Has anyone ever been proselytized to on the phone?

[Democracy White]

Geez I just had this lady call me this morning at 8:00am :wtf: and asked if I was interested in learning about Jesus... mind you, I was asleep at the time and I was a bit pissed off about being woken. I told her no but then she starts going into this song and dance about how Jesus loves everyone and how you can be saved through his blood and everything, I can't remember exactly what she said as I was still high from my meds, plus I was still half-sleeping.

I then asked her if Jesus forgives people who wake up other people to talk about Him, and she was like "Yes, he does in order to spread his Word." :wtf:

I then asked her if Jesus accepted gays as it is pointed out in the Bible that he hung around, drunks, prostitutes and the like. At first she was silent and then she said something to the effect "Well homosexuality is wrong as it says in the Bible, but when you accept Jesus into your heart, all of that changes. Living with Jesus is a wonderful thing and you will find that you will be blessed." :wtf: she just avoided my question, so I said, "Well if Jesus and God are so forgiving and accepting, wouldn't they accept who you are?

She didn't answer but proceeded to start a Bible study without even asking if I wanted one.. what the--? So I told her politely that I wasn't interested and could she please not call here again? She then asked me if I was interested in having someone come over for a Bible study... I said, "Look lady, I've already done told you I wasn't interested but either you are deaf, dense or both and you don't understand or what... I don't appreciate you calling me up at 8:00am in the morning to talk to me about something that I don't want to hear." and then I hung up. I was to tired to even come up with something snazzy.

I don't know what was wrong with this lady. She sounded nice and was more than likely an elderly lady. I didn't even think of asking her what her religion was but I think it was probably a JW since I did allow some JW's in earlier this year so that I can learn their perspective. So she probably got my number from them.

So what do you think?

Dee

[WeRQ4U]

1. Should have told her "Satan needs his beauty sleep" and hung up.

[Democracy White]

2. LOL!

I was thinking of telling her that I was part of a small, but growing religion that worships the Internet and that we believe in a digital Jesus, and would that count?

But what websites do we worship?

Dee

[Bluzmann57]

3. What do I think?

I think you were probably too polite with the woman. They should leave a person alone if the person asks to be left alone. True story. When I lived in my old house with my ex s.o. I was out cutting grass on a real hot day. I saw some people in black suits and figured they were religious folks. So I went inside real quick before they got to my house and cracked open a beer. Shortly, they were knocking on the front door. I answered and they started their spiel. I said,"it's pretty hot out there to be wearing a suit. Ya wanna a cold beer?" They looked at me in horror and said "no thank you", and continued with their spiel. I then told them I wasn't interested, and my girlfriend and kid weren't either. I also told them that I wasn't married, but had a kid and lived with the mother. They asked that the lord forgive me and moved on. So the hell with them. I was working and trying to keep the kid in food and clothing so who the hell were, and are, they to judge me because we chose (thankfully) not to get married?

[Democracy White]

4. I'm too damn polite...

I can't think on my feet like some of the DUers here. I don't know if it's because I hinder myself, I panic or my brain just doesn't want to work when I'm in situations like that.

I'm not very assertive or aggressive, I have learned to keep my true thoughts to myself (my mom often got on me when I blurted something out loud as a kid, like if I saw someone with out a hand, I would say something like "That guy has no hand!" and/or I would ask what happened to it without even thinking of the social repercussions that could happen.)I have never been able to stick up for myself or come up with any comebacks if someone was picking on me. So I have never been able to tell someone to shut the fuck up.

Also I have been taken advantage of by my sister and mother (not sexually but mentally) I have never been able to tell what I really think without them snapping back at me. i.e. If sister wants me to go across the street to the store to get her something, I can't refuse I have to go. I'm almost like a slave to them.. I'm the one that has to retrieve things for them, yet when I ask them to do something for me their response is, "do it yourself."

Dee

[skygazer]

5. I think I would have said, "No" to the initial question

hung up and gone back to sleep.