Religious Rant - You've been warned

[Falcopops]

I'm not going to apologise for my point of view, if you're religious and don't want to be offended stop reading now, you've had your chance.

So my 1st day back to work on Wed. I'm up at 5:30 and on my second train journey with two bus trips ahead of me, when two oriental girlies accost me with tales of doom and destruction unless I embrace the faith and it's still before 7am.

Being an atheist or agnostic with only one coffee insideme and no brekky, I thought I was pretty restrained by telling them that I wasn't interested, I didn't believe and they should leave me alone. A polite, timely and fair warning I think.

Unfortunately, they decided to ignore this and press on with their misguided delusions.

All I recall of their tale is that the world is ending and unless I join their particular litle gang I'd burn in hell for eternity. Apparently Jesus has had his second coming and one of them met him! So that's proof then.

Anyway I launched into them with as many of my anti religion views and sarcastic ditties I could muster, which was pretty long winded given the limited sugar and caffine in my blood stream.

I even got to use the "so why don't you go away and talk to whichever imaginary friend you believe in and leve me alone" line for the 1st time ever, so I was reasonably content.

The fact that one of them left in tears didn't make me proud, but on reflection BOLLOX to them and theirs!

'Kin twats. How come they're allowed their point of view, but mine is wrong. Arrogant, ignorant bigoted arseholes.

Mod away, flame away, I'll talk to you about it in hell. 'Coz if there is one I'm going and so will everyone else, sinners the lot of you. Just have a look at those who profess to be religious and shit they do.

OFFENCE INTENDED

[fastasfcuk]

none taken. i believe in live and let live and your views are what make us all different.
thank god or who ever.

[Aladinsaneuk]

is this the right room for an argument?

and i agree with you :)

[D-Rider]

Oh well, at least it's given you a talking point to start the day

They sound as though they belong to some dodgy sect (their comments on the return of Christ don't tally with mainstream Christianity ie what the bible says) - so you've done a good thing in detaining them to reduce the number of others they peddle their misguided views to.

What's more if people don't want to listen or discuss such things, then that is their choice and that should be respected. There are those in mainstream Christianity too that fail to understand that.

Oh - and no offence taken either

[T.C.]

Good for you Agree with your sentiments 100% and its a shame a few more people don't take that stance.

I had one of these religous mobs turn up on my door a few years ago. I invited them in and then started to preach my anti religous views on them before they could get a word in edgeways. Their big smiles soon disappeared and they could not get out of the house quick enough, but I pointed out that they seem it is OK to preach their crap to me, so why shouldn't I return the favour?

Never had a visit since

[paddyz1]

Anyone can write a book......someone called theirs the bible. Must be a multi billionaire to the power of 12 by now....Lucky bastard

[Samray]

You need a few inches of snow to discourage them Dale.

[Nooj]

I had a fairly religious friend at college (fantastic body, hypnotising eyes, what a waste!) She tried explaining to me the need to spread the word and likened it to you listening a CD and finding out it's the most awe inspiring piece of music you've ever heard, it has such a profound emotional effect on you, you get so excited that you can't help but tell other people about it because you want them to hear it and enjoy the same feeling you got from it.

It's such a good explanation, I can totally understand that and don't really have a problem with it... if it comes from someone I know well who genuinely thinks I may benefit from their experience (if they know me THAT well of course, the'll know I don't believe in it. But then I keep trying to convert Debz to The Cardiacs, Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart so I can't complain).

Thing that gets me is when the Jahovas turn up with little kids in suits on my doorstep, or when leaflets get thrust upon me in town, or unusually friendly strangers start a conversation about music only to twist it around so it's about their god. That's not spreading the word about something amazing that you've discovered, that's cold calling, poor marketing and hard selling. All of which are despicable, yet expected in somewhere like a car showroom, even though hard selling is actually illegal in a retail outlet of any kind in this country.

These people deserve a bit of abuse, if only to help break their brain washing and to ensure they leave you alone in the future. Don't feel bad about making her cry, you've possibly shaken her conditioning enough to make her question her actions, maybe opened a crack in her indoctrination that will let a bit of free will and individual thought in for her. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

[BikerGran]

I spose I'm what you would call religious but I don't think anyone has the right to start trying to impose their views - pro or anti - on anyone else!

When my daughter was about 15 she dealt with JWs on the doorstep in a manner that deserves a medal - and should give you a laff!

She said "Not interested, my dad's in jail and my mum's on the game and I'm quite happy thanks! "

For years after they would stop at the top of our path, consult their clipboard...... and move on!


Edit - PS - she has a great imagination! (just to avoid any misunderstanding!)

[mangocrazy]

Another foolproof way to get rid of the JWs is to say something along the lines of 'Oh, I'm sorry - didn't you realise I was disfellowshipped for bestiality recently?' whilst smiling sweetly...

I am actually a very happily disfellowshipped JW (but not for bestiality, I hasten to add) and leaving that lot and joining the real world was one of the best things I ever did. In my defence, my parents 'got' JW-dom when I was about 5 and I was well into my teens before I realised the error of my ways and made the break.

[Syltiz]

Agreed 100%.

I lost a good friend of 15 years this year as he turned from being a passionate athiest to an all-singing, all-dancing, all-clapping, carol-singing, bible-waiving lunatic. He met a Russian girl and her cult of extreme Christians and that was it... he married her and changed to the point that we have nothing in common and worse he has tried conerting me! Which I take as a personal offence. I dont go and force my special blend of athiest-pagan-agnostic-jedi on anyone else. He even pulled the bible out to a Hindu friend of mine!

[hobbit]

Another foolproof way to get rid of the JWs is to say something along the lines of 'Oh, I'm sorry - didn't you realise I was disfellowshipped for bestiality recently?' whilst smiling sweetly...

That really gets my goat . . . was it just a bit of dogging, or did you go the whole hog . . .

[Nooj]

Stop horsing around, this is serious. Making an ass of yourself in your first post as well.

[hobbit]

Who're ewe calling an ass?


I aways tell the JW no point in me joining, they'd put me out of a job . . . . I work for the NBTS

[snapdragon]

Ellooo Hobbit
wots an ntbs when its at work then?

last lot of JW's knocked and said hello we're JW's, I said that must be nice for you goodbye, easy when you have a door to shut, but cornering you on a train falcopops - and without coffee !!! thats evil