How to answer the door in certain circumstances
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 05:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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mr_h_r_hughes. It is advice given to me many years ago, and I feel it should be passed on for the benefit of humankind generally.
Scenario: You are enjoying the free and quiet possession of your own home - and remember, it is your castle - there is a knock at the front door, or a ring of the bell.
You answer the door to find that there are two persons with earnest smiles standing there. They may, or may not have leaflets in evidence. There will be at least one briefcase.
Identifying themselves, in order of probability for the UK (this should be reversed in parts of North America), as Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons, they will ask (and I believe the form of words is mandatory) "Have you thought about letting Jesus into your home?"
The correct and approved response at this time is to say simply, "He is welcome always. You pair, however, can fuck off".
It is permissible, indeed expected at this point, to slam the door in their faces.
Edited to add:
Just to be clear: I have no argument with a person having religion. It's thweird cults I don't like.
mr_h_r_hughes. It is advice given to me many years ago, and I feel it should be passed on for the benefit of humankind generally.Scenario: You are enjoying the free and quiet possession of your own home - and remember, it is your castle - there is a knock at the front door, or a ring of the bell.
You answer the door to find that there are two persons with earnest smiles standing there. They may, or may not have leaflets in evidence. There will be at least one briefcase.
Identifying themselves, in order of probability for the UK (this should be reversed in parts of North America), as Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons, they will ask (and I believe the form of words is mandatory) "Have you thought about letting Jesus into your home?"
The correct and approved response at this time is to say simply, "He is welcome always. You pair, however, can fuck off".
It is permissible, indeed expected at this point, to slam the door in their faces.
Edited to add:
Just to be clear: I have no argument with a person having religion. It's thweird cults I don't like.
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Date: 2005-10-19 07:21 pm (UTC)They should be busy turning the other cheek (or rather they would if they had a proper religion, not their bizarre little sect).