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In the discussion thread: Interesting knock on my front door. 2 young men, dressed almost alike, identified themselves [View all]

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Sat Aug 4, 2012, 10:29 AM

Patiod (11,514 posts)

99. Wherever I live seems to be a magnet for Jehovah's Witnesses

I just tell them I'm a happy Quaker, and they leave.

Both groups, I think, are looking for the unchurched and the seeking. I think they realize that confirmed Baptists, Catholics, Quakers, Jews and atheists are not worth the trouble it might take to try to convert them, but that a "seeker" might listen to their spiel.

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132 replies	Author	Time	Post
Interesting knock on my front door. 2 young men, dressed almost alike, identified themselves [View all]	Ninga	Aug 2012	OP
Um...	WilliamPitt	Aug 2012	#1
Without question, these two young men were gentlemen with scrubed faces and smelling like nutmeg	Ninga	Aug 2012	#4
It's not fishy.	HappyMe	Aug 2012	#13
Nothing fishy about it	WilliamPitt	Aug 2012	#29
You really think that? Obviously you have never lived in a Mormon controlled area.	Safetykitten	Aug 2012	#71
it would not surprise me	CreekDog	Aug 2012	#81
Great movie	davidpdx	Aug 2012	#86
Want the number?	CreekDog	Aug 2012	#94
LOL	davidpdx	Aug 2012	#119
Also "Orgasmo"	catrose	Aug 2012	#101
For ten years I lived in Utah Valley	demwing	Aug 2012	#95
No, I never have.	WilliamPitt	Aug 2012	#126
Have you NEVER heard of Mormon missionaries?	joeglow3	Aug 2012	#2
Yes, I have heard of Mormon missionaries. However, this is the first time they have missionaried in	Ninga	Aug 2012	#7
Doubtful, as to the whole state...	Wounded Bear	Aug 2012	#18
I will bet you a million dollars that is not true	joeglow3	Aug 2012	#21
Absolutely, totally untrue.	liberalhistorian	Aug 2012	#28
The census people could not find me but the missionaries did!	dixiegrrrrl	Aug 2012	#47
Not the first time in Ohio, by any means.	xmas74	Aug 2012	#55
So no Mormons have ever done missionary work in Ohio huh? Maybe they just found out about it.	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#59
I will bet whatever you want that you are mistaken about that	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#90
I've met Mormon missionaries in my very blue corner of New York.	Chorophyll	Aug 2012	#98
Very brave of them.	smirkymonkey	Aug 2012	#128
so why didn't they answer when asked if they were connected to Romney Campaign ?	JI7	Aug 2012	#74
They were probably flabberghasted that someone would make that leap	joeglow3	Aug 2012	#130
Sometimes a Mormon is just a Mormon.	TheManInTheMac	Aug 2012	#3
LOL	apples and oranges	Aug 2012	#35
Alright you guys, I over reacted. I am sorry. :(	Ninga	Aug 2012	#5
Aw, BLAH. No need to apologize.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#17
Maybe not.	Lars39	Aug 2012	#43
Romney sought & recieved approval from the Holy Prophet in 2005 to run for President.	braddy	Aug 2012	#66
Why apologize? You are completely correct.	Safetykitten	Aug 2012	#73
Oh, don't sweat it. This was a fun thread. We need more of those these days. :-)	TheManInTheMac	Aug 2012	#117
Actually, they aren't immune to politics and not answering questions	UTUSN	Aug 2012	#120
i.e. maybe not partisan but glad for any kind of public and media attention to their cause	UTUSN	Aug 2012	#122
I doubt very much that the LDS's are having their missionaries function as political activists.	cbayer	Aug 2012	#6
Really? Hasn't Romney taken a big hit from the Christian right as not being Christian?	Ninga	Aug 2012	#9
The missions these kids take are pretty sacrosanct and they are promoting Mormonism.	cbayer	Aug 2012	#11
I wouldn't put it past them to stump for Rmoney as they are proselytizing.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#53
They don't even have to mention Romney's name. They just have to	Fla Dem	Aug 2012	#97
I'd think more positively of them if they stopped the creepy conversion attempts	Generic Brad	Aug 2012	#113
I've had that same experience	cali	Aug 2012	#8
being a former pr person	NJCher	Aug 2012	#10
Yes, and I don't think it's a big deal to assume that..They didn't answer the question either.	whathehell	Aug 2012	#34
+1,000,000	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#46
You mean you didn't grab your gun to stand your ground?	nanabugg	Aug 2012	#12
Here's one for ya'	left on green only	Aug 2012	#82
Now that is funnier than hell	davidpdx	Aug 2012	#87
They are here in Texas also recruiting new cult members	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#14
ROFL	davidpdx	Aug 2012	#88
The LDS Church in my brother's community	murielm99	Aug 2012	#15
they might have been with Harry Reid	Enrique	Aug 2012	#16
LOL!	JohnnyLib2	Aug 2012	#20
LOL, that's a keeper	braddy	Aug 2012	#69
Ummm... that's what Mormons DO	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#19
Be kind; they are fighting off the urge to masturbate.	JohnnyLib2	Aug 2012	#22
This has nuthing to do with the GOP	nadinbrzezinski	Aug 2012	#23
I would be suspicious too	siligut	Aug 2012	#24
Have you seen this one? I still laugh.... btw, it has very strong language	JanMichael	Aug 2012	#25
I had 2 women mormons come by..........	kooljerk666	Aug 2012	#38
One of my first "real" girlfriends was a Mormon.	CBGLuthier	Aug 2012	#42
My wife and I were doing a loy of heavy cleaning one day when the doorbell rang ...	IggleDoer	Aug 2012	#124
Wow. And that impressed you?	joeglow3	Aug 2012	#132
I see Mormon missionaries in San Francisco all the time with their white shirts and badges	kimbutgar	Aug 2012	#26
I want to take this opportunity to HIGHLY recommend the show "Book of Mormon"	cbayer	Aug 2012	#27
I'm hoping to find tickets in my Christmas stocking this year !! It's playing in Chicago.	auntAgonist	Aug 2012	#63
It's hilarious but not for the easily offended.	Nye Bevan	Aug 2012	#68
I've listened to the soundtrack / music	auntAgonist	Aug 2012	#77
I LOVED it. Everyone in the theater loved it. Even Mormons love it.	cbayer	Aug 2012	#104
The Mormon Church had nothing bad to say about it either!	auntAgonist	Aug 2012	#106
I have tickets for September 7th at the Pantages	U4ikLefty	Aug 2012	#80
Get ready to have the time of your life!	cbayer	Aug 2012	#103
Yay! Pantages is an amazing venue. Saw Phantom of the Opera there.	auntAgonist	Aug 2012	#107
The First Mormon Temple was in Ohio 1836	Jayce Cox	Aug 2012	#30
Turn about is fair play	HarveyDarkey	Aug 2012	#31
I was just about to mention that bit	DefenseLawyer	Aug 2012	#33
Thanks! n/t	Judi Lynn	Aug 2012	#85
Did you happen to notice ...	lpbk2713	Aug 2012	#32
Good one! nt.	just1voice	Aug 2012	#50
Do what I do....	RagAss	Aug 2012	#36
Been there/done that	FloridaJudy	Aug 2012	#79
Yep, I had the same thing happen to me a couple of weeks ago and I'm in	whathehell	Aug 2012	#37
Wherever I live seems to be a magnet for Jehovah's Witnesses	Patiod	Aug 2012	#99
Lol..I know what you mean..	whathehell	Aug 2012	#110
Too funny!	Patiod	Aug 2012	#112
Wow!	whathehell	Aug 2012	#115
We must live fairly close...	kurtzapril4	Aug 2012	#125
Do you live in Lake County, IL?	whathehell	Aug 2012	#127
Meh, I like Mormon missionaries.	Marr	Aug 2012	#39
Have you considered re-gifting the pamphlets?	Retrograde	Aug 2012	#60
LMAO- that's not a bad idea.	Marr	Aug 2012	#75
brainwashed robots doing what they have been told nt	msongs	Aug 2012	#40
Fortunately, none have been at my door yet here in North Georgia.	RebelOne	Aug 2012	#41
We put out a special door mat in the spring:	dixiegrrrrl	Aug 2012	#48
Good one. Where do I get one of those? n/t	RebelOne	Aug 2012	#111
We ordered several from this vendor:	dixiegrrrrl	Aug 2012	#114
Thanks. I'll check the site out.	RebelOne	Aug 2012	#131
They may be rare in Ohio, but they are as thick as flies on fresh shit here in West Virginia	1-Old-Man	Aug 2012	#44
I have seen A LOT more of them on the streets this year (there are no coincidences)	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#45
If I see missionairies coming I tell them to "get your creepy asses off my property"	just1voice	Aug 2012	#49
They come here constantly, I used to be civil, the last pair I just said I'm a Democrat and	Bluenorthwest	Aug 2012	#51
Nothing fishy.	xmas74	Aug 2012	#52
I remember in 2008, a few days after Prop 8 passed	justiceischeap	Aug 2012	#54
Mitt spent Vietnam in France with this dodge. Nice work, if you can get it.	Faygo Kid	Aug 2012	#56
Now that you mention it, I haven't seen the usual pair/s of guys going around.	brewens	Aug 2012	#57
I was in Ohio (Columbus, near Ohio State U) back in 1976 and a couple Mormon missionaries dropped by	progree	Aug 2012	#58
Donating their time? I don't think they have any choice.	demosincebirth	Aug 2012	#61
Not mandatory, but strongly encouraged (nt)	Nye Bevan	Aug 2012	#70
That would be almost mandatory. nt	demosincebirth	Aug 2012	#123
I got a couple to take one of my books and not leave anything.	knitter4democracy	Aug 2012	#62
Mormons and Jehovah's Witness don't seem to like our big German Shepherd	woodsprite	Aug 2012	#64
As others have pointed out, this has been going on forever	Yo_Mama	Aug 2012	#65
Time to see "Latter Days"	doohnibor	Aug 2012	#67
Those nice young men	emilyg	Aug 2012	#72
I had two fo these guys that would come to where i worked	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#76
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Gorg	Aug 2012	#78
This message was self-deleted by its author	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#91
2 years ago I was visited.	rad51	Aug 2012	#83
i was visited ny mormon missionaries when i lived overseas in a small village. we were both	HiPointDem	Aug 2012	#84
Missionaries my ass!	B Calm	Aug 2012	#89
Your Ass?	demwing	Aug 2012	#96
Does this help?	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#92
sometimes DU is just as cuckoo as Freeperland . Mormons proselytize like many other religions.	Douglas Carpenter	Aug 2012	#93
I wholeheartedly agree. . .	daligirl519	Aug 2012	#108
My Strategy for Dealing with People who Show up at my Door --- Uninvited	Grammy23	Aug 2012	#100
Mormon missionaries have been annoying people worldwide for decades	guardian	Aug 2012	#102
I remember visiting my Italian relatives in Italy. I happened to be looking outside the window	southernyankeebelle	Aug 2012	#105
Maybe. But that's what typical Mormon missionaries look/act like.	DirkGently	Aug 2012	#109
This post was hidden by jury decision.	own your story	Aug 2012	#116
Why give them the time of day?	AngryOldDem	Aug 2012	#118
Two young Mormon missionaries or.... you got cased.	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#121
This is what my daugher did when they came calling.	justgamma	Aug 2012	#129

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