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Jesus Door Knockers?

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carocaro · 21/03/2010 13:04

A whole family, young kids, suited up just knocked at the door with Jesus leaflets.

What I don't understand is why?

Jesus is out there, everyone knows about him, and we all make up our own minds about religion.

Door knocking and leaflets will do little to change anyone's mind. Will it?

I was polite and said 'thanks, but no'

I think the kids should be having more fun in the sunshine than this?

Saying that, my Dad (it was the 70's) was a socialist and loved it when the Tories came a knocking at election time, he'd invite them in and had a good old discussion with them, some were scared, others engaged.

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LetThereBeRock · 21/03/2010 13:06

They believe that God commanded them to go forth and spread the 'good news' or something like that.

I agree it's annoying.

gherkinwithapurplemerkin · 21/03/2010 13:09

but this is nice

MaisietheMorningsideCat · 21/03/2010 13:09

I don't get either - surely no-one is going to change their fundamental beliefs on the basis of a leaflet?

We had the Scottish Nationalists round the other day - 2 very earnest elderly women of the kind only seen in a certain suburb of Edinburgh. I told them that I would consider voting for them if they rethought their policy on independence. "That will never happen, my dear", I was informed. Oh well, at least I tried..

LetThereBeRock · 21/03/2010 13:10

That's genius. I almost want one of those.

SinninHinny · 21/03/2010 13:27

Oooooh gherkinwithapurplemerkin (love your name btw, made me chuckle and chuckle). I want one of those. Beyond kitsch..........

alittlebitshy · 21/03/2010 13:37

was the leaflet a "choose God" type leaflet or was it advertising a specific event?

My dh and his parishioners often does either a) knocking with/or posting through letter boxes of leaflets for specific events eg things in advent/holy week/children@s easter workshop, or b) prayer visiting whereby they ask the people at the doors if there is anything they would like to be prayer about and all these requests ar then used in then intercessions on the following sunday. both get a good response. And people have commented that it makes them more aware of the things their local church are up to.

i guess it is how you do it and what you choose to do with the "knockers".

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carocaro · 21/03/2010 14:53

$300 Holy Cow! My Mum has a hidous red setter dog one that was on the house when she bought it, she kept it as it is so horrid!

It was a Jesus Lives leaflet, Easter and all that I suppose.

Pop it throught the door, don't knock on it!

DS1 aged 6 went to a St George Day Parade with his Beavers group, then on to the church for a service, it was 60 mins and talked about hell, scared DS so much he was reluctant to even go back in for the school carol concert.

Not a great way to get people to church.

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girlsyearapart · 21/03/2010 14:59

I know what you mean caro, our vicar seems to come over super religious at family services and puts really obscure hymns on the sheet.

Doesn't seem to get that making things shorter, more 'mainstream' will get people coming back for more..

sausagepastie · 21/03/2010 15:01

I have a great fondness for the Brotherhood people. I always take a leaflet when they are in town, it takes real guts to stand in front of saturday shoppers (yobs and all) reciting your faith and I also know the dad through his work...I have total respect for him, though I don't share the beliefs.

Pozzled · 21/03/2010 15:04

I'm an atheist and would be annoyed by people trying to convert me (never happened at the door yet). But I do have some sympathy for them. If you TRULY believed that people could be saved from everlasting damnation, wouldn't it be your duty to try?

TiggyD · 21/03/2010 15:08

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Fleegle · 21/03/2010 15:11

I agree with sausagepastie and pozzled. I may not agree with some christian beliefs, but I really admire their guts and respect their need to 'spread the word'.

I think YAB(a little bit)U

Angelcat666 · 21/03/2010 16:16

Next time someone knocks on your door asking if there is something you want them to pray for, ask them to pray that nobody knocks on your door trying to spread the word of god

JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 21/03/2010 16:39

I don't care who it is, religious folk, double glazing salesmen, british sodding gas, avon, bettaware... they can all bugger off and leave me alone. Although I tone it down to a "No, sorry" whilst closing the door.

I can't stand being hassled at home. As if we don't get enough information and marketing shoved down our throats every day on the TV, in magazines, newspapers, on the internet, bloody cold callers and billboards and masses of junk mail leaflets (which I am then forced to dispose of) and those buggers who stand in the highstreet with clipboards ready to pounce. Grr!

The only ones I have respect and time for are charity collectors, but even then I don't really want to be disturbed at home. Although I sometimes invite them in when the weather is horrible.

sausagepastie · 21/03/2010 17:17

I don't appreciate being disturbed either but the bruderhof don't do that, they just stand unobtrusively in town, saying their thing, really quietly as a kind of duty.

Never had them knocking on my door except to deliver stuff, which is how I know them

I agree with the knocking on doors being an intrusive thing to do and highly counterproductive.

Ivykaty44 · 21/03/2010 17:19

To op - they are doing what it tells them to do in the bible, fair play if thats what they want to do...

I though have my own opinions on it and close the door politly

ZZZenAgain · 21/03/2010 17:23

I agree I don't like people coming round to my home like that for whatever reason. Just friends, family, acquaintances. I just find it invasive.

I did have a couple of old biddies come round last year some time. I was fighting with the vacuum cleaner at the time and no doubt swearing heavily about it. They seem to have been outside waiting patiently and listening to me and the hoover for quite some time. At least they had a sense of humour. I had someone trying to force me into paying a monthy subscription to a charity once. I forget which but he was a right pain. I don't always open the door these days, check first who it is.

Morloth · 21/03/2010 17:24

Right up there with chuggers for me. I say not interested and close the door.

LOL at gherkin, I have to admit when I saw the post I thought it was going to be a "should I buy one?" sort of thing.

Spidermama · 21/03/2010 17:25

Hilarious Gerkin!

SpringHeeledJack · 21/03/2010 17:30

I think it's bad manners

I remember a bunch of evangelical Christians turning up on the estate I lived in in East London (rough estimate 95 per cent Bangladeshi) in a fucking ice cream van, parking it in the playground and handing out leaflets in Sylheti(?) to the kids

ZZZenAgain · 21/03/2010 17:34

really?

did you get an ice cream with each leaflet?

SpringHeeledJack · 21/03/2010 17:36

no, ZZZen, they didn't even have ice creams!

Morloth · 21/03/2010 17:41

That is just mean.

sausagepastie · 21/03/2010 17:45

wrong on every level.

2old4thislark · 21/03/2010 18:21

If you answer the door wearing something very skimpy and revealing the 'god botherers' actually apologise and leave skid marks in their haste to get off the door step

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