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Edna wrote:

> In article <0YydnaMg-b-HntLVnZ2dnUVZ_rzinZ2d DeleteThis @earthlink.com>,
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <snip>
>
>>If I read the Bible, I'll read the whole thing. Just don't hold
>>your breath. I started, a decade ago, got about 80 pages in, and
>>my enthusiasm petered out. (No, really, 2,000 years of editing
>>and no one trimmed out those interminable 'begats'?)
>>
>>As soon as I've finished all the other good books on my "To Read"
>>list. Haven't finished the complete works of Shakespeare yet.
>>And I've been half-way through my book of Greatest World Poems
>>for the past six months.
>
> I think I got about as far as you did in the Bible. (Once upon a time,
> when I actually had time to read.) Maybe when my kids leave for college
> and I retire

And, for much of the past decade, most of your reading has
probably been 'Goodnight, Moon' (etc), for the 56,345,346th time.
I have friends with small kids -- they've got their kids'
favorite books memorized, and haven't opened their own books in ages.

I have time to read... unfortunately, the number of things I need
to get read seem to grow, and the time to read hasn't. Where I
used to try reading three things at once (fiction, non-fiction,
and magazine), now I'm up to about ten things at once (10
fiction, 10 non-fiction, 10 magazines). Kinda slows the reading
down...

Speaking of which, where did I put that new IEEE Spectrum
magazine? I saw it yesterday...

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m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] laid this down on his screen :
> Tristaan wrote:
>> On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:46:56 -0700,
>> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] stomped through my brain with:
>>
> <snip- door-to-door-knockers>
>>>That's also simply a more practical way to do it. Knocking on someone's
>>> door (how do they *know* when I'm in the bathroom?) is just not going to
>>> get many converts. And will tick off about a billion people for every one
>>> convert.
>>
>> Heh... if you read the book of Acts and the epistles of Paul,
>> you'll find that most of the opportunities for the apostles to
>> evangelize were not due to specific efforts to spread the gospel,
>> but by working directly with people, meeting their needs, showing
>> the love of God through the Spirit, and answering their questions
>> truthfully and honestly to the best of their ability.
> <snip>
>
> I'll take your word for it. My game plan to read all the Great Works of
> World Religions has become the plan to read all the *short* Great Works. And
> selected materials from the others.
>
>> Does this mean that I think there is more than one way to live?
>> No. I firmly believe (and I know y'all don't agree with me) that
>> The Way is the ONLY way. BUT...I'm not going to stop relating to
>> people just because they disagree with me. Instead, I'm going to
>> do my best, with God's help, to live my life according to the
>> Way, praying that through my example people will see that Truth
>> and come to know Him as I do.
>
> And, as long as you continue to be a good example but not beat people about
> the head, those of us who spent too much time as beat-ees will be fine. (I
> learned to run like a kitten confronting a vacuum cleaner, which stopped most
> of the browbeating. Or stopped me from hearing it, anyway.)
>

< snigger >

I have two signs on my front door.

No Religious Callers. Thank You.

And

Don't Preach At Me, And I Won't Preach At You.

( The latter has a cartoon Lucifer character below it. )

I have only had one visit ( LDS ) since I put them up, and the moment I
offered to invite the couple ( and their teenage daughter ) to "my
coven", they RAN. I think the message got round, as the mic on my
security camera always picks up funny remarks when they call at my
neighbours appartment.

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Barry Ruck wrote:

> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] laid this down on his screen :
<snip>
>> be fine. (I learned to run like a kitten confronting a vacuum
>> cleaner, which stopped most of the browbeating. Or stopped me from
>> hearing it, anyway.)
>
> < snigger >
>
> I have two signs on my front door.
>
> No Religious Callers. Thank You.
>
> And
>
> Don't Preach At Me, And I Won't Preach At You.
>
> ( The latter has a cartoon Lucifer character below it. )
>
> I have only had one visit ( LDS ) since I put them up, and the moment I
> offered to invite the couple ( and their teenage daughter ) to "my
> coven", they RAN. I think the message got round, as the mic on my
> security camera always picks up funny remarks when they call at my
> neighbours appartment.

I tried to put up a sign, but the darn thing fell off.
Self-adhesive, my foot.

I haven't had the religious folks reeeeecently. Maybe they got
the message -- they caught me at an awkward moment, last time,
and I may have been a little snappish.

(Seriously? Invitation to a coven doesn't sound that bad. Cult
would be bad. But coven?)

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"Rhino7" <laney2.RemoveThis@comfishcast.net> wrote in message
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>> I'm going to go around and hand out tracts and never come back to
>> you ever again except to preach at you and give you another
>> tract... Yeah.. that will go over REAL well, won't it.
>> Tristaan
>
> I think, off hand, that the chances of someone actually converting on the
> spot after being accosted by these people is right up there with ... oh
> ...
> maybe winning the Powerball lottery prize? Maybe if you are an undecided
> teenager, but to expect an adult to toss out whatever their philosophy is
> based on a tri-fold pamphlet handed out by a stranger? Somehow "boggle"
> just doesn't capture it for me.

{Chuckle} It is quite a stretch, isn't it? {SMILE}


Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

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"victoreia" <inkypaws.RemoveThis@hawaii.nospam.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On 6/9/2008 6:05 PM, m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>> victoreia wrote:
>>> On 6/9/2008 9:46 AM, m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tristaan wrote:
>>>
>>> [snip of religious discussion]
>>>
>>>> That's also simply a more practical way to do it. Knocking on
>>>> someone's door (how do they *know* when I'm in the bathroom?) is just
>>>> not going to get many converts. And will tick off about a billion
>>>> people for every one convert.
>>> Like the idio....um, gentleman who was "looking" for a sick kid who
>>> supposedly used to live in my apartment, started to go on about how
>>> Jesus loves me, and "is that a Star of David on your necklace?"
>>>
>>> (You would think any good Christian theologian would recognize the
>>> difference between a six-point Star of David and a five-point
>>> pentagram!)
>>
>> Well, unless your necklace is very large, it might appear as just a shiny
>> thing with more-than-a-triangle points. Especially to someone standing
>> more than a couple feet away, trying to be polite by Not Staring at your
>> chest.
>
> Nice big medallion style-circle (maybe two inches across), pentagram quite
> clearly visible from the foot and a half where he was standing. And the
> chain isn't very long, so it wasn't, um, "emphasizing" my chest.

He didn't pay attention in Bible study if he can't tell that from a star
of David! {BIG SMILE}

>> (He wasn't trying to pester some sick kid, right? I mean, sick kids
>> should be left to... get well, hopefully. Play video games and watch
>> Disney movies for hours on end.)
>
> I really don't think there actually _was_ a sick kid. I think he was
> making an excuse to be knocking on the new folks' door. (In clear
> violation of the "No Soliciting" sign prominently displayed in various
> locations on the property, no less.)

All too likely. {lop-sided smile}

> victoreia (Okay, I'll get off my "Leave my soul alone!" soapbox
> now........)

They can be very frustrating. {lop-sided smile}


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"victoreia" <inkypaws RemoveThis @hawaii.nospam.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On 6/10/2008 1:50 AM, Tristaan wrote:
>> On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:29:18 -1000, victoreia stomped through my
>> brain with:
>>
>>> On 6/9/2008 4:43 AM, Tristaan wrote:
>>> [huge snip!]
>>>
>>>> One thing to keep in mind is that Narnia is written as children's
>>>> books. You can't expect heavily in depth Christian theming in
>>>> books for kids... they wouldn't get it. So, it deals more with
>>>> basics and simple concepts while hinting at some of the deeper
>>>> things (consider the "good" Tash worshiper in the book "The Last
>>>> Battle").
>>> And won't _that_ one be interesting to watch!
>>
>> Actually, I'm looking forward to it. That's probably one of
>> the most interesting books of the entire series, IMO.
>>
>
> I'll be interested in the whole "Tashlan" explanation that Shift gives in
> front of the shed...... (Oh, my poor head!)
>
> My oldest nephew got the whole set for his birthday and Christmas; he
> keeps bugging my sister to talk about the books, but she wasn't the avid
> fan I was! (Note to self: call Bryce to discuss "Caspian".......)

{BIG GRIN} Yes, encourage his interest in the books. I always like to see
a new generation of fans arising, especially for a series I like myself.
{BIG SMILE, REALLY BIG GRIN}

Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:45:09 -0700, Rhino7 stomped through my
brain with:

>Don't get me started on what Jackson & Co. did to Faramir. They redeemed
>themselves a teeny bit in the extended version, but still.

If I understand the back-story of the books, what Jackson did was
a bit of a time compress. The battle of Osgiliath in the movie
where Frodo, Sam and Gollum were present is something that had
happened in the books before Boromir went to Imladris/Rivendell.
It's an important plot point to explain why Osgiliath was
important later and why Denethor felt so strongly about that
city.

I think, from that same backstory, it can be implied that at one
point in time, Faramir DID hold some of the same ideas as his
brother, that the Ring could be used by Gondor to gain an
advantage over the enemy. But the maturity that comes from the
loss of Osgiliath and months in Ithilien carrying on guerilla
warfare changed Faramir in the books... for the "entertainment"
factor in the films, we needed to "see" that change of mind to
understand why he just let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go their way.

Tristaan (who enjoyed Faramir in the books but has no illusions
that an "entertaining" version of the story will necessarily hold
to the "letter" of the books)
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"So good-bye for now and I'll see you again
Some way, some how
When it's my time to go to the other side
I'll hold you again and melt at your smile
Now I have all the ones that I am with
You taught me not to take for granted
The time that we have to show that we care
Speak into their lives and their hearts while they're here
And say I LOVE YOU!!"

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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:47:22 -0700, Rhino7 stomped through my
brain with:

>> Final film for the class? Field trip to a local theatre to see
>> Harrison Ford crack his whip again as Indiana Jones..
>>
>> Tristaan
>
>oh boy ... Indiana Jones and the Social Security Check of Doom

Hehe... yeah, it was kinda like that. It was a fun movie, pure
entertainment... we went into it expecting to be entertained and
got just that... nothing deeper.

Tristaan
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"So good-bye for now and I'll see you again
Some way, some how
When it's my time to go to the other side
I'll hold you again and melt at your smile
Now I have all the ones that I am with
You taught me not to take for granted
The time that we have to show that we care
Speak into their lives and their hearts while they're here
And say I LOVE YOU!!"

~Disciple "Things Left Unsaid"

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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:41:26 -0700,
m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] stomped through my brain with:

>If I read the Bible, I'll read the whole thing. Just don't hold
>your breath. I started, a decade ago, got about 80 pages in, and
>my enthusiasm petered out. (No, really, 2,000 years of editing
>and no one trimmed out those interminable 'begats'?)

Actually, I think you'll find that the begats were left in as
essentially elements of the narrative. First, it provides
continuity from one story to another. I mean, there were
hundreds of years where nothing really important happened. If
you just jumped from one story to another, you'd quickly lose
connection. By including the begats, you get that connectivity.

Secondly, there is some theology in those begats. I'll have to
double check my notes from my OT class but there are significant
inclusions and notations within some of those geneologies that
give indication as to some of the events and such that happen
later. Like, why was it so important to destroy all the
Ammonites or Canaanites when Israel got to Canaan? It's in the
begats...

Finally, it's a literary style that we Westerners of the 20th and
21st century don't understand. This is a way of telling stories
and narrations that was common 3,000 years ago and actually has
meaning in that context. To try and read it with a purely
Western mindset is going to end up exactly where you did:
getting rapidly bored.

Does this mean that I always read all the begats? heck, no...
they bore me, too. But if I'm reading the Bible looking for the
theological points and need to cross reference some names or the
why's behind certain things, those begats DO come into play.

>Now *there* is a good reason to get the details down!

Hehe... now, I HAVE had intelligent conversation with JW's since
then. Folks who actually WANT to engage in dialogue. But it's a
rare situation.

>> "I've found this WONDERFUL new way of doing things that has
>> totally turned my life around and upside down. I mean, it is SO
>> fantastic and SO wonderful that I've just GOT to tell everyone I
>> meet about it."
>
>Sorta like telling everyone about that nice vacation... and
>showing them the pictures? Alllllllll the pictures?

Yeah, kinda.

Tristaan
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Ogre-Monk, AIM TristaanOgre
"So good-bye for now and I'll see you again
Some way, some how
When it's my time to go to the other side
I'll hold you again and melt at your smile
Now I have all the ones that I am with
You taught me not to take for granted
The time that we have to show that we care
Speak into their lives and their hearts while they're here
And say I LOVE YOU!!"

~Disciple "Things Left Unsaid"

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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:46:44 -0700, "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
<"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote:

>(Seriously? Invitation to a coven doesn't sound that bad. Cult
>would be bad. But coven?)

Sounds like a friend of mine who used to have fun with door-to-door
religion salespeople (that's the way he referred to them).

One was to answer his door dressed in long white robe with ...
suspicious ... stains (made from BBQ sauce but looking dried-blood
like) and a large, double-bladed axe in his hands (blunt but they
weren't to know that) and invite them in for the 'ceremonies'. He
kept axe and robe by the door to drop on whenever he didn't recognise
the person through the peephole.

Another was to answer the door wearing nothing (apparently) but a
bathrobe and invite them to 'come in and join the orgy'.

Both techniques were very effective at seeing off the religion peddler
du jour and soon word got around not to knock on HIS door.

One time, Ross got woken up on a Saturday morning (sleep-in day, and
before we got married so I wasn't around to open the door) by some LDS
wanting to preach at him. He looked at them and said "Hey, you guys
are heretics. You know what we do with heretics? BURN them. Just
wait until I get the matches". I WISH I had seen the ensuing chaos as
two neatly-dressed would-be missionaries were chased down the road by
a wild-haired, bearded 6'8" man wearing pyjamas and brandishing a box
of matches! They had no idea that Ross wouldn't *really* do any such
thing even if he COULD catch them - early heart damage from a
congenital condition meant he couldn't run fast or far enough to have
caught them anyway.

Personally, I find not opening the security door (so they can't do the
'foot in the door' trick) followed by a firm "Thank you but we're not
interested" takes care of things nicely. Not fun, perhaps, but
effective.

Az
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>> (Seriously? Invitation to a coven doesn't sound that bad. Cult
>> would be bad. But coven?)
>
> Sounds like a friend of mine who used to have fun with door-to-door
> religion salespeople (that's the way he referred to them).
>
> One was to answer his door dressed in long white robe with ...
> suspicious ... stains (made from BBQ sauce but looking dried-blood
> like) and a large, double-bladed axe in his hands (blunt but they
> weren't to know that) and invite them in for the 'ceremonies'. He
> kept axe and robe by the door to drop on whenever he didn't recognise
> the person through the peephole.
>
> Another was to answer the door wearing nothing (apparently) but a
> bathrobe and invite them to 'come in and join the orgy'.
>
> Both techniques were very effective at seeing off the religion peddler
> du jour and soon word got around not to knock on HIS door.
>
> One time, Ross got woken up on a Saturday morning (sleep-in day, and
> before we got married so I wasn't around to open the door) by some LDS
> wanting to preach at him. He looked at them and said "Hey, you guys
> are heretics. You know what we do with heretics? BURN them. Just
> wait until I get the matches". I WISH I had seen the ensuing chaos as
> two neatly-dressed would-be missionaries were chased down the road by
> a wild-haired, bearded 6'8" man wearing pyjamas and brandishing a box
> of matches! They had no idea that Ross wouldn't *really* do any such
> thing even if he COULD catch them - early heart damage from a
> congenital condition meant he couldn't run fast or far enough to have
> caught them anyway.
>
> Personally, I find not opening the security door (so they can't do the
> 'foot in the door' trick) followed by a firm "Thank you but we're not
> interested" takes care of things nicely. Not fun, perhaps, but
> effective.
>
> Az

My wife kept a geologist's pick next to the door. It looked similar to
this one:
http://z.about.com/d/geology/1/0/U/U/prospecthammer.jpg
with a sharpened pointy end.

We would get the foot-in-the-door technique, literally. After warning
the missionary (or pushy salesman once) she showed them the hammer and
pointy end, and taking one 'aiming swing' tapping the toe of the
offending shoe-in-the-door; she would yell "here goes"...and the foot
rapidly disappeared from the door.

--
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That's what everybody calls me.

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Mummy Az wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:46:44 -0700, "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>(Seriously? Invitation to a coven doesn't sound that bad. Cult
>>would be bad. But coven?)
>
> Sounds like a friend of mine who used to have fun with door-to-door
> religion salespeople (that's the way he referred to them).
>
> One was to answer his door dressed in long white robe with ...
> suspicious ... stains (made from BBQ sauce but looking dried-blood
> like) and a large, double-bladed axe in his hands (blunt but they
> weren't to know that) and invite them in for the 'ceremonies'. He
> kept axe and robe by the door to drop on whenever he didn't recognise
> the person through the peephole.

Darn it, I knew I should have purchased an ax last time I was at
Renn Faire...

> Another was to answer the door wearing nothing (apparently) but a
> bathrobe and invite them to 'come in and join the orgy'.

Not a trick I can try, since I'd be absolutely *terrified* they'd
take me up on it! I think you need to be 6 ft for that offer to
scare anyone. Maybe mildly scruffy.

> Both techniques were very effective at seeing off the religion peddler
> du jour and soon word got around not to knock on HIS door.
>
> One time, Ross got woken up on a Saturday morning (sleep-in day, and
> before we got married so I wasn't around to open the door) by some LDS
> wanting to preach at him. He looked at them and said "Hey, you guys
> are heretics. You know what we do with heretics? BURN them. Just
> wait until I get the matches". I WISH I had seen the ensuing chaos as
> two neatly-dressed would-be missionaries were chased down the road by
> a wild-haired, bearded 6'8" man wearing pyjamas and brandishing a box
> of matches! They had no idea that Ross wouldn't *really* do any such
> thing even if he COULD catch them - early heart damage from a
> congenital condition meant he couldn't run fast or far enough to have
> caught them anyway.

Saturday is my sleep-in day, too. At least, I try for it to be.
And, somehow, all those "would you like to buy" telephone
callers just *know* it, because when do they ring?

Now, the grocery bills are probably heinous, and finding a car
you can fit in must be a pain, but, gosh, wouldn't it open up
opportunities if I could be tall and physically intimidating?

If I chased anyone, I'm not sure they'd bother to run. Matches
or no matches.

> Personally, I find not opening the security door (so they can't do the
> 'foot in the door' trick) followed by a firm "Thank you but we're not
> interested" takes care of things nicely. Not fun, perhaps, but
> effective.

I used to be polite, but these days I just Be Irritated at them.

(In general, because they caught me elbow-deep in dishes, or I
ran like a hare through my weeds to reach the door when the
doorbell rang, and now my sandals are full of pokey weed seeds.
And I ran like a hare just to make life easier on door to door
irritants, which bugs me.)

--
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"Aaron" <kemtek.1 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> (Seriously? Invitation to a coven doesn't sound that bad. Cult would
>>> be bad. But coven?)
>>
>> Sounds like a friend of mine who used to have fun with door-to-door
>> religion salespeople (that's the way he referred to them).
>>
>> One was to answer his door dressed in long white robe with ...
>> suspicious ... stains (made from BBQ sauce but looking dried-blood
>> like) and a large, double-bladed axe in his hands (blunt but they
>> weren't to know that) and invite them in for the 'ceremonies'. He
>> kept axe and robe by the door to drop on whenever he didn't recognise
>> the person through the peephole.
>>
>> Another was to answer the door wearing nothing (apparently) but a
>> bathrobe and invite them to 'come in and join the orgy'.
>>
>> Both techniques were very effective at seeing off the religion peddler
>> du jour and soon word got around not to knock on HIS door.
>>
>> One time, Ross got woken up on a Saturday morning (sleep-in day, and
>> before we got married so I wasn't around to open the door) by some LDS
>> wanting to preach at him. He looked at them and said "Hey, you guys
>> are heretics. You know what we do with heretics? BURN them. Just
>> wait until I get the matches". I WISH I had seen the ensuing chaos as
>> two neatly-dressed would-be missionaries were chased down the road by
>> a wild-haired, bearded 6'8" man wearing pyjamas and brandishing a box
>> of matches! They had no idea that Ross wouldn't *really* do any such
>> thing even if he COULD catch them - early heart damage from a
>> congenital condition meant he couldn't run fast or far enough to have
>> caught them anyway.
>>
>> Personally, I find not opening the security door (so they can't do the
>> 'foot in the door' trick) followed by a firm "Thank you but we're not
>> interested" takes care of things nicely. Not fun, perhaps, but
>> effective.
>>
>> Az
>
> My wife kept a geologist's pick next to the door. It looked similar to
> this one:
> http://z.about.com/d/geology/1/0/U/U/prospecthammer.jpg
> with a sharpened pointy end.
>
> We would get the foot-in-the-door technique, literally. After warning the
> missionary (or pushy salesman once) she showed them the hammer and pointy
> end, and taking one 'aiming swing' tapping the toe of the offending
> shoe-in-the-door; she would yell "here goes"...and the foot rapidly
> disappeared from the door.

A priest we know once promised to give a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses
something that couldn't ever be taken away from them. Even he couldn't take
it away once he had given it to them.

"I bless you in the name of the Father, {make sign of the cross}
and of the Son, {make sign of the cross}
and of the Holy Spirit. {make sign of the cross}"

by the time he finished, they'd fled down the driveway and along the street
so fast, they were completely out of sight! {REALLY BIG GRIN}

It doesn't have the same effect with all flavors of evangelists - Mormons
just bless you back - but that's how it went with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
{REALLY BIG GRIN}


Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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