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Sometimes you need to sprinkle a bit of ‘a$$hole’ on your character to get a point across. A simple ‘Sorry, I’m not interested’ and walking away should do it. And if they persist, say you’re going to get a **** restraining order if they don’t leave you alone.

so you do, or dont want to be religious?

well in that case i would say the same things to you that they are saying to you. go to their church. its really the best way to get a mroe solid feel for their ways, since youll undoubtedly be subjected to the vibes of many individuals who all gather under the banner of the religion you wish to study. you may also get a chance to talk to higher-ups. priests and such, people who ahve devoted large chunks of their life if not their entire lives to studying this subject that interests you. . .
of course they will solicit you to join them, and most of them are well trained to be very persuasive.
but im like you, im a seeker. and one thing ive learned studying various religions is that you cant take everything you see on the internet seriously. for example, im dating a girl right now whos been a mormon all her life and showed her a cartoon “banned by the mormon church” on youtube that expressed many of their “beliefs”. she was like wtf was that. but anyway, for research outside of the religious meeting places, and 1-1 discourse with people educated in specific theologies, i would reccomend the library. the internet is a great source of information but for things of a controversial nature (religion, politics, etc) the “peanut gallery” is absolutely enourmous. good luck to you :)

no prob :)

Setto wrote:
lol, the thing is, I am interested in learning about their religion and things like that, just not becoming one of them. That’s the problem. I’ve tried saying this and it doesn’t seem to get through at all.

Take a course or something..thats what i’m doing?

Wikipedia has the low down on all of their religions. If you say you’re interested in learning what they have to say, they’re going to assume that means you want to be one of them. And they’re going to keep coming to your house and sending people to your house until you’re sorely tempted to commit genocide.

Tell them you’re not interested and look up their wacky beliefs on wikipedia.

Church, Sunday 10am, sounds great, I’ll be there to pick you up—

just have to turn my car into a boat.

Times’ gone mad wrote:
just have to turn my car into a boat.

Ask Jesus to do it ;D

Dear Jesus,

I’m not a believer, but please turn my car into a boat. Alternately giving me superhuman abilities to walk across the ocean is also an acceptable alternative.

Your friend,
Times’

Jehova’s Witnesses and Mormons don’t take polite hints because they are like sales people. They are trained not to hear a no until it is loud and clear. Something soft like “sorry, I’m busy next sunday” is a soft no. It means no, but not really. I just have reservations. A hard no is “No I’m not interested. Thank you.”

I would advise you to go to church just to learn what they are about but I am afraid they might start using more coercive techniques once you are there. Read about religions at chapters instead, then when you find a religion your interested in, knock on their door.

In the US the Mormons only come to your house if you get a copy of The Book of Mormon.

Times’ gone mad wrote:
In the US the Mormons only come to your house if you get a copy of The Book of Mormon.

Incorrect. Mormon missionaries go door to door and they don’t carry anything that tells them whether one house or another has a book of Mormon.