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I don't, but I should.
I've always just immediately said, "No thank you, good bye." ... after all, they know where I live.
If they don't respect that and walk away I interrupt their speech with another No Thank You and close the door.
Lately I've wondered whether I should speak up and express myself.
They are.
I accept people have a right to believe in whatever they like.
I served 6 years in the US military, partially, to defend our Constitution.
But our culture has this thing where you just never challenge anyone's religion.
It's considered disrespectful; some would even call it religious persecution.
Yet taking away someone's atheism is not only tolerated, it's seen as (even widely admired) as giving them something ... "better than nothing".
If telling evangelists at your door that turning off your brain's critical thinking by believing things for which there is insufficient evidence (aka faith) is rude ... then what they are doing (going door to door) is way more rude and disrespectful.
So, what say you?
Keep quiet, or speak up?
I've always just immediately said, "No thank you, good bye." ... after all, they know where I live.
If they don't respect that and walk away I interrupt their speech with another No Thank You and close the door.
Lately I've wondered whether I should speak up and express myself.
They are.
I accept people have a right to believe in whatever they like.
I served 6 years in the US military, partially, to defend our Constitution.
But our culture has this thing where you just never challenge anyone's religion.
It's considered disrespectful; some would even call it religious persecution.
Yet taking away someone's atheism is not only tolerated, it's seen as (even widely admired) as giving them something ... "better than nothing".

If telling evangelists at your door that turning off your brain's critical thinking by believing things for which there is insufficient evidence (aka faith) is rude ... then what they are doing (going door to door) is way more rude and disrespectful.
So, what say you?
Keep quiet, or speak up?
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