Dealing With Born Agains

[nailit]

In my town centre, there are a couple of street preachers who regularly take to their soap box to tell us unrepentant sinners how awful our lives are without the love of a jewish zombie in our lives.
However, a local black, evangelical, Pentecostal church has taken to some radical proselyting on a Saturday afternoon, lots of loud singing, fire and brimstone preaching and in your face "Do you know Jesus?" type of conversations.
I was trying to speak to a friend, over the din of singing and guitars, when a young lady (bible in hand) tried to hand me a religious tract and asked me if I knew jesus. The conversation went like this...

ME...No, Im an atheist

HER...Oh!, Why are you an atheist?

ME...I read the Bible, its disgusting. If its true then I don't want to believe in God.

HER...Eh?

ME...Have YOU read the Bible? All of it?

HER...Er, no. Not all of it

ME...Then it would be a bit hard to discuss something you havn't read.

HER...Have a good day sir, bye.

I had no idea it was so easy to get these loons off your back. Just ask them if they've read their Bible from cover to cover.

How do YOU deal with religious proselytisers?

[EDDIE51]

My 'Give Blood' be a donor sign on the door keeps the JWs away.

[nailit]

//My 'Give Blood' be a donor sign on the door keeps the JWs away. //
Some years ago my son and (then) stepson used to make a bet when they came knocking on how long I could actually KEEP them at my door. Once they realised that I knew the Bible inside out and that I knew the history of their organization they would try to make their excuses to back up the garden path while I would try and encourage them to come on in and have a cup of tea and a chat (they never did). It can be fun to reverse the roles sometimes...

[eanceoil]

Nailit, isn't that like the old joke, how to confuse a JW, invite them in ;} as for dealing with other religions, I've never had to, they don't come up near me, then there is a little grotto in my garden, a child of prague for good weather, so I don't think I need tell anyone I have my own beliefs, at my time of life, there no changing my mind now - an old coffin dodger like me, they be wasting their time

[nailit]

//Nailit, isn't that like the old joke, how to confuse a JW, invite them in ;}//
Lol... Its always been an ambition of mine to have them enter my home carrying their bibles and watchtowers and leave smoking a joint and holding a can of Special Brew.

[eanceoil]

The special brew in mine would be too much for them - a little poitín from the back yard stil :}

[gness]

Oh, Ean......you kept that quiet.....I'll stop off with a few empty bottles to fill next time I'm passing...... ;-)

[melv16]

The longest two weeks of my life were being lumbered with a born again. He was also a creationist, when I challenged him about the existence of fossils he said, " god put them there."
In the end I told him to go forth and multiply....

[eanceoil]

Hello gness, I didn't ;) I told your travelling companion ;0}

[eanceoil]

Just don't say you know me, unless the little Bean Garda is my grand-daughter ;)

[gness]

Oh, the devil...wait til I see him!

I'll be the soul of discretion, Ean.........☺

[Goofy]

I tell them I'm church of Scotland - works in London as none of the bible thumpers have heard of it!

[atalanta]

Get really close and confidential with one of them, and say you need help with a bit of scripture. Ask if they believe in peace ? Of course they do. Then ask why Jesus himself said (Matthew 10:34 King James Version (KJV) 34) "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." That's where they usually start floundering, and, with a bit of luck, give up and go away.

[Islay]

I find a polite no thank not interested and walk away works.

there is not point in being rude as some have suggested on here, and equally there is no point in trying to engage with them.

[Mamyalynne]

I simply say " Yes I do, I'm just on my way to Mass. "

[vulcan42]

Islay, I consider being accosted in the street and being called a sinner as rude and totally unacceptable.

[melv16]

I deal with them the same way when I get an unwanted phone call. I start clucking like a chicken. They soon beat a hasty retreat:-)

[wildwood]

A polite " no thank you, I am not interested" is my first response. This often does not work and then the devil comes out in me.

I cannot see any reason to give these people an excuse for not listening to them. It is them that accost you, not the other way around. It is non of their business what your belief or lack of is.

[Jackdaw33]

I like Mamy's response @ 12:44.

[beso]

I will never forget the day I discussed the Hebrew genocides with a couple of JW doorknockers. They left saying they had never though about it like that and would need to reconsider their beliefs.

Actually I don't think any JWs ever came to visit us after that day.

[mikey4444]

Nailit...I my experience, its absolutely no good arguing with these people, or even trying to discuss with them.

They have abandoned logic and rationale in favour of ignorance and superstition. So they will not able to understand any rational case that you could bring.

Its best to ignore them entirely. Life is too short.