Door to door religion peddlers

angry kitten

I've just had 2 black gentlemen at my door trying to sell me religion. Now I've got nothing against religion although I'm not religious. But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want. I didn't answer the door but I could hear them at the next door neighbours. Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

curlzy

toexpress

I get Jehovas (sic?) now and then there is a commune of them around here somewhere.

I just say things like "sorry I am setting up my own religion, Gay Witches for Abortion, would you be interested?"

Usually sees them off fast enough

to be fair my motivation is the tax free status that setting up a religion enjoys

IrishEyes19

I find your post really confusing, whether its supposed to be sarcasm or geniunely agrieved that someone is trying to sell you religion which you feel you gave them in the first place

My main pet peeve with what you have said there is, actually anyone coming to my doorstep selling in general and not getting the hint when you say you are not interested.

Nothingbetter2d

angry kitten wrote: »

Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

what goes around comes around


its best answer the door to jehovah's witnesses with a bag of blood strapped to your arm.

they usually get the picture

gurramok

Tell them to go to hell next time they knock at your door.

tigger123

I'm pretty sure we imported Christianity.

Dyr

Now I have nothing against religion or blacks...

Oh wait, I do

SEPT 23 1989

Was the religion they were selling counterfeit?

BengaLover

angry kitten wrote: »

I've just had 2 black gentlemen at my door trying to sell me religion. Now I've got nothing against religion although I'm not religious. But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want. I didn't answer the door but I could hear them at the next door neighbours. Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

Ireland of The Thousand welcomes alive and well in your neck of the woods then. Black gentlemen indeed.

minidazzler

BengaLover wrote: »

Ireland of The Thousand welcomes alive and well in your neck of the woods then. Black gentlemen indeed.

We welcome people to the country, but why the fook would we welcome someone trying to sell us something we don't want into the house?

patmac

Get one of these you will be ok
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=77492449&postcount=9202

Kurz

My TV is always trying to sell me Cillit Bang. The man is really shouty and he keeps shouting "bang!".

Doc Ruby

Some neighbours of mine, otherwise lovely people, from Nigeria do the same thing. In many African countries but particularly Nigeria religion is big business, with millionaire preachers in every city.

It hasn't quite sunk in that the population in Ireland are either too well educated/wealthy or too invested in Catholicism for that to work here, but they're still trying to set up shop. There used to be a man from the same area who'd stand on a soap box in Shop Street in Galway shouting religious passages - same operation.

They aren't badly off themselves either, I was handed a plush 150 page full colour magazine style booklet about their scheme. Costs a few bucks to mass produce them yokes.

Wattle

angry kitten wrote: »

I've just had 2 black gentlemen at my door trying to sell me religion. Now I've got nothing against religion although I'm not religious. But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want. I didn't answer the door but I could hear them at the next door neighbours. Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

So you would give someone the time of day to listen to something that you think is nonsense as long as they're Irish?

token101

angry kitten wrote: »

I've just had 2 black gentlemen at my door trying to sell me religion. Now I've got nothing against religion although I'm not religious. But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want. I didn't answer the door but I could hear them at the next door neighbours. Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

You have turned the tables and tried to sell them sex. Let's see how committed they are, and how much of an angry kitten you are

cocoshovel

What if they were Irish? Would you be equally as annoyed? :rolleyes:

angry kitten

I don't want anything sold to me on my doorstep. I find it arrogant of people coming to a country, any country and trying to persuade people to join their religion. I would be annoyed if an Irish person tried to sell me religion. Why are you making the assumption that by mentioning the fact that they are black makes me biased? Jesus you're a bit presumptuous.

toexpress

angry kitten wrote: »

I don't want anything sold to me on my doorstep. I find it arrogant of people coming to a country, any country and trying to persuade people to join their religion. I would be annoyed if an Irish person tried to sell me religion. Why are you making the assumption that by mentioning the fact that they are black makes me biased? Jesus you're a bit presumptuous.

They are not trying to sell you something unless you are engaged in a transaction where they get some form of payment from you.

I get annoyed with the travellers who keep coming around trying to sell carpet

cocoshovel

angry kitten wrote: »

I don't want anything sold to me on my doorstep. I find it arrogant of people coming to a country, any country and trying to persuade people to join their religion. I would be annoyed if an Irish person tried to sell me religion. Why are you making the assumption that by mentioning the fact that they are black makes me biased? Jesus you're a bit presumptuous.

Are you directing that at me? Because I made no assumptions.

angry kitten

Yes, and who is paying for the expensive looking suits and overcoats they are wearing, one wonders. One thing this country is not short of it churches.

gurramok

PC brigade are awake in this thread already :mad:

Noopti

angry kitten wrote: »

But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want.

So it is nothing to do with race, colour or creed but because they were foreigners? Your statement is really strange.

I am confused as to what your problem is. Is it that you don't like people trying to "sell you religion" (whatever that means), or you don't like foreigners trying to sell you religion?

toexpress

angry kitten wrote: »

Yes, and who is paying for the expensive looking suits and overcoats they are wearing, one wonders. One thing this country is not short of it churches.

Did you hand over the cash in the shop? Really?

I mean get a grip none of us like this nonsense, I can't think of a single person that I know who looks forward to getting one of those knocks at the door but it happens and we deal with it do you really need to display your bigotry for all to see because of it. That's what they believe in, they are entitled to those beliefs and if it offends you then that is your issue not theirs. All you have to do is say "I am not interested and please do not cross the boundary of my property ever again"

That's the end of it

Noopti

angry kitten wrote: »

Yes, and who is paying for the expensive looking suits and overcoats they are wearing, one wonders. One thing this country is not short of it churches.

What a really weird rant you are on!

Why do you assume they could not have bought those nice clothes themselves? You know, with money....they you know...earned?

haha....you are cracking me up with your little rant. Keep going.

mattjack

angry kitten wrote: »

I don't want anything sold to me on my doorstep. I find it arrogant of people coming to a country, any country and trying to persuade people to join their religion. I would be annoyed if an Irish person tried to sell me religion. Why are you making the assumption that by mentioning the fact that they are black makes me biased? Jesus you're a bit presumptuous.

Maybe they are Black Irish people .

angry kitten

Noopti wrote: »

So it is nothing to do with race, colour or creed but because they were foreigners? Your statement is really strange.

I am confused as to what your problem is. Is it that you don't like people trying to "sell you religion" (whatever that means), or you don't like foreigners trying to sell you religion?

I find it arrogant of anyone to go door to door trying to convert people to their religion. I suppose it does bug me more to have a foreigner knock on my my door to do so.

Wattle

angry kitten wrote: »

I don't want anything sold to me on my doorstep. I find it arrogant of people coming to a country, any country and trying to persuade people to join their religion. I would be annoyed if an Irish person tried to sell me religion. Why are you making the assumption that by mentioning the fact that they are black makes me biased? Jesus you're a bit presumptuous.

You didn't qualify your statement until now by including Irish people in it. If they're nationality and their colour wasn't important then why mention it in the first place?

Noopti

angry kitten wrote: »

I find it arrogant of anyone to go door to door trying to convert people to their religion. I suppose it does bug me more to have a foreigner knock on my my door to do so.

Ergo...you are a racist.

token101

angry kitten wrote: »

Yes, and who is paying for the expensive looking suits and overcoats they are wearing, one wonders. One thing this country is not short of it churches.

Why it's you and me of course. You should have demanded they remove them. Are you blonde? Because it's better if you are, but not essential. YouPorn users aren't fussy.

angry kitten

toexpress wrote: »

Did you hand over the cash in the shop? Really?

I mean get a grip none of us like this nonsense, I can't think of a single person that I know who looks forward to getting one of those knocks at the door but it happens and we deal with it do you really need to display your bigotry for all to see because of it. That's what they believe in, they are entitled to those beliefs and if it offends you then that is your issue not theirs. All you have to do is say "I am not interested and please do not cross the boundary of my property ever again"

That's the end of it

Bigotry? Did you get out of bed on the self righteous twaddle side of the bed this morning? I'm expressing an opinion, I have that right and not wanting religion brought to my home by a stranger or anyone else for that matter, does not make me a bigot.

toexpress

angry kitten wrote: »

Bigotry? Did you get out of bed on the self righteous twaddle side of the bed this morning? I'm expressing an opinion, I have that right and not wanting religion brought to my home by a stranger or anyone else for that matter, does not make me a bigot.

No but mentioning the colour of their skin does.

I don't see what difference that makes. The people that call to me are Irish and they get the same response as if they were Nigerian or any other nationality.

to be fair this response varies depending on my mood and I tend to be a moody type

token101

angry kitten wrote: »

Bigotry? Did you get out of bed on the self righteous twaddle side of the bed this morning? I'm expressing an opinion, I have that right and not wanting religion brought to my home by a stranger or anyone else for that matter, does not make me a bigot.

You got two well hung black lads at the door on international womens' day, I think you should be grateful. Just saying.

Noopti

angry kitten wrote: »

Bigotry? Did you get out of bed on the self righteous twaddle side of the bed this morning? I'm expressing an opinion, I have that right and not wanting religion brought to my home by a stranger or anyone else for that matter, does not make me a bigot.

eh....you mentioned that because these people were apparently foreigners (and you also mentioned they were black for good measure) you were more annoyed at them entering your property and trying to sell you religion, than you would have been if they were Irish.

So look up the definition of bigot their love, you might be surprised.

Edit - I will quote you again for good measure:

angry kitten wrote: »

I suppose it does bug me more to have a foreigner knock on my my door to do so.

angry kitten

Wattle wrote: »

You didn't qualify your statement until now by including Irish people in it. If they're nationality and their colour wasn't important then why mention it in the first place?

I was describing what happened. Jesus, good old Ireland gotta jump on anything that could start a race row. Until people stop trying to put a negative slant on somebody mentioning colour there will never be racial equality.

toexpress

token101 wrote: »

You got two well hung black lads at the door on international womens' day, I think you should be grateful. Just saying.

Ah token we should go drinking together

Nothingbetter2d

answer the door with a meat cleaver and a blood stained shirt.... then smile and shout back to your partner "dear, oh look some fresh meat has arrived at the door for us" then look at the religion peddlars with a menacing grin

Ellis Dee

angry kitten wrote: »

I've just had 2 black gentlemen at my door trying to sell me religion. Now I've got nothing against religion although I'm not religious. But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want. I didn't answer the door but I could hear them at the next door neighbours. Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

Now you are perhaps beginning to understand how the Africans felt when white people turned up with a Bible in one hand and a shovel in the other (the shovel was to dig out the gold and other valuable resources while the natives were distracted by the book of fairy tales and looking up at the sky to try and see that place the missionaries were talking about). :rolleyes:

Does it not bug you also when Irish people turn up on your doorstep trying to sell you some kind of juju?

Ireland didn't export Christianity, which originated in the Middle East. We actually imported it, which was a major mistake, although we later started exporting its derivatives.:(

Incidentally, I had a visit from a couple of Jehovah's Witness women last week, first time for years that any purveyors of religion have come near me. I just told them I was originally from Ireland and had gotten quite enough of religion there, and they politely left without trying to argue. One of them was a bit of all right as well, but the other a right old boot.:eek:

darrcow

angry kitten wrote: »

I've just had 2 black gentlemen at my door trying to sell me religion. Now I've got nothing against religion although I'm not religious. But it bugs me that I have foreigners of any race, colour or creed calling to my home trying to save me or whatever it is they want. I didn't answer the door but I could hear them at the next door neighbours. Ireland exported Christianity, I really don't think we need it sold back to us.

jesus christ just shoot the f*ckers

angry kitten

Noopti wrote: »

eh....you mentioned that because these people were apparently foreigners (and you also mentioned they were black for good measure) you were more annoyed at them entering your property and trying to sell you religion, than you would have been if they were Irish.

So look up the definition of bigot their love, you might be surprised.

What annoyed me love, is the arrogance of anybody who feels they have the right to go to someones home and try to convert them. The fact that they are foreigners is offensive in the sense that it, in my opinion, it shows even greater arrogance.

bonzodog2

Dingdong!
....blah blah spiel ...
calls upstairs/down hallway as appropriate: "Satan darling, it's for you ..."
"He'll be with you in a minute"

token101

toexpress wrote: »

Ah token we should go drinking together

If you're female, >18, <27 and hot, sure whenever.

MungBean

angry kitten wrote: »

What annoyed me love, is the arrogance of anybody who feels they have the right to go to someones home and try to convert them. The fact that they are foreigners is offensive in the sense that it, in my opinion, it shows even greater arrogance.

No I dont think it does show greater arrogance. It means your just upset more because your less tolerant to non nationals or something.

I do agree that someone who thinks going to a persons house and trying to convert them is a good way to spend an afternoon is a pig ignorant deluded asshole. But skin color and nationality doent make it any worse. They are all just idiots.

Nothingbetter2d

token101 wrote: »

If you're female, >18, <27 and hot, sure whenever.

he can be anyone you want him to be with some rohypnol in ya

token101

Ellis Dee wrote: »

Now you are perhaps beginning to understand how the Africans felt when white people turned up with a Bible in one hand and a shovel in the other (the shovel was to dig out the gold and other valuable resources while the natives were distracted by the book of fairy tales and looking up at the sky to try and see that place the missionaries were talking about). :rolleyes:

Does it not bug you also when Irish people turn up on your doorstep trying to sell you some kind of juju?

Ireland didn't export Christianity, which originated in the Middle East. We actually imported it, which was a major mistake, although we later started exporting its derivatives.:(

Incidentally, I had a visit from a couple of Jehovah's Witness women last week, first time for years that any purveyors of religion have come near me. I just told them I was originally from Ireland and had gotten quite enough of religion there, and they politely left without trying to argue. One of them was a bit of all right as well, but the other a right old boot.:eek:

If you poured some whiskey for them, threw some sherbet on the table and asked them to do a line, and whipped your lad out they'd be gone, and because it's not public, it wouldn't be a crime (I don't think anyway, but don't quote me on that to the Gardaí)

token101

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

he can be anyone you want him to be with some rohypnol in ya

Sorry I do the spiking, I don't get spiked. Double entendre intended.

Freddie59

BengaLover wrote: »

Ireland of The Thousand welcomes alive and well in your neck of the woods then. Black gentlemen indeed.

What's the problem? They were black FFS.:rolleyes:

Chuck Stone

Put a sign up on your gate..

'Trespassers will be cursed'.

I always feel sorry for those guys. Out travelling the world going door-to-door peddling a myth. What a waste of life.

angry kitten

Noopti wrote: »

Ergo...you are a racist.

Here we go nutter time.

token101

angry kitten wrote: »

Here we go nutter time.

Woah, woah, woah....

toexpress

token101 wrote: »

If you're female, >18, <27 and hot, sure whenever.

typical man I wanted a drinking buddy he wanted sex ... story of my life!