Tell some one that you don't believe in god and chances are you will be asked to defend your point of view. I will bet my left lung that if jehovah's witnesses come to your door and you tell them you don't believe in god they will demand to know why you think the way you do. This is when I demand to know why they think they can come to MY door and questions MY beliefs. Then I tell them they should be thankful that I'm not a Satanist. While they're trying to come up with some biblical quote to show me how wrong I am, I ask them how fast they think can back their car down the driveway.
Unlike these rude, presumptuous people, an atheist will never show up uninvited at your door to try to make you believe what they believe. We know that in order to "make" someone believe something you have to start at birth, and brainwash them daily (or at least once a week) using fear and wild tales with no factual basis. That's just not how we roll.
It is only when people are allowed to think and question and search for the logical truth that an atheist is born.
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You can request to a Jehovah's witness to become a "Do not call" if you feel so strongly
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Ray
You don't seem to understand the motives of either Jehovah's Witnesses or Christ Jesus, whom they imitate. Neither "demand" anything. They call on neighbors personally because they love God and their neighbours and they know they have something valuable to offer. They are neither "rude nor presumptuous". However, some of their neighbors may resent their efforts. I'm not sure you really are "searching and thinking" for/about truth. You actually seem to be limiting it. If you actually have something of value why not show it by sharing it with others, especially if they have made the effort to come to you? Your search for truth should make you a better person with more consideration and love for others rather than to impute wrong motives. You would be surprised to learn that most of Jehovah's Witnesses were not born such but they chose to be, as a result of their search for truth. They were not "brainwashed" but drawn by God out of sincerity, most often as adults. They are impelled to visit you, as Jesus did, by love and appreciation for truth. So, don't limit yourself. Even atheism requires faith (but not love). If you prefer to resist or limit your search for truth, then simply follow the recommendation of the previous poster. Be kind to yourself and others.
ReplyDeleteA friend always says he likes atheists because they don't knock on his door on Sunday mornings, asking him NOT to attend church with him.
ReplyDeleteI recently viewed a video where two atheists dressed up in white shirts, black pants and thin black ties (looked just like Mormons) and went to homes in Salt Lake City trying hand out atheist literature. It was just a joke, but there were some people who didn't like them doing that ---I bet it never crossed their minds what it was like with the shoe on the other foot.
I can't find the video now. I'll come back and post the URL if I find it.
I have asked the people who've come to the house not to return. I thought that they would tell the others from their church but that doesn't seem to be the case. It seems we've become something of a challenge for them and it is always someone new.
ReplyDeleteTheir intentions seem perfectly clear. They want me to think the way they do. They always come with fliers that they want me to read and when I refuse to take the fliers I find them on the door with a note saying I should read them and they would love to talk with me after I've read the fliers. I consider this rude and inconsiderate. Especially considering we have a "No Solicitors" sign. I've asked if they saw the sign and the reply is usually "We didn't think it applied to us" or "We're not selling anything."
In reference to my comment above, I found the You Tube video, "John Safran vs. Mormons":
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I think you will find it amusing.
To Hopefully One Day: go to the Freedom From Religion Foundation website (FFRF.org) and purchase a dozen or so "Dear Christian" pamphlets (I think they call them Nontracts). I keep some near my door and when the evangelicals come calling, I tell them I am busy but if they leave their literature, I will read it --- if they promise to read mine. I read theirs, too ---I'm always interested in what silly stuff they think will convince me to convert. The "Dear Christian" pamphlet explains that I have already heard all the arguments and unless they have something new to say, that I am not interested.
ReplyDeleteThanks C. Loved it. He really summed up my feelings, and I laughed my ass off when he went to Utah and bashed on some doors!
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