Why Do We Have To Have Our Religious Views !

[oscarina]

Why Do we have to have our relgious views challenged by Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons calling at our doors! Surely Religion is a personal thing and should not be infiltrated! A Wheelchair bound Jehovah was trying to drum up business yesterday in a busy shopping town, he didn't have many takers! how pathetic!

[Francis Asis]

I think its part of their faith that they have to spread the word. To give us all the chance to get into heaven.

[oscarina]

Francis Asis How appropriate your name! Where is Heaven

[boxtops]

Francis is, I am sure, correct - doorstepping in an attempt to spread the Good News is part of their remit.

[Francis Asis]

Well for me its my living room on a Saturday with my family a bar of chocolate and doctor who.

[MarkRae]

I normally just show them my blood donor card. Or remind them that their entire "religion" is based on a mistranslation...

[mummybunny6]

oscarina , Jehovah cannot be wheelchair bound, he's a spirit not a human!!!
Francis Asis , JW'S beleive the majority of people will live forever on the earth not go to heaven, so that's why they speak to people, to show them what the bible really teaches.

[jno]

you don't have to. I never have. When preachers come to my door, I just smile and say I don't want to discuss it. I've never met one who insisted. I don't know why other people have such difficulties. But I'm also fine with letting them seek converts, in wheelchairs or otherwise. It's a free country.

[Francis Asis]

mummybunny6 - I don't understand. JWs think that people will live forever? But how do they explain death then?

[MarkRae]

http://en.wikipedia.o...f_Jehovah's_Witnesses

[jake-the-peg]

"Surely religion is a personal thing"

Hmm - that's worth thinking about - most religious leaders preached to large numbers of people and they encouraged their followers to convert others.

You can see why from their perspective - If you knew something that was free and easy and brought great rewards and happiness to anybody who knew about it would you keep it to yourself.

Just that others don't see it that way.

JW's are a special case of course they are meant to preach in public as part of their end of the world cult - er sorry - religion

Religion certainly wasn't a personal thing for most of humal history - not conforming to the prevalent religion could get you seriously dead. Even in this country a couple of hundred years ago Catholics athiests and disenters were seriously persecuted.

An athiest MP was briefly imprisoned in parliament for refusing to swear an oath on the bible upon joining Westminster.

Now I guess it's becoming a personal thing because we're all too familliar with the trouble and violence it can cause so we don't discuss religion and politics in polite circles.

[mummybunny6]

http://www.watchtower.org/

[naomi24]

As Francis says, it's part of the remit of many religions to 'spread the word'. You say religion is a personal thing, but if you really think about it, it isn't. It affects everyone - whether they want it to or not.

I had a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses on my doorstep a few weeks ago, and was in the mood to challenge them. Fortunately they were carrying a bible, and so without bringing mine to the door, I was able to show them much that they were unaware of. They went away still clinging to their fanciful beliefs and in complete denial of the evidence - as usual. I hope I gave them something to think about though. After all, if they feel at liberty to 'spread the word', I can't see why the rest of us shouldn't.

[naomi24]

Mummybunny, I'm confused. Which part of that do you want us to read and address?

[mummybunny6]

Hi naomi24. Me putting that there was really in direct answer to what Markrae put with the wilko site. Just so people could have a look there if they wished. :)

[mummybunny6]

Naomi24 I would love to see what you showed to them. Can we PM each other. I'm new round here & still finding my way around!!!! Thanks

[naomi24]

Oh, I see. Are you a JW mummybunny?

[naomi24]

Sorry mummybunny, there used to be a PM facility on AB, but it no longer exists. However, if you stick around this section, in time I've no doubt all will be revealed. We have some very interesting discussions here. :o)

[chakka35]

I used to smile politely at JWs and tell them kindly that they'd be wasting their precious time with me because I'm an atheist. But they seemed to take this as some sort of a challenge, an invitation to start a doorstep conversion.

So now I just look all distracted, look at my watch and say "Oh dear, I'd normally invite you in, give you a couple of large gins and tell you where you're going wrong with all that nonsense of yours. But so sorry, just haven't got time at the moment. Perhaps some other time. Goodbye."

Or perhaps I should try "Sorry, but I don't talk to people who would rather let a child die than give it the blood it needs. Shove off."

[ll_billym]

They are just salesmen. In fact I am genuinely surprised that the Mormons at least (they strike me as more tech savvy than the JW's with their international broadcasts etc.) don't ring you up with cheesy taped messages about God and how you can guarantee salvation etc.