I was outside with Anakin this morning, I’m trying, once again, to potty train the stupid mutt (and by mutt I mean stupid dog, rather than mixed breed). So, I’m standing on the steps, which are wet from the morning showers, and Ani is sniffing around when these two strange looking people approach me. They look too normal for their own good and don’t live in the neighborhood, so I’m thinking “great, church people.” Sure enough, they were church people. I have nothing against church people, except when they show up on my door and try to make me go to their church. I don’t force my beliefs on them, I don’t show up at their houses and tell them what I think, why should they do the same to me? I’ve noticed that more and more protestant churches are doing it these days, it’s not just Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons anymore.
So I’m particularly grumpy in the mornings, I suck at waking up, and they tell me that their from a local church and they’re going door to door in our neighborhood looking for people who want their kids to go to church in the mornings. I just looked at them, could they be serious? They’re looking for people willing to trust their kids to perfect strangers every Sunday morning, simply because these people say their from a church. Oh my god, in a world where Amber Alert is a household word, what the hell would possess people to do this?
I tell them, “I don’t have any kids, I have a dog, so no thanks.” This was very nice for me in the morning, I have restraint with strangers, even with church solicitors who are looking to find children. But, they didn’t go away, they tried to get me to go to their church. “Do you go to church?” they ask, and not that it’s any of their business but I said, very simply, “no.” So they tell me where I can find their church, as though they think I just haven’t found the right church yet. What they don’t get is that “no” means I don’t want to go to ANY church. So I nod, and rub my eyes still trying to wake up, and send them to the house next door where they have like 10 kids (probably not literally, but it seems that way).
This morning has reminded me why I hate people sometimes. I have a renewed cynicism. How the heck can they think people are going to just say, “oh, sure, here’s little johnny, you can take him now.” Jeez!! They’ll be lucky if people don’t punch them in the nose and call the police. If I had kids, I’d probably call the cops.
I just saw the people walking the other way down the street, wonder if they found anyone to give them their children?
KristynMarie
I think religion is good for some people. It helps enrich their lives, and also helps them to be better people. As long as they keep it to themselves. What I call bible beaters really get on my nerves. A couple years ago I was out in my driveway washing my car. That’s when 2 bible beaters came up to me spreading the word of god. When they asked me if I was religious and went to church? I said sure, I’m a Satanist. LMAO They couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
Just ask anyone what the phone number to Highland Baptist Church is in Waco and you’ll still prolly
get my old phone number. *headache remembering*
You should have thanked them for the invitation and kindly invited them to the bloodletting at your place of worship. That’s what I do.
Those Highland Baptist people were a pain to get rid of. They called all hours of the day and night for more than two months. After trying everything from giving out the correct number to callers to calling the church and asking them to make an announcement about their new number I came up with the perfect way to make them stop calling.
When the phone rang for about the 12th time that day and I answered to hear one of the “regular” callers asking what time services started, I replied calmly, “Well, Black Mass starts at Midnight but if you want to participate in the sacrifice you’ll have to have your live chicken here by 11:30.” The calls stopped coming in after that. ;P
Isn’t potty training the worst? Especially when you live in an apartment? I had a coworker who just weewee pad trained her dog; but she had a yorkie & well those things potty the size of a quarter!
We’ve had a few door to door churches come by, if I can’t avoid answering the door; I just simply say we have a place of worship, good luck with their ministery & close the door. I have actually had an arguement with 2 Mormon boys who wouldn’t take no for an answer. I get what they are doing & I wish them all the best; but don’t proceed to tell me that where I worship is not as good as yours. That’s just ridiculous & obviously the wrong way to reach people!
I don’t always agree with the means of how some churchs & religions choose to spread the word of God but out of 10 people; there is always 1 that hungers to know more & that is an awesome experience to witness.
We’ve had countless bad encounters with numerous relgions & churches and the church we attend now focuses on it not being about what religion we are; but building a relationship instead. I don’t think it matters if you ever step foot in a church, so long as you always have that relationship going.
I don’t go door to door asking my friends & neighbors if they believe or where they stand with God; instead I just show them through simple acts of service & tip toe around the issue. If they want to hear more than off we go. It’s all about tact I guess.