Door to door bible sales?

[trystinn]

You know, I just have to put this out there:

If you walk up to a house decorated with illuminated stars and pumpkins, cement Greenman peeking through the front bushes and a Witch Ball out in the front yard, cauldrons, witches and fright cats in every window, get up to the door and see not only a Jewish Mezuzza, but also a Welcome sign with atrological and celestial symbols - wouldn't the natural thought be "hmn...they probably aren't Christian". (These are called HINTS, people)

But apparently, its not as obvious as I'd thought - woman tried to give us a free bible and get us to attend her church.

Time to go snopping for more obvious pagan outdoor decorations, I suppose. Wonder who sells a ten foot tall flaming pentagram around here?

Just as soon as I'm over this cold.

Comments

[wildcelticrose.livejournal.com]

When I lived in a place with a big window that faced the street, I got one of those 5 pointed "Christmas" stars. I replaced the white bulbs with purple (available at Halloween) and then ran a string of (you guess it, purple) lights around it. It made a perfect pentacle. You can even make them blink if you want.

~L

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Yep, I have one of those lights. All I haven't done is run the purple lights through it.

Thanks for the idea.

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

Someone I know from online interaction has a sign on her door that reads something like, "I don't buy products from door-to-door salesmen. What makes you think I want to buy your religion?"

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

We've got a "No Proselytizing" sign... it's a little like a "No Smoking" sign, but where there would be a cigarette, there are little stick people with bibles. :)

[appleblossomtru.livejournal.com]

All that stuff is all the more reason for them to show up. You need to be "saved," after all. [/sarcasm]

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking, too.

The Mormons came to my place about a year and a half ago, and all I could think while looking at their fresh-scrubbed faces was, "I'm almost old enough to be your mother."

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

If the Mormons show up, tell them you've been shunned. That should keep them from your door forever.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I must be a tad naughtier than others.

When I see the Mormon boys making their way through our town my thought is "I used to seduce cute little boys nextdoor like you in my teens".

*WEG*

[e-falki.livejournal.com]

You could have also asked the bible lady, "Oh, by chance are you a virgin? We are in *such* need for a Samhain virgin sacrifice."

OK, bad bad me (yes, you can slap my hand now.....LOL).

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

/handslap

You know, the joke is my hubby spoke with her - I was in the kitchen and missed most of it. What I didn't miss, is she was wearing a white raincoat that looked almost exactly like a white witch robe.

Very, very odd.

I would have said something like "you know, I could have used that last Samhain, when it rained on our outdoor ritual, could you tell me where you found it? I know the coven ladies would love to get one just like yours!"

Hubby is considerably more polite than I am.

My course of action

[tradarcher.livejournal.com]

I would take the Bible. It was offered as a gift. Find out which church or service that you are being invited to. Go to it. OH I forgot to mention, put on a ritual robe, MUCH jewelry and or large pentragram and go.
Now when the church people stumble overselves, you can say: "Well, you did invite me."
I know I am such a B-A-D pagan.

Re: My course of action

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

But a very funny man!

Oh well, a missed opportunity! Actually, my thought is to get a clerical collar (like what the Anglicans wear) on a very dark crimson shit and wear it with a black suit, a large silver pentagram or triple moon pendant and go as visiting clergy!

Hmn...maybe that's what I'll do for Halloween!