Religious Door Knockers

[nailit]

Since living in a high rise block of flats (with video intercom) I no longer get the religious door knockers, (Mostly J.W's, the odd Mormon and the occasional Evangelical Christian).

I sometimes miss the opportunity for an impromptu chance discussion on things religious.
Over the years Ive had many a discussion with believers of different persuasions and for the most part it has been friendly and we have parted with ''we agree to disagree''.
No slamming doors in faces, no abuse from either side, just an exchange of thoughts.
Ive had the occasions where these encounters have resulted in the 'door knockers' spending weeks visiting my home and all has been friendly, discussing theology over tea and biscuits!!
(Ive no doubt that if Theland 'door knocked' me that we would spend months discussing stuff over Special Brew's and Kebabs :-) )

1) I really don't get why people get so annoyed at religious folk knocking on their door?
Just say no thanks and thats the end of it.

2) I really don't get why discussing the same stuff on the internet is so different?
Why are we so much less accommodating to hearing what the other has to say and so much more forthcoming with the insults?

And that ^^goes for me as well...

[Nical]

It's 15 years since any religious folk - the JW - knocked at my door, and probably 10 before that. I don't know anyone who has regular calls, so I'm not sure if many people do 'get so annoyed' nowadays.

[Cloverjo]

I once invited JW into my house because I was lonely and wanted something to belong to. The woman had been, like me at the time, a single mother. She had had to apologise for her ‘sins’ to be accepted into the JW.
After that I’ve always said to the ‘religious door knockers’ (that still makes me laugh (re Theland earlier)) that I’ve looked into their beliefs and it’s not for me.

[237SJ]

I say thank you but no thanks. There's no need to be rude.

[pastafreak]

The last time...several months ago...that I answered the door to the JW, it was with mop, bucket, and disinfectant in hand. My words..."sorry, but I need to mop up a dog mess". They looked a bit flustered, and left. The truth.
Now I keep the bucket by the door...just in case. ;)

[Cloverjo]

That’s great, pasta :))

[naomi24]

Many moons ago in my days as a Christian the Mormons almost got me. Scrubbed shiny clean and impeccably suited and booted, they came to my home several times, I studied their leaflets, I read the Book of Mormon, which is on my shelf to this day, and although I felt the Joseph Smith story a bit iffy, the family values and apparently innocuous philosophy I could not fault. Then one day they came and gave me a leaflet that said, ‘If a man does not believe you, make him your enemy’. Bye bye Mormons. They were as misguided as the rest.

[237SJ]

I remember as a child when we had a knock on the door one Sunday. My Dad who supplied equipment to farms was out at the time. My Mum threw up the sach cord windows in a fury because she was fed up with farmers contacting us all hours of the day and night (as they do) She said "If that's the Witnesses, we're not interested so go away" Turned out to be one of my Dad's customers who had become a JW.

[Theland]

But you, Naomi, are not misguided are you?
It must be great to have such certainty without evidence?

[naomi24]

Theland, //But you, Naomi, are not misguided are you//

You think teaching people to make anyone who doesn't believe them an enemy is a good thing?

//It must be great to have such certainty without evidence?//

Curiously that reads as a statement and yet is a question. There are two possible answers to that. Firstly, it is impossible to produce evidence for the absence of something for which there is no evidence, and secondly if it is great to have such certainly without evidence, you’re the expert.

[Theland]

Do you ever consider circumstantial evidence to narrow down the options?
Put, "certainty," on the back burner whilst you consider this.

[Theland]

https://youtu.be/q9SKi0xYUdI

A Christmas poem.

[naomi24]

Theland, there is no circumstantial evidence. You can make it up if you like but that’s not ‘evidence’ of any description.

As for the poem, it’s being so happy that keeps you going.

[archibaldy]

I agree the uninvited intrusion is no reason to be rude to the caller. The other side of it is what they are actually doing which is essentially peddling lies and the people most likely to be taken in by those lies are the weak and vulnerable. In that sense I'm surprised they are allowed to get away with it and I can see why some people would be annoyed by this - I do tell them this but am not rude.

Personally I quite enjoy talking to them and I'm always surprised by how intelligent most of them are - amazes me how they believe what they do!