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Dave_Power

i no im gonna get slated here
its ok
im pissed and ready for it, anyway they knocked on my door today and out of boredom and curiosity i invited them in, i told them i had no interest in their religion but i was open minded in what they had to say. jesus when i asked how many times they got invited inside for a cup of tea or in my case a can of "soda"
i was shocked to hear that one of the guys wasnt ONCE invited into an irish house in nearly 6 months,
give these poor lads a break. they have to go on some misssionary duties for 2 years of their lives to some weirdo country, the 2 guys i had were from utah and new zealand, they arent any harm to no one, they dont look for money, they are doing it because they want to do it
dont slam the door in their faces, treat them with respect and give them an irish welcome.

what do you do when you get the guys with the suits and the big badges selling the bible to you

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Corvo Attano

We only have ever had Jehovas here and while I wouldnt start shouting at them or start trying to "show them the errors of their ways" I really wouldnt give them more than a few minutes (Thats if they were very nice) simply because I'd be more interested in playing a game on the computer than listening to them try convert a lost cause for them.

That said I have nothing against them. They can do what they want.

MurdyWurdy

Dave_Power wrote: »

they belive in all the stuff we believe in
but the weird part is some guy translated their bible for them about 200 years ago, so theres differences to the catholic bible and the morman bible,
im not sure of those differnces yet though

The bible that we are all familiar with is not the "Catholic" bible ffs. There are other Christian religions that use the bible, you know.

Loomis

jjbrien wrote: »

Heres another thing from the writers of South Park the funnest musical I have ever seen

Even better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHEqCXY2B-w

TommieBoy

Dave_Power wrote: »

they belive in all the stuff we believe in
but the weird part is some guy translated their bible for them about 200 years ago, so theres differences to the catholic bible and the morman bible,
im not sure of those differnces yet though

They have another book, called The Book of Mormon; which is probably what they are referring to... It's supposedly the history of God's people on a different continent. They consider it a second testament to the King James Version of the Bible. LDS use both books as basis for their beliefs.

Roose

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.

djflawless

Ffs there isnt enough clarity for catholism or protestentism, or atheism for that matter IMO
it all seems to contradict itself along the line somewhere...
And on a serious note, if we cant follow our own born and bred from religions, what makes mormons/jehova's etc think we'll start from scratch on a new religion???

djflawless

TommieBoy wrote: »

Is it because they think they have THE answer, THE truth that will change peoples lives?

But sure thats the equivalent of the mad raving lunatic down the road saying aliens spawned him and he's right cos he has an old, dragged out book to say so
then again he could be right!
No matter what god you follow anyway, only 3 certainties in life are being born, paying tax, and dying...what you believe after that is up to your imagination

TommieBoy

^ well said

Firefox11

Dave_Power wrote: »

wasnt a morman going for the president in the usa presidency last year??

Yes. Mitt Romney is a Mormon.

Rabies

Dave_Power wrote: »

i no im gonna get slated here
its ok
im pissed and ready for it, anyway they knocked on my door today and out of boredom and curiosity i invited them in, i told them i had no interest in their religion but i was open minded in what they had to say. jesus when i asked how many times they got invited inside for a cup of tea or in my case a can of "soda"
i was shocked to hear that one of the guys wasnt ONCE invited into an irish house in nearly 6 months,
give these poor lads a break. they have to go on some misssionary duties for 2 years of their lives to some weirdo country, the 2 guys i had were from utah and new zealand, they arent any harm to no one, they dont look for money, they are doing it because they want to do it
dont slam the door in their faces, treat them with respect and give them an irish welcome.

what do you do when you get the guys with the suits and the big badges selling the bible to you

Which bit do you want an applause for?

Having a religion is fine. Going around like a 1950s door to door sales man is not.

I'd politely say no, and close the door.

Why did you get their hopes up and invite them in?

Galwayguy35

Maybe its because I live in the countryside but have only ever seen Jehovas around the area maybe twice in my life and never any Mormons.

Don't see the point in anyone being rude to them though.

SicklySweet

I ask them how magnets work.

Rasheed

Never had a Mormon calling but a few Jehovah Witnessess. Mam would just say no thanks and close the door before they could start talking, nearly afraid of them.

Anyway one day I was on my own and these pair of JW ladies came to the door. I was semi curious about the whole job so took the leaflets. Mam came home, saw me reading the leaflets and lost the head. Snapped them out of my hand, threw them under the lid of the range and ate me for entertaining them. She was one step away from calling the priest to bless me. My poor overreacting mammy. Don't know how she'd cope with Mormons.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

I just tell them I'm a Satanist and that they should bow before the servant of the Lord Lucifer.
They give up before they ever get started:D

Itwasntme.

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

My Dad is Mormon, so they usually say "Hey Joe! Didn't know you lived here!" Then they come in for a bit and we talk about music, movies, whatever. They know the deal.

My mom is Mormon so I have to hear about it all the time. The missionaries who are normally between 18 and 20 years old routinely visit church members' houses for dinner as apparently they live on tight budgets and it's the duty of the church members to give them a home cooked meal at least once a week. This is also an opportunity for them to share the word or something.

I have found them to be generally nice and friendly people. I still think there religion is even more cult-ish than other religions but apart from that, in my opinion they are a harmless, misguided bunch.

You have to hand it to them - those missionary guys pay thousands of dollars for the privilege of spending two years of their lives doing a massive amount of walking and talking to people who for the most part don't care for whatever they are selling. And they have to do it in suits!

KatyMac

If I'm in the humour and not busy I'll spend a while trading biblical verses with them. It shows that I know a bit about what they might be talking about.

[Deleted User]

There's a lot about the Mormon Religion I strongly dislike. Read/listen to the audiobook called Under the Banner of Heaven. If they come to my door, of course I will give them a rude reception. I don't go to their's spreading my non-religion, so they shouldn't come to mine spreading their religion.

YFlyer

My mate and I was talking to two Mormons years ago. My mate said to them he already met two Mormons just recently. They asked 'what were their names?' He said 'Elder Barry and Elder Flower.'

Luxie

Rasheed wrote: »

Never had a Mormon calling but a few Jehovah Witnessess. Mam would just say no thanks and close the door before they could start talking, nearly afraid of them.

Anyway one day I was on my own and these pair of JW ladies came to the door. I was semi curious about the whole job so took the leaflets. Mam came home, saw me reading the leaflets and lost the head. Snapped them out of my hand, threw them under the lid of the range and ate me for entertaining them. She was one step away from calling the priest to bless me. My poor overreacting mammy. Don't know how she'd cope with Mormons.

The Watchtower or some thing no?

krudler

There's both a Mormon church and Islamic centre right down the road from where I live, Mormonism is fairly wacky as far as religions even go, god is a man who lives on a planet who had sex with Mary, and Joseph Smith is a big liar, that is all.

Elbaston

"misssionary duties for 2 years of their lives to some weirdo country"

... after another long day of manual labor in his 7 day work week in Africa, Abowajey returns to his very humble abode fatigued. It can't get worse he thinks.

Knock Knock - HI THERE.

Jimoslimos

Dave_Power wrote: »

give these poor lads a break. they have to go on some misssionary duties for 2 years of their lives to some weirdo country, the 2 guys i had were from utah and new zealand, they arent any harm to no one, they dont look for money, they are doing it because they want to do it
dont slam the door in their faces, treat them with respect and give them an irish welcome.u

Hold on...are they doing it because they "have" to or because they "want" to?

Hedge11

Why would anyone let a half man, half fish into their home?

Dartz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJynygnjMC0

Relevant Youtube Video.

Ava_e

MRnotlob606

dunno they seem friendly genuine guys talked with them on many occasion ,they even used to call in the pissing rain,they save up 10,000 dollars to travel to the back arse of nowhere to deal with mostly rejection, they have dedication in what they do

dd972

they're one letter away from being more accurately described

MadsL

I was sitting next to a bunch of mormon missionaries in Prague. They were discussing the best way of smuggling Czech crystal back in without paying US duty.

Let he who is without sin...

Temptamperu

They knocked in my house once after i did a load of shrooms... funny times.

Miss Mayhem

I just politely tell them I'm not interested. I would never invite a complete stranger into my house. It's just not safe.