Disclaimer: I believe in the right of all people to express their religion as they choose and I do not advocate lying.
As happens on occasion, I had a pair of gentlemen with copies of the publication "Watchtower" knock on my door yesterday. I have a "NO SOLICITORS" sign in my window, but I suppose my salvation is more important to some people than my right to privacy.
The guys were young and hot, I'll give them that. They asked if they could talk to me for a moment. I am sure they are perfectly nice people, and although I am not a person of faith in the strict sense, I was born to a Roman Catholic family, most of whom are extremely devout, and since I have not formally renounced my religion of origin nor been excommunicated... you get the idea. On the occasions I am obliged for family reasons to attend Mass, I do not take Communion, although technically I can and should. Call me a conscientious objector or something.
I simply said "Oh, you're Jehovah's Witnesses. I am a baptized and confirmed Roman Catholic (true) and while I respect your teachings (not really true) I am not looking to be converted and I will remind you it is Lent. Peace be with you."
They wished me peace in return. And I need some freaking peace. Surely they get told to fuck off all the time. I am not that kind of person at heart. If they remember me in their prayers, then I commend them. I think they're brainwashed cultists and I object to both, but who am I to judge? That might be one thing organized religion got right - the principle of non-judgment.
Protip: if you want to get rid of someone attempting to evangelize at your doorstep, tell them you are Catholic. An alternative would be to tell them you are a Sc*entolog*st, but it wouldn't have the same theatrical or practical value if your hobbies do not include couch-jumping or making pejorative remarks about the mentally ill.
As with many "recovering Catholics" I feel an incredible sense of guilt and wrote my family pastor an e-mail. He agreed that I did the right thing although he still wishes I'd go to Mass more often. I often present questions regarding ethics to Catholic priests, and none I have ever known has ever sodomized a little boy.
Lesson learned: treat people kindly and you shall receive the same in return.
As happens on occasion, I had a pair of gentlemen with copies of the publication "Watchtower" knock on my door yesterday. I have a "NO SOLICITORS" sign in my window, but I suppose my salvation is more important to some people than my right to privacy.
The guys were young and hot, I'll give them that. They asked if they could talk to me for a moment. I am sure they are perfectly nice people, and although I am not a person of faith in the strict sense, I was born to a Roman Catholic family, most of whom are extremely devout, and since I have not formally renounced my religion of origin nor been excommunicated... you get the idea. On the occasions I am obliged for family reasons to attend Mass, I do not take Communion, although technically I can and should. Call me a conscientious objector or something.
I simply said "Oh, you're Jehovah's Witnesses. I am a baptized and confirmed Roman Catholic (true) and while I respect your teachings (not really true) I am not looking to be converted and I will remind you it is Lent. Peace be with you."
They wished me peace in return. And I need some freaking peace. Surely they get told to fuck off all the time. I am not that kind of person at heart. If they remember me in their prayers, then I commend them. I think they're brainwashed cultists and I object to both, but who am I to judge? That might be one thing organized religion got right - the principle of non-judgment.
Protip: if you want to get rid of someone attempting to evangelize at your doorstep, tell them you are Catholic. An alternative would be to tell them you are a Sc*entolog*st, but it wouldn't have the same theatrical or practical value if your hobbies do not include couch-jumping or making pejorative remarks about the mentally ill.
As with many "recovering Catholics" I feel an incredible sense of guilt and wrote my family pastor an e-mail. He agreed that I did the right thing although he still wishes I'd go to Mass more often. I often present questions regarding ethics to Catholic priests, and none I have ever known has ever sodomized a little boy.
Lesson learned: treat people kindly and you shall receive the same in return.