RE: What to do when they knock on your door.
February 17, 2016 at 7:13 pm
(This post was last modified: February 17, 2016 at 7:15 pm by drfuzzy.)
I have a sign by my door that says "No Soliciting".
My neighborhood is pretty good. Folks call the police on religious groups. (ha!) Some get through. I usually tell them that I'm not interested. If they persist, I'll tell them something, depending on how pleasant they seem. Good = "I'm an organist at a Catholic Church, but thanks for your time." Pushy: "I'm a Druid, I pray to trees and cast spells. Have a nice day." (I never, ever say "atheist". That's just like waving a red cape at a bull. No thanks.)
But there was this one guy who wouldn't stop. He ignored me when I pointed out the "No Soliciting" sign, and told him that this also applied to religious "witnessing". He just got louder, he was obnoxious. He had his (probably 3-year-old) son with him. So when he paused for breath, I said "Preacher, huh. I see you brought your little fuck-buddy with you. How nice for you." As he gasped and took a step back, I pulled the shotgun out from behind the door and screamed, "Get the hell off of my property, baby raper." I barely managed to keep a straight face when he grabbed the boy and RAN down my driveway.
Yes, I channeled my mother. It was totally worth it.
My neighborhood is pretty good. Folks call the police on religious groups. (ha!) Some get through. I usually tell them that I'm not interested. If they persist, I'll tell them something, depending on how pleasant they seem. Good = "I'm an organist at a Catholic Church, but thanks for your time." Pushy: "I'm a Druid, I pray to trees and cast spells. Have a nice day." (I never, ever say "atheist". That's just like waving a red cape at a bull. No thanks.)
But there was this one guy who wouldn't stop. He ignored me when I pointed out the "No Soliciting" sign, and told him that this also applied to religious "witnessing". He just got louder, he was obnoxious. He had his (probably 3-year-old) son with him. So when he paused for breath, I said "Preacher, huh. I see you brought your little fuck-buddy with you. How nice for you." As he gasped and took a step back, I pulled the shotgun out from behind the door and screamed, "Get the hell off of my property, baby raper." I barely managed to keep a straight face when he grabbed the boy and RAN down my driveway.
Yes, I channeled my mother. It was totally worth it.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
