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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on August 03, 2012, 11:01:27 AM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021067409
Oh my.
Ninga (4,076 posts)
Interesting knock on my front door. 2 young men, dressed almost alike, identified themselves as missionaries of the Mormon faith. It took me a few seconds to wrap my mind around what I thought might be going on and I nicely and gently started questioning them. By the way, they both looked like Beaver Cleaver, white shirts, ties and buttoned up tightly.
Their explanation was rooted in innocent "we are just taking time to inform people about the message of the Mormon faith". My questions revealed the following:
Neither one was from this area, nor from this state, Ohio. They landed in Ohio September of 2011 and had been to only small, rural towns, no big blue ones yet. The area I live in is a small red corner in an otherwise big, very blue county.
There are 50 such teams (two young men each team) in Ohio as of this date. They said only about half of the people they met wanted to talk. They don't get paid, they are donating their time as missionaries. When I asked if they were affiliated in any way with the Romney campaign, I detected a slight twitch in the eye of one, and the other took a small step back wards.
They did not answer my question, but restated they "were missionaries helping to inform people about the message of the Mormon faith". And then quickly moved on to offering literature and telling me to visit the Mormon website, and backed off the porch.
I wished them luck, and ran to open my garage so as they walked down the driveway they could see the Obama, and Sherrod Brown stickers plastered all over my car!
The GOP is pulling all the stops out in Ohio. I am not taking anything for granted. This is one tough race.
Oh my again.
WilliamPitt (51,345 posts)
1. Um...
It is a central tenet of the Mormon faith for young people to spend two years away from home spreading the word. We have a few of them living in an apartment down the street, and they're nice as pie.
You know, even though franksolich lives way out in the middle of nowhere, I get Jehovah's Witnesses about three or four times a year--no Mormons yet, though--and being a nice guy, one of the nicest guys one can hope to meet, I treat them as if long-lost friends who finally showed up.
I invite them in, but alas once inside they see the authentic Ukrainian icons, the traditional framed picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the crucifix hanging above the furnace thermostat.
Now, there's 122 custom-framed pieces of artwork hanging in both the living room and the dining room (one enters via the dining room), most of which are actual-sized copies of portraits by Hans Holbein, the Greatest Painter Ever (Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, John Fisher, &c., &c., &c.), although there is also a framed chalk-caricature of franksolich, done by a Russian artist from the school of Pedro Picasso, the Atman primitive.
But the visitors don't see any of that stuff; they see only the religious stuff.
While I'm getting them something from the kitchen to drink, they decide they have to leave.
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Something must be wrong in my area. For the past 20 years or more, I get the 2 young mormon fellows every summer but not this summer. I always invite them in, give'em some tea, cake or something if I have it. Them I explain I'm Methodist, ain't gonna change and gonna be buried up on the hill with all my other relatives. Then we just shoot the breeze until they have to go.
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Then we just shoot the breeze until they have to go.
Well, damn it, that's what I want to happen, but it doesn't.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are people very unlike franksolich, and usually from a wholly different part of the country.
I'm curious.
But no, once they see the walls here, they decide oops, it's time to go.
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So Mormons never went door to door before Romney started running? FFS, is there anything that they don't turn political?
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Ninga please!
I wished them luck, and ran to open my garage so as they walked down the driveway they could see the Obama, and Sherrod Brown stickers plastered all over my car!
:lmao:
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:gay::bouncy:
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The burning question for me is Harry Reid a pederast as he has been accused of by many credible sources, not just one, thousands. It must be true because he hasn't proven that he does not Sandusky little boys. So he must.
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To clarify, you mean Hans Holbein the Younger, who also did one of the most famous paintings of Martin Luther ever.
Fantastic work. Just beautiful.
Not a huge art fan, but there's something aout Renaissance painters that always leave me in awe.
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Years ago when I was still commuting between Denver and Houston, I had some Mormon kids three doors down.
Every day, they would get on their bikes and go about doing their missionary work.
They did of course stop by for a visit one day.
Just as Johnnyreb, did, I only explained my own beliefs and also thanked them for their time.
We ended up getting to know each other to the point of them asking me if I would take one of my large telescopes to one of their chuch functions in the evening.
You know I did. The kids there loved the chance to see the heavens.
I enjoyed it too.
Have yet to meet a Mormon I didn't like.
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I've never met a Mormon I didn't like. They don't stay and talk with me much anymore because I'm always right up front about being Southern Baptist.
Jehovah's Witnesses are different. The ones that have come to my door have been about 1/2 and 1/2, some very pleasant and some very pushy. The ones I really had a problem with were the ones that lived next door. They went to church, or whatever they call it, all the time and had studies in their home every week...then they'd get drunk every other night, scream at each other, smoke marijuana...and then send their kids to my place to borrow groceries/movies/books/etc. ::)
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I like the Mormon kids I've met. Heck, I like my Mormon neighbors. Oh, there's a few that are my kind of people, but most are just fine.
Was ninga one of the tin foil 9-11 crowd? Who doesn't know that Mormon kids have to do two years of evangelism work? Long before this election year, and will still be doing it long after.
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Star Member nadinbrzezinski (107,232 posts)
23. This has nuthing to do with the GOP
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These missions are sponsored by the Church inside and outside the US all the time. They dress the same, whether they are in Acapulco, (oh fond memories of messing up with them), or in OH. All Mormon men do this when they reach majority.
Add LDS expert to the resume.
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Jehovah's Witnesses are the only ones who come around down here in the Ozarks. The ones who are "pushy" are usually easily disuaded, without any hard feelings.
I've worked with, for, and have had Mormons work for me. They're some of the most decent people I've known. They get this atheist's seal of approval.
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Star Member nadinbrzezinski (107,232 posts)
All Mormon men do this when they reach majority.
Add LDS expert to the resume.
The "expert" of course, is dead wrong again.
LDS missionary work is strictly voluntary.
They are encouraged to do it, however, it not requirred.
As usual, Gnads the Gnome doesn't know shit from Shinola.