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religious zealots

i dont normally encounter them, but i know they are out there. how have some of you dealt with them? being that i have yet to experience them im curious as to how others approached the situation and dealt with it. discuss.

i like asking them questions they cannot possibly answer, then enjoy them fumbling around with their response. if its over the phone or they come to my door i just tell them i dont give a shit and hang up/close the door.

I was followed by two obnoxious 20-somethings preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to me for nearly 2 blocks while I repeatedly told them I wasn't interested. I eventually lit a cigarette and started blowing the smoke at them and even that didn't work. I eventually walked into a women's clothing store just to get them to stop following me.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i like asking them questions they cannot possibly answer, then enjoy them fumbling around with their response. if its over the phone or they come to my door i just tell them i dont give a shit and hang up/close the door.

LOL i didnt mean the whole missionaries. i mean religious zealots, like that bitch anne coulter.

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Originally posted by UWM I was followed by two obnoxious 20-somethings preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to me for nearly 2 blocks while I repeatedly told them I wasn't interested. I eventually lit a cigarette and started blowing the smoke at them and even that didn't work. I eventually walked into a women's clothing store just to get them to stop following me.

LOL i grew up mormon. i understand they want to teach to everyone but fuck, when someone says they arent interested leave them the fuck alone! ugh that always bothers me about missionaries of ANY religion!

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel LOL i didnt mean the whole missionaries. i mean religious zealots, like that bitch anne coulter.

to be honest i dont make that much of a distinction. organised (moderate) religion is the cesspool from which fanaticism grows.

obligatory....

In person?

I ignore them.

Whoa, you grew up mormon? I was a missionary once, I tried to be respectful and not waste time with people who weren't interested. What do you mean by zealot?

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Originally posted by Abercrombie obligatory....

OMG

Did not expect that from the witneses...

There were some guys that used to come preach hatred of gays and all sorts of stuff on my college campus. There was nothing funnier than the two guys having a make out sesh right in front of them.

I always throw away the literature they hand me and tell them I don't believe in a god and they can't say anything to change my mind. I have run into a lot of them since moving to the Bible belt almost 11 years ago.

Worse is when you're on a bus and they trap you. It's ok when you happen to have earphones on but when you don't they just keep blabbing.

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Originally posted by Frenchie Worse is when you're on a bus and they trap you. It's ok when you happen to have earphones on but when you don't they just keep blabbing.

I was on a flight once.....the guy was actually really nice though, it made it tolerable.

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Originally posted by Ygrene I was on a flight once.....the guy was actually really nice though, it made it tolerable.

Is there a polite way to tell someone they are going to burn in eternal DOOM!!1!!!!1 if they don't convert to your personal version of Jesus worship?

Being in a diverse place in the bay area, for some reason I haven't encountered too many of them.

I've encountered the opposite of religious zealots more though. I have encountered kids who wear black, listen to anti-society bands, and just hate jesus because christians are "sheep" but they listen to the same bands and wear the same clothes, they are sheep themselves.

I encountered a dude from the church of latter day saints while waiting on the bus a few weeks ago. I showed no interest, and I respectfully tried to show him I wasn't interested, but he kept insisting I listen.

From those two experiences, I realized everyone's an asshole.

As absurd as christianity and mormonism is, there is percievable credibility in the number of followers, so I can see how it has come to be. BUT, I'll tell you whats worse than mormons; new age "spiritual" people. I am unfortunate enough to have a mother and a sister who belong in this tree hugging band of insanity. All it takes is a flavour of the month book, recommended in Cleo, and that's it; instant cult recruitment.

Has anyone ever heard of a book called Kryon? My mum used to be into that bs. Basically some guy wrote this book, claiming he had come in touch with an alien of some form and that all this stuff was going to happen and blah blah blah. It's basically an even less credible version of the bible (if that were possible), involving aliens. Another one is the pleadian mission.

The other thing that pisses me off is people that think they "know things". "I see spirits". "I know when my friends are going to call me". People that believe in zodiacs and astology piss me off too.

I wouldn't say I don't believe in a god of some form, I just think every existing form of religion and "spirituality" is retarded.

I usually tell them that I am a devout Roman Catholic and while I respect their beliefs I'm quite comfortable in my faith. Then I tell them to enjoy burning in hell because only Catholics go to heaven.

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Originally posted by Frenchie Worse is when you're on a bus and they trap you. It's ok when you happen to have earphones on but when you don't they just keep blabbing.

That's when you start preaching to THEM about Pastafarianism and the FSM.

I actually like being mormon. While it's a very serious subject, I think a lot of people just don't know how to bring it up and present their beliefs in a way that is nonconfrontational etc... I mean, to be honest, I never told anyone that they would burn in hell for not being mormon. Nor do I believe that is the case. I think it's just lack of real understanding on both ends. On one side you have people who portray mormons as devout religious jihadists, and on the other side you have the over-zealous mormon eager to share his/her beliefs. Both are doing it all wrong imo.

I found that a lot of people are really eager to criticize religion, but don't take the time to really understand it (regardless of what it is). I think this is really emphasized here in the US where any muslim = terrorist or at least mildly suspicious of them.

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Originally posted by UWM ... I eventually walked into a women's clothing store just to get them to stop following me.

Uh huh. That's definitely why.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN to be honest i dont make that much of a distinction. organised (moderate) religion is the cesspool from which fanaticism grows.

Well, couldn't you say extremism can come from any and all forms of philosophical thought? Anyone can be a zealot for what they believe in, god or no god. If they infringed on my rights, i'de be pissed, otherwise I don't care what other people believe.

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Originally posted by Krypton Well, couldn't you say extremism can come from any and all forms of philosophical thought? Anyone can be a zealot for what they believe in, god or no god. If they infringed on my rights, i'de be pissed, otherwise I don't care what other people believe.

true, but religion has its own particular and unique pedestal in the "ism" hall of fame. how many people do you know that blew themselves up in the name of atheism?

they piss me off, i always politely as possible find a way to cut it as abruptly as possible

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN how many people do you know that blew themselves up in the name of atheism?

You could be the first!

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN true, but religion has its own particular and unique pedestal in the "ism" hall of fame. how many people do you know that blew themselves up in the name of atheism?

how many people do you know that blew themselves up period? let alone in the name of any religion?

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