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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 584032" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have yet to meet one who was not pushy or who went away when I politely said I was not interested. That is why I play with their heads. I have very deep faith in God and very little in organized religion. If and when I want to join a church, I will go and find one. Until then, they can stay away from my home unless husband invites them over. </p><p></p><p>The worst were in our old house. One neighbor was from some crazy church and she barged in one day while I had an awful migraine and was in bed. She woke me up to pray with her for the demons to leave my head, saying that demons were the cause of the migraine. After asking and then telling her to leave, I puked on her and told J to call 911 to report an intruder. Right in front of her. She then tried to take the phone from J. BIG Mistake. I think my head spun like the girl in the Exorcist as I told her flat out that I was filing assault charges for the way she touched my child, that her child would end up in foster care and she would be in prison because interfering in a call to 911 is a felony. </p><p></p><p>She sent people to my home for months to 'convert' us and to 'save' my kids. Wiz was still at home and I let him play wtih quite a few of them. A few mos later we found a map on their church website of properties owned by people who were demons or were possessed by them. We were number 3 on their list. Wiz was a bit offended, felt we should at least be number 2. </p><p></p><p>Then another family moved into the neighborhood and moved a very old, rusty, nasty looking trailer onto their property as their 'church'. On Sundays they blocked the entire road until enough of us called the cops enough times. They would move the cars if you asked, but only after you listened to their spiel and gave them a cash donation. I just drove through their yard instead. NOT the first time, or even the third. The sheriff himself told them that if they blocked the road then I had the right to drive on their property to get to and from my home. </p><p></p><p>That church is officially designated as a cult, and members turn over ALL assets to the church, live where they are told (I know several of them were told to live in small, icky houses so people in the church could have their homes, same iwth cars, etc.....) and do what they are told. They turned over ALL control to the pastor of their church, down to when they went on vacation, if they could change jobs, what they planted in their gardens or even if they had gardens. They were all nuts. And lousy neighbors. </p><p></p><p>After all of that? I have zero patience with anyone pushing their brand of religion on me. What I find interesting is that I have yet to have a non-Christian religious person come and push their religion on me. I have met many of other faiths (benefit of living in a town with a university with one of the largest and most diverse international populations thanks to theamazing agricultural programs, etc...) and have discussed faith with them. Many are open about their beliefs without pressuring you to convert or support them. I like that and I respect it greatly. I don't like those who pressure me over religion and often find they cannot discuss the Bible they wave about iwth any degree of intelligence. At least not around here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 584032, member: 1233"] I have yet to meet one who was not pushy or who went away when I politely said I was not interested. That is why I play with their heads. I have very deep faith in God and very little in organized religion. If and when I want to join a church, I will go and find one. Until then, they can stay away from my home unless husband invites them over. The worst were in our old house. One neighbor was from some crazy church and she barged in one day while I had an awful migraine and was in bed. She woke me up to pray with her for the demons to leave my head, saying that demons were the cause of the migraine. After asking and then telling her to leave, I puked on her and told J to call 911 to report an intruder. Right in front of her. She then tried to take the phone from J. BIG Mistake. I think my head spun like the girl in the Exorcist as I told her flat out that I was filing assault charges for the way she touched my child, that her child would end up in foster care and she would be in prison because interfering in a call to 911 is a felony. She sent people to my home for months to 'convert' us and to 'save' my kids. Wiz was still at home and I let him play wtih quite a few of them. A few mos later we found a map on their church website of properties owned by people who were demons or were possessed by them. We were number 3 on their list. Wiz was a bit offended, felt we should at least be number 2. Then another family moved into the neighborhood and moved a very old, rusty, nasty looking trailer onto their property as their 'church'. On Sundays they blocked the entire road until enough of us called the cops enough times. They would move the cars if you asked, but only after you listened to their spiel and gave them a cash donation. I just drove through their yard instead. NOT the first time, or even the third. The sheriff himself told them that if they blocked the road then I had the right to drive on their property to get to and from my home. That church is officially designated as a cult, and members turn over ALL assets to the church, live where they are told (I know several of them were told to live in small, icky houses so people in the church could have their homes, same iwth cars, etc.....) and do what they are told. They turned over ALL control to the pastor of their church, down to when they went on vacation, if they could change jobs, what they planted in their gardens or even if they had gardens. They were all nuts. And lousy neighbors. After all of that? I have zero patience with anyone pushing their brand of religion on me. What I find interesting is that I have yet to have a non-Christian religious person come and push their religion on me. I have met many of other faiths (benefit of living in a town with a university with one of the largest and most diverse international populations thanks to theamazing agricultural programs, etc...) and have discussed faith with them. Many are open about their beliefs without pressuring you to convert or support them. I like that and I respect it greatly. I don't like those who pressure me over religion and often find they cannot discuss the Bible they wave about iwth any degree of intelligence. At least not around here. [/QUOTE]
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