopping mall in LA - they looked lost.
"Have you read the word of God?" proffering a bible.
"Yes, I have." - Faces brighten - "That's why I am an atheist." -Faces turn to horror.
It appears to be something about Americans that makes them physically real away from atheists.
"Have you read the word of God?" proffering a bible.
"Yes, I have." - Faces brighten - "That's why I am an atheist." -Faces turn to horror.
It appears to be something about Americans that makes them physically real away from atheists.
My last 'discussion' with a couple of JW's :
Me: Doesn't the bible say that before Adam ate the apple in the garden of Eden, there was no suffering in the world, no pain etc etc , and, best of all, no death.
JW: Yes, that is quite correct.
Me: So what did the lions and tigers eat?
JW: Grass
Me:
Me: Doesn't the bible say that before Adam ate the apple in the garden of Eden, there was no suffering in the world, no pain etc etc , and, best of all, no death.
JW: Yes, that is quite correct.
Me: So what did the lions and tigers eat?
JW: Grass
Me:
Chunkymonkey71 said:
I had Polish Jobos show up at the flat once to talk to 'the polish lady' (my mrs).
How did they know she was polish and lived here???
Told them she was out and they gave me two leaflets... One in Polish and one in English.
Still creeps me out just how targeted they were. How did they know???
I had the same thing back at Easter, only problem was the bloke sounded very similar to my male housemate, which was why I let them in to the flat block in the first place DX Then didn't realise that were JW's until after they'd given me a leaflet ("we just wanted to invite them to a party, would you mind giving them this?") and left.How did they know she was polish and lived here???
Told them she was out and they gave me two leaflets... One in Polish and one in English.
Still creeps me out just how targeted they were. How did they know???
They said they'd been "told there were Polish people living here" but neither of my housemates could work out who would have given them details right down to the address.
kowalski655 said:
Despite having a JW hall in our town, they have only knocked here once. I suspect that I am off their list as I was a bit curt & called them "Jehovah's Witlesses"(ooh such wit 
) to the (admittedly quite MILFy) lady who called.
By all means do your sky fairy stuff in the privacy of your own home/hall, but treat it just like your genitals,dont wave it about in public,or try to shove it down other peoples throats!
ETA ... Its their kids I feel sorry for,forced to traipse the streets with NO idea of why
Please, may i use that quote for the next one that knocks and annoys me) to the (admittedly quite MILFy) lady who called.By all means do your sky fairy stuff in the privacy of your own home/hall, but treat it just like your genitals,dont wave it about in public,or try to shove it down other peoples throats!
ETA ... Its their kids I feel sorry for,forced to traipse the streets with NO idea of why
Edited by kowalski655 on Monday 29th September 20:13
I have them trying it on at my house every now and again. It's always some 70+ aged grandparents who bring there granddaughter or grandson with them, who are all neatly dressed in some pretty dress or suit and tie combo. It proper winds me up as I just feel those children are being corrupted unknowingly by them. And what self respecting parent allows people to use their children (grandparents or not) as a propaganda tool.
They normally go at me about how innocent people in Afghanistan or Iraq are starving or live in squalor and unjustly being attacked by NATO. It's usually the funny look I get from them when I explain politely that having just returned from afghan, I was one of those people who fix the 'war machines' to enable them to drop the bombs (well... brimstone), then I just close the door, goodbye.
They usually spout utter tripe too and have no real idea about what is actually going on in those foreign countries, nor get any facts right.
They normally go at me about how innocent people in Afghanistan or Iraq are starving or live in squalor and unjustly being attacked by NATO. It's usually the funny look I get from them when I explain politely that having just returned from afghan, I was one of those people who fix the 'war machines' to enable them to drop the bombs (well... brimstone), then I just close the door, goodbye.
They usually spout utter tripe too and have no real idea about what is actually going on in those foreign countries, nor get any facts right.
SlidingSideways said:
No idea why they feel the need to do it, but when you work from home it gets bloody irritating after a while. Our house seems to get done every three weeks or so, always by a different group. I try to remain polite, but they've pushed it very close on occasion.
just call the local hall (?) and ask to be added to the "do not call" list. They should respect it...
Last time I saw this was about 8 years ago while housesitting for my grandparents. Old boy and (I presume) his little granddaughter came up the drive while I was doing something. Thought it was one of granddad's friends so I was happily chatting away on the doorstep with him...
Was a few min in before he started on the religion side of things. I gave him my usual "I'm open to the concept but it always seems to bring more questions than answers" spiel, he didn't push the issue and parted a few min later.
I can live with that, if he'd been a pest I'd of got shot rather quickly.
Was a few min in before he started on the religion side of things. I gave him my usual "I'm open to the concept but it always seems to bring more questions than answers" spiel, he didn't push the issue and parted a few min later.
I can live with that, if he'd been a pest I'd of got shot rather quickly.
The Jovos are the best of them, not the worst.
ALL the religions believe that the non-believers are going to burn, but how many of them try to do anything about it?
At least the Jovos are giving up their time and energy trying to save my soul, which is a lot more than any of the others have attempted.
ALL the religions believe that the non-believers are going to burn, but how many of them try to do anything about it?
At least the Jovos are giving up their time and energy trying to save my soul, which is a lot more than any of the others have attempted.
It's remarkably dull, but I find that saying something along the lines of "look, I don't want to offend but I think you're delusional" does the trick.
That and the fact that I have a large blind dog who gets scared easily and barks like crazy at strange people as a form of defence mechanism.
That and the fact that I have a large blind dog who gets scared easily and barks like crazy at strange people as a form of defence mechanism.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10914137/...
Knocking on your door makes them feel super happy apparently .
Weird.
Knocking on your door makes them feel super happy apparently .
Weird.
Hoofy said:
Funk said:
Best way to get rid of them is to say you used to be one and rejected it.
They're not allowed to talk to ex-JWs (they have rules around shunning ex-members) so should see them off pretty sharpish and prevent repeat occurances.
That's a great tip right there. They're not allowed to talk to ex-JWs (they have rules around shunning ex-members) so should see them off pretty sharpish and prevent repeat occurances.
(Assuming they don't mark your house for an arson attack later.)Actually, aren't JW those f
kers who meet in Twickenham and caused me to be late for a meeting not so long ago? I think I'll take them to task next time they knock on my door.Really used to annoy me, as unlike rugby etc, there was never any prior warning to allow you to take a different route/ leave earlier, you found out when you got stuck in the traffic!
BoRED S2upid said:
Who funds their knocking?
My dad's hobby (apart from what he grows in a polly tunnel, and computers) is religion. He's a happy clappy dance in the aisles sort of nutter, who takes his research very seriously. He also is a lay preacher at the little welsh churches where 3 old biddies turn up, so he's ended up learning welsh so he can do the sermon in the mother tongue (He was born in Nelson, Lancs)
Anyway, I remember as a teenager, the JW's coming to the door, and my dad spending the afternoon trying to convert them. When my mother got a bit stroppy with him, all he could say in his defence was that God sent them to him, so that he could convert them, and God would be happy even if he didn't because this way, they couldn't be knocking on other people's doors and trying to convert them. My mother (also a bit born again too) had to admit that God must have sent them to our house for a reason.
Now, if they knock, on my door, I just explain that, I'm off to give blood and that's what they should be doing as Jesus would want them to help heal the sick.
JW: Do you believe you can find enlightenment in the afterlife?
Me: No. Because you're dead. <slams door>
That was after asking them politely not to return after they disturbed my family many times, and before expressing my displeasure at them waking my year old daughter yet again through the medium of the F-word.
Me: No. Because you're dead. <slams door>
That was after asking them politely not to return after they disturbed my family many times, and before expressing my displeasure at them waking my year old daughter yet again through the medium of the F-word.
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