Ding, ding, ding!!! We HAVE a winner! :clap:

Yes.

I don't go around bugging people in their homes to push my services. the grocery store doesn't show up at my house trying to sell me cereal. The car dealership doesn't drive to my house to sell me a car. If I want it, we have a vast network of methods for me to find it.

At least with roofers I waste their time by making them write up an estimate before I tell them I'm a roofer too.

Actually, I have to say I'm not equally crabby to them. At least they are selling me a product. The height of my crabiness is saved for the people that come to my door to impose their beliefs. Bible-thumpers and politicos.

They are selling a product as well. It's all about the dollar signs. The difference is when you pay for this one, you don't get squat.

Ring, Ring...

Hello Kettle, this is Pot.....

Edit: Guess I should read the thread; someone alrady beat me to it a long time ago....

I couldn't agree more.

Do NOT fuck WITH ME at my house. That is my haven from the world and I will react poorly to any violation of that. I don't bother other people - they shouldn't bother me.

Well, you are certainly free to feel that way. Though, many psychologists would love to delve into the issues behind this whole attitude.

I'm no psychologist though, so I'll just leave you to your insolence. It's a free country. ;)

Right or wrong, that has been my impression as well. :shake:

What is so wrong with not wanting people bothering you when you are at home?

It's the same as disliking telemarketers, or even spam email.

Ask any nurse who deals with people who are terminally Ill and you will find that most people become very interested in God as they near the time for them to need to know.

Some of us learned early and have come to understand wht it means in our lives.

Most people understand the theory of 'covering all your bases', just in case.

I always tell my Calvanist baptist friends that I tried to believe and trust but god told me I wasn't elected so go ahead and enjoy the time you have.

If I have issues it's simply that I don't consider every idiot on the street my buddy. A stranger is not welcome to come to my house and try and change my beliefs or sell me carpet cleaning. Hell, a friend is even an imposition when playing that role.


Wanting my privacy doesn't make me insolent. Some clown ringing my doorbell will though.

Time to bust out my favorite avatar.

How noble. When their ass is in a sling they start trying to cover it.

Personally, I'm most geared towards relational evangelism--just simply "be" a Christian and try to become friends with non-Christians, and then share the Gospel in life, deed, and word... But I'm weary about altogether throwing out the door-to-door/street stuff. I've seen a church or two where the attitude is basically: "If you ain't aknockin', then you're asinnin'..." and that's overboard, but I don't think we should go to the other extreme of doing none either...

It largerly depends upon the cultural context as well. I have a good friend who has done some mission trips to evangelize muslims in England. He said a lot of them, especially the more "religious" ones won't even give you the time of day unless you get up in their face and are confrontive--then they'll actually listen...

Also, here in Louisville we have a street named "Bardstown"--it's basically a mecca for post-moderns, occults, and drunks (or any combination of the three--really interesting street). I developed a little five minute religion survey I use there--in part to collect data, in part to try to get a conversation started. I've found that the vast majority are willing to take the survey--some take it and move on, most start asking me questions--I love it. One girl (who doesn't go to church) told me and a friend of mine that one thing that bothered her about Chrisitanity was that there weren't more people out doing what we were doing and showing that we cared about people like her... And I've yet to have anyone respond in a negative or an "f-off" type of way...

I'm all about the relational model, but I think we can sometimes miss some good opportunities if we chuck door-to-door/street evangelism...