by anonymous on January 10th, 2007

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When Mormon missionaries knock on your door, are you nice or rude to them?

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  • by Nom de guerre on January 10th, 2007

    Nom de guerre

    Nice. Polite. They don't deserve to be treated poorly just for trying to spread their message.

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  • by cambsman on January 18th, 2007

    cambsman

    First Im always polite.
    I have had many Mormons knock at my door.
    they have always been very smartly dressed.
    Always been very polite.
    I have seen people be rude to them and they have turned the other cheek.

    I have on times invited them in and discussed religion with them - Im an atheist but love discussing such things.

    They have always left in a polite way.

    So they dont deserve any rudeness in my opinion.

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  • by Mini_kilt on January 10th, 2007

    Mini_kilt

    Honestly? I try not to answer, and if I do, I politely (and sometimes not so nicely) tell them to scram. I hate the door to door thing.
    But then sometimes I like to pick up thier bill in a restraunt, most missionaries are dirt poor.

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  • by Tantric on January 10th, 2007

    Tantric

    I remain nice, yet firm and advise them I have my beliefs and thank them for stopping by and tell them to have a great day.

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  • by Wolfen on January 17th, 2007

    Wolfen

    I try to be nice to anyone that knocks on my door until given a reason not to be.

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  • by Perryman on January 29th, 2007

    Perryman

    Yes, I try to make the time to talk with them.
    I am polite because I respect their zeal in preaching publicly. I frequently go out in my ministry from house to house myself.
    I will speak with them about the Bible, but they seem to prefer to speak to me about the book of Mormon.

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  • by Sketchy Mess Jeoffory on January 10th, 2007

    Sketchy Mess Jeoffory

    I was nice and polite when they used to stop by... I try not to be mean to anyone who honestly believes they are doing a good thing.
    They dont come by anymore, though, since I told them that I am athiest and that I had a very close friend who was a member of LDS and after 4 years of friendship she couldn't convert me either.
    I guess I'm on the "Don't Bother" list now.

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  • by smsedmc on January 18th, 2007

    smsedmc

    I am very nice and respectful to them, as I would be to anyone else. I don't blame them for trying to witness to me, because, as a missionary, I would do the same to them. Their faith leads them to believe that witnessing is tantamount, as does mine, just I have a different story behind my faith than they do.

    If they came, I would invite them in and we would have a calm discussion so that I would be assured that if they are going to reject Christianity, they at least have a true understanding of what they are rejecting (most Mormons I have talked to have no clue what an evangelical Christian actually believes).

    I am always open to religious discussions with anyone, and won't bash anyone for their faith. I just want them to have an understanding of my faith as I seek to do the same with theirs; hopefully the result is a conversion, but the choice is theirs.

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  • by AntigoneRising on January 18th, 2007

    AntigoneRising

    This depends entirely upon when they knock. I'm not very nice anymore, though, because I've asked them to stop coming. If they ignore that, they are being rude to me.

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  • by Jade on January 27th, 2007

    Jade

    Just because you may not agree with someone's particular beliefs, is no excuse to be rude.

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  • by DrCshell on February 4th, 2007

    DrCshell

    I go for the middle ground.

    Nice + Rude = Nude.

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  • by buddybuddy on October 17th, 2008

    buddybuddy

    im nice to everyone...arent you

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  • by pugwashjw65 on February 28th, 2007

    pugwashjw65

    As a practicing J.W. who also does the door to door ministry, I have had two young Mormon men come to my door.
    after a ten minute discussion on the Bible, they felt a bit outclassed as to their Bible scripture knowledge. I was quite willing to even compare the scrioptures from their K.J.V. Aand my N.W.T.
    They seemed keen to give the Bibles a miss and get to the book of Mormon.
    I insisted we stay with God's word.
    They left me standing at my own door.

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  • by bigpaul on February 6th, 2007

    bigpaul

    Im nice to them even though I dont think I agree with them. I have never really heard the whole message, but have heard a lot of people badmouth them for things that are probably not true.

    No one deserves a door slam for doing what they think is "saving" your soul. Even if they are wrong.

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  • by vinc3nt on February 4th, 2007

    vinc3nt

    I am Nice. About 5 years ago I allowed two men into my home, one was young and apparently a trainee. They confirmed that I have Christian beliefs and told me that the Mormon faith is also Christian. I responded that I find that the Book of Mormon conflicts with the Bible. They went into defensive mode and tried to show me that their book has no conflicts. They failed to find Bible passages that support the Book of Mormon, but asked to return next week and I agreed. After about 5 return visits with a rotation of unsuccessful missionaries they stopped returning. They have not returned since, so I presume I am on the “Do Not shake-up the Fledgling Missionaries List”.

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  • by Firebrand on January 27th, 2007

    Firebrand

    Nice . They are polite why would I not be the same?.
    I hope I am polite to everyone that rings my doorbell

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  • by jaredgreer on January 26th, 2007

    jaredgreer

    yes i use to be nice to them and infact thank the 2 missionaries that stopped by my house b/c if it wasnt for them i would of never been converted. i have been baptized in the mormon church and now live one of the most happy times of my life. i really must say that anybody whose door gets knocked on by 2 mormons do listen to their message b/c out of all the religions it is the one that makes the most sense. serioulsy. i was a die hard baptist that had been brain washed my entire life but i eventually coudlnt deny the fact that they could answer all my questions while the preachers could not.

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  • by Journo on January 17th, 2007

    Journo

    They are just doing their thing and are harmless. Most will accept an 'I'm not interested thankyou' and move on.

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  • by asairel on January 27th, 2007

    asairel

    if they are cute il be nice and deny them politely but if not... il kick their asses :p kidding!!

    il deny them politely, they are still humans who deserve to be respected and just want to share what faith do they have...

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  • by keithold is a prodigal bagger on January 17th, 2007

    keithold is a prodigal bagger

    G'day John1513,

    Thank you for your question.

    I am nice to them and politely tell them that I am not interested. They then try their luck elsewhere.

    Regards

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  • by 45454 on April 25th, 2008

    45454

    Yeah im nice to them, haven't had one knock on my door in a long time but yea.

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  • by Atillion on December 30th, 2007

    Atillion

    I love missionaries. They knock because I've invited them over ^_^

    To save 10 Grand and spend 2 years of your life totally devoted to something you truly believe... Any thing in life could benefit from passion like that.

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  • by nevets - badgicide on February 6th, 2007

    nevets - badgicide

    When *any* missionary knocks on my door I will send them away immediately, but politely.

    "No thanks."

    If they do not get the message I will stop being polite.

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  • by ...... on April 29th, 2008

    ......

    I put up a sign that says no salesmen, no questionnaires and no surveys welcome.

    No one comes to my door unless I invite them.

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  • by RFlagg on February 4th, 2007

    RFlagg

    I try to be nice and polite, but in a way that I know will scare the Bergeezus out of them.
    I'll invite them in, making sure that I have the curtains on my satanic shrine at least partially closed, and I'll try to mop up most of the blood before I let them in.
    Make sure to have a full glass of red wine in my hand when I open the door, and maybe offer them "Something to drink," in a vaguely menacing sort of way shortly after they sit down.

    That sort of thing.

    I like to send them running and screaming across the yard.
    But I don't really like to be overtly mean about it.

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  • by Phrenia on February 2nd, 2007

    Phrenia

    I've never had any Mormon missionaries knock on my door. I'd be nice. What I've always wanted to do if they ever did come around was answer the door in the nude just to see their reaction. XD I probably never will though lol.

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  • by DavidHume on January 27th, 2007

    DavidHume

    I consider it polite, although they might not. It annoys me slightly that they come to my door trying to convert me, as though I did not have a brain and could not think for myself. I tire of them very quickly if they are anything less than respectful.

    It depends on my mood really; most times I tell them (as nicely as I can) to go away and never to bother me again with their stories and beliefs. Occasionally if I am in the mood I will listen to them, if they listen to my beliefs first for an equal time, which seems more than fair.

    Overall I think I am as polite to these people as their behaviour warrants.

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  • by jangobean on January 27th, 2007

    jangobean

    We very rarely get mormons knocking on our door. We live in the countryside (UK) and it would be hard for them to find our house.
    In the past though, when I lived nearer to Manchester, we occassionally had them come a knockin' . I would always be polite but firm, it would always be a Sunday morning, and they would have usually got me out of bed, sometimes after I'd just got back in after turning the Jehovas Witnesses away. I'd feel sorry for them, so I wouldn't be rude, even though I found it rude of them to wake me up on a Sunday morning....

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  • by tomsims on January 22nd, 2007

    tomsims

    There is never any point in being rude. That is never called for. Besides, they are doing what they believe is right and sacrificing two years of their lives for that prupose. I will be polite.

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  • by Anonymous on January 22nd, 2007

    Anonymous

    I disagree with most of these responses. I think that folks have the right to lead by example, and then to answer question when and if I come to them. But I believe that door to door sales of religious ideas is,in every sense of the word,pure coersion. As this is unsolicited, they have no right to politeness. this is just wrong. However I am generally polite but firm. I'll tolerate NO further discussion of the matter and they must go away. Others are required to have a permit to sell things door to door. Why would these folks not be required to do the same?

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  • by benjamin123 on January 18th, 2007

    benjamin123

    I used to be polite to them, but after asking them repeatedly not to return (they were coming every Saturday for awhile) I had to resort to other means to get a good late sleep on saturday.

    I'm not rude to them, but I enjoy putting them in awkward situations. No one else rings my doorbell so early on Saturday So I started doing things like answering the door with porn and booze in hand and a cigarette dangling out the corner of my mouth. When that didn't scare them off I just stopped putting on clothing all together before I answered the door (since I was always still in bed when they rang). They stopped coming shortly there after.

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  • by Gonzo on January 17th, 2007

    Gonzo

    Im rude to most people without even thinking about it. Why should the missionairies have it easy?

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  • by Anonymous on January 17th, 2007

    Anonymous

    I do what I can do best to be polite. I do not answer the door.

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  • by Vesper on January 10th, 2007

    Vesper

    I'm not rude but definately not friendly because I don't believe that way and I don't like people knocking on my door to try to convert me to a false religion. If they want to come in and have me tell them the truth, I don't mind. But they won't listen.

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  • by Teresa on August 16th, 2008

    Teresa

    I am polite, but I wouldn't say I'm "nice."

    I treat them as I do telemarketers. I allow them their opening spiel, and at the first opportunity I say, "Thank you, but I'm not interested." I continue to say this in response to anything else they say, until they nod their heads and turn away. Once a woman would not turn away so after three or four "I'm not interested"s I said, "I'm closing the door now, have a good day" and I gently closed the door in her face. This is the rudest I have been to a missionary or telemarketer.

    Once I lived with a man who would get extremely agitated by missionaries and would be very rude with them. I never understood that. I mean, first of all, if they upset you so much, there's no one saying you have to open the door: if you pretend you aren't there, they'll go away. Second of all, what about general love for human kind?

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  • by karlman on December 16th, 2007

    karlman

    I was a mormon missionary. I would never treat a jehovas witness, a baptist minister, a evangelical, or anyone else rudely. I follow the example of the savior who was kind to all men. He has said to "do the works ye have seen me do" to me that also implies kindness to all

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  • by Mequel on October 30th, 2007

    Mequel

    Well..stop me if you've heard this one..
    Two Mormons came to the door..
    "hi! We would like to tell you about Jesus Christ and.."
    "Hold on" I says excitedly "I've got something happening out back.. can you wait 5 minutes?"
    "Sure" comes the polite response with a big cheesy grin.
    Well.. I head inside.. pour myself a cup of Joe, sit down, read a bit of the paper.. "Oh right" I remember going back to the front door..
    "Hi again" I say to the two neatly dressed guys standing exactly where I left them.."Just give me a couple more minutes I'll be right with you..that ok?"
    "Sure.. we've got all day" came the genuinely nice response.
    Closing the door yet again I go back to the paper and my coffee only remembering to go back to the door after reading something funny in Dilbert..
    "Hi guys.." I say faking out of breath.."Would you just give me 5 more minutes.."I emphasise holidng up my right hand.. "I just have something AMAZING happening out the back.."
    "Oh really" the taller one says excitedly "Anything we can help with" he says trying to peer around behind me..
    "oh no.." I respond blocking his view "I'll be back and I'll tell you all about it"..
    "Alright!" says the other guy..
    I close the door and head off to the head and come back to the door about 10 minutes later..
    "Wow!" I say leaning on the door post catching my breath.."WOW!" I repeat with feigned exclamation "You should see what just happened!"
    "What? What just happened?!" they both sang almost in time..
    "Well.." I pause for effect.. "I was out the back yard watering the grass and this HUUUUGE bright shining light came out of nowhere.." I blurt looking towards the sky.."..and out of the light this HUUUUGE big old angel descends down and stands before me.. " I look at them both and begin to detect a hint of disbelief..
    "He says to me.. "I continue unpreturbed.."MICHAEL! I have something for you! the angel boomed at me.. I was sure they could here it in the next town!.. anyway.. he hands me this massive golden tablet and a pair of crazy glasses and says that I will interpret the weird writing on the tablets, I have to form a church and marry lots of wives and one day I will get to go to the planet where god is..but first I have to tell everyone and show the world the way to eternal life!!!" I finish excitedly looking from one elder to another.. their disbelief was plain and obvious..
    I say faking hurt.."What?.. you don't believe me?"
    The taller one crosses his arms.. "No way.. we don't believe you.."
    I state triumphantly.. "Well..Why should I believe anything you're going to tell me?" and politely close the door.

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  • by jlmancil on February 27th, 2007

    jlmancil

    I'm very secure in my faith and am happy to talk to the missionaries. I came from their faith into a relationship with the TRUE God and am happy to tell them about Him. I know how they feel since I was once a missionary and I know how I feel in my relationship with God and that is something I want to share. What does it speak of our character if we are mean or ugly to them?

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  • by melbee on February 6th, 2007

    melbee

    I like to ask them in for a cup of tea and get their addresses out of them. Then I like to call around their house at dinner time or even better, late at night and talk to them about the benefits of AMWAY.

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  • by tripwire on February 4th, 2007

    tripwire

    I'm polite, but direct. I just say, "Thanks, but I have no interest in your message.." they don't usually press further.

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  • by Wendora on February 4th, 2007

    Wendora

    I don't believe in treating anyone rude as I am treated rudely at times in my door to door visits as a J.W. Yesterday, when this man came to my door trying to sell me a book of coupons for Midas, I was even nice to him and let him give me the sales pitch even though I did not purchase it.

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  • by bgoodjohnny on February 4th, 2007

    bgoodjohnny

    I am nice

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  • by onkponk on February 2nd, 2007

    onkponk

    As a former Mormon missionary, I always appreciated polite people. As well, I always respected people's wishes, meaning if I was asked to leave I would leave.

    Therefore, I always allow other such to come into my home. I know how hard it is to be out there simply trying to help the condition of the world in any way possible. I know how discouraging it is to talk to people only in the interest of showing them something that I have come to love only to have them slam the door in my face, yell or swear at me, throw things at me, spit at me, threaten to call the cops on me and many other things.

    On the same note, those who claim what I was doing was arrogance are in error. I was simply trying to spread the message I have come to love to the most possible people. If you bleieve something but don't care about it enough to tell everyone you know and more then perhaps you should reevaluate your motives. I got nothing for my Missionary work except the opportunity to speak with hundreds of different people with many different beliefs.

    You don't have to listen - that's your own personal choice. You don't have to let them in - also your choice. Just please be pleasant. It helps them. They're people too.

    But the funniest stories often come from the people who slam, yell, swear, throw and spit. So, if you must, so be it.

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  • by turbowray on January 27th, 2007

    turbowray

    I am polite the first time, but if they continuously come around, I just pull out my bible, and say "I will listen to you, if you listen to me also". They normally do not want to. I also let them know that God never spoke of a second bible, anytime during the first one, so I do not take it as my belief. You do not have to be rude, just honest with them. They do respect that, and I respect thier beliefs, and what they do, despite all the door slams in thier faces.

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  • by Teri00 on January 18th, 2007

    Teri00

    Since I have a "No Soliciting" sign on the door, I generally don't get strangers knocking! :) Were they to knock on the door and were I to open it, I'd simply politely reply "no thank you" and shut the door without further conversation. I do the same to telephone solicitors too (except I hang up the phone).

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  • by James Black on January 17th, 2007

    James Black

    At 9 in the morning on the Saturday after a really really really great Friday what passes between myself and the various door to door missionaries and salesmen can be heard quite a few houses away.

    Otherwise I'm polite but firm.

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  • by Special K on February 2nd, 2009

    Special K

    Ive never met any Mormons - i live in NY and dont know any- if one did knock on my door- he would probably get a very hard time because i dont go for people disturbing me- but maybe not- i sleep during the day but people never take that into consideration. i might be nice- u never know- depends on my mood- i am curious about them though- since ive never seen one before- only on south park.

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  • by valentina on October 17th, 2008

    valentina

    well you shuld treat everyone equaly. if you were in their postion would you want to be treated rudly?

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  • by TaylorMade on October 13th, 2008

    TaylorMade

    If they are nice I am nice. I start with a simple no thank you and if they leave without a "but have you heard blah blah blah" I generally say something like "have you heard about he guy who invited the door to door salesman into his house so he could kill him and eat him?"

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  • by BigDaddyBS on October 12th, 2008

    BigDaddyBS

    I'm really neither - probably more on the "nice" side.

    Whenever someone comes to the door, the dogs, (three black labs, and one rat terrier - usually the loudest of the bunch) are barking, loudly, I'm yelling at them loudly, I sit in my wheelchair either inside the screen door (with the dogs barking and me trying to shut them up), listen to them give a short sales pitch, and usually take the pamphlet they give me, saying we'll see, and they go away. (And I usually toss whatever they give me.)

    The tacit implication is that if they come in, the dogs will eat the alive. In actuality, they'd probably jump on them, lick them and smell them, as they do anyone else new who comes in. I just never dissuade them of that fact. ;-)

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