Has anyone here been approached by members of this society or any other religious organization while out at the store? I was approached by 2 guys at a Meijer store a while back.. and then it happened again this weekend. I've noticed them stopping other shoppers a bunch of times as well.

 

I asked who they were affiliated with and they said "World Mission Society Church of God" and they gave me their website so when I got home I looked it up. Weird ass conversation.. or monologue. I basically didn't say anything for the first 5 minutes, just listened to him ramble on and on about God the Mother. He asked if I believed in God and I said yeah. Then at the end of our meeting, after I cut him off and said I had to get going, I asked him what he believed happens to people when they die if they don't believe in this stuff. He didn't want to say.. so I kept pushing the question. He then gave in and said I should just read the Bible and I would get the answer there. I told him I just wanted to know precisely what he believes happens. He refused to bring up the idea of hell, he just muttered "really bad things".

 

Then he decided to go on the offensive and ask why I asked that, and said there must be a reason why I want to know so bad. He asked if I believed in the Bible, and I said no. He asked why not.. and I replied that it's irrational. Then I sort of backed off. I'm terrible at confrontation, it's a flaw that I need to work on. I'm more of an introvert and rarely get into conversations like that. Wish I had the guts to carry on the conversation and tell him what I really believed and why.

 

I usually just smile, say I'm not interested, and wish them a good day.

 

Then they repeat their questions and I repeat myself until they go away.

 

I usually just smile, say I'm not interested, and wish them a good day.

 

Then they repeat their questions and I repeat myself until they go away.

i may or may not be a stereotypical new yorker and say some sort of expletive directed at them.

 

it only pisses me off because they start out like they're asking for directions or something - which i'm always more than willing to give to folks - but then they jump into that God the Mother crap and I'm like OH HELL NO in my best big black woman voice.

 

 

Sometimes I take what I assume to be coupons, only to find out they are Jehova Witness stuff. They usually dont talk to me.

I've been given LaRouche stuff at the grocery store before.

I've never been approached at the grocery store aside from by a tcf rep at jewel.

I've never been approached at the grocery store aside from by a tcf rep at jewel.

A bank? Fine, you win, you got approached with the biggest scam.

I make it a policy never to talk to agenda people who approach me in a public setting like that. Religion, Environment, Politics... doesn't matter. Especially the LaRouchies, though usually I just insult them.

A bank? Fine, you win, you got approached with the biggest scam.

 

 

From now on, the only people I'll give my time are those Sox employees in green at the next home game. They haven't been brainwashed, and I'll be helping out the Sox.

A bank? Fine, you win, you got approached with the biggest scam.

 

Jewels have TCF "branches" in some of their stores with an ATM and a couple of tellers. They're a terrible bank but I don't think it was a scam.

I make it a policy never to talk to agenda people who approach me in a public setting like that. Religion, Environment, Politics... doesn't matter. Especially the LaRouchies, though usually I just insult them.

 

They're at 75th & Lemont in Darien/Downers/Woodridge/whatever the city is at that corner pretty frequently. I don't see anyone ever taking their pamphlets. Maybe it has something to do with the Obama-as-Hitler sandwich boards.

They're at 75th & Lemont in Darien/Downers/Woodridge/whatever the city is at that corner pretty frequently. I don't see anyone ever taking their pamphlets. Maybe it has something to do with the Obama-as-Hitler sandwich boards.

 

They used to hang out downtown a lot in the pre-OWS days. Usually on election days they had this 70's suburban that they had duct taped a bullhorn to and they would drive around preaching on it.

Sounds like a class operation they've got going there.

 

Sounds like a class operation they've got going there.

 

Putting the "ass" in class.

Jewels have TCF "branches" in some of their stores with an ATM and a couple of tellers. They're a terrible bank but I don't think it was a scam.

You're missing the joke.

I spent an interesting couple of days with LaRouche-ites in a hostel in Munich Germany about 10 years ago. They were apparently there to campaign for local politicians, because Germany has a Larouche Party apparently. I remember talking with them, and saying I'd seen their tables and such in downtown and was confused why their campaign table had signs that said IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY when they were running local election campaigns. They looked at me like I had two heads and couldn't seem to understand why it might not be effective to base a campaign for city council in Germany on the premise of impeaching the president of a different country.

Were they Germans?

Were they Germans?

Nope, they were from all over Europe... I think two Americans.

Bizarre.

I tend to ignore them...excepg ince. They asked me if I believed in God (after asking for directions, like Reddy said earlier). I didn't think and said no. Then they started telling me I was an unclean sinner going to hell blah blah blah.

 

Then I got on my knees and clasped my hands and dropped this on them: "I I know oh noble servant of Christ. Please, share thine Bible with me as it commands you to for I was lost but now I'm found after your threat of eternal damnation." No response.

 

So I took an offensive.

 

"Oh, no answer? You can't spread God's teachings but feel qualified to give His judgement, even though he kinda says in the Bible only he can judge, so guess you're joining me in Hell. Which you most likely base off Dante's Inferno. I'll be in the first circle of virtuous pagans while you get to chill with the Malebanche and roast like a motherf***er. And I just showered, so I'm clean and smell good as hell."

 

 

Then walked away as they continued to berate me.

I've found saying "I'm Catholic" to be a very good way to make those people go away. I'm not Catholic, but my friend told me to try it. It works very well.

 

One time I told some Mormons that a Mormon murdered my parents. They just stared at me and I walked away pretending to be upset.

I've found saying "I'm Catholic" to be a very good way to make those people go away. I'm not Catholic, but my friend told me to try it. It works very well.

 

One time I told some Mormons that a Mormon murdered my parents. They just stared at me and I walked away pretending to be upset.

 

 

I have a new response for when I don't feel like monologues.

 

Also, the first part of my response above was stolen from my brother. Happened to him once, then he told me that line.