I spent a few summes in Utah growing up as my Dad was going to school at BYU. We are not mormom but it is true that they can't drink cafine, booze etc. Back then you couldn't even find cafine pop at the 7-11 (it may be different now?). They are very clean living people. We got stopped on the campus at BYU for having our shirts off and we were told to put them back on by campus security. They also aren't supposed to touch money on Sundays, and they have to wear these one piece underwear that seemed very uncomfortable. I didn't really let any of that get to me as Provo Utah in the summer was amazing! All I remember was 30+ everyday for weeks on end! Theo Fleury was doing a hockey school back then also and I got in on that too...Calgary had an farm team in SLC back then....good times...way off topic but other things stand out for me about Utah then the mormons and every religion is going to have it quirks so just pick one or don't pick one and don't worry about it as it is a waste of time to debate religious views IMO.
That's BS. You could find any pop you wanted to in Utah in the 80's. There are also plenty of Mormon's who don't wear the underwear that everyone is going crazy about. I have NEVER heard about not touching money on Sundays so I call BS on that as well.
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It doesn't bother you in the least that you must stop whatever you happen to be doing at the time to deal with a solicitor peddling a product in which you have absolutely no interest?
You must have a higher tolerance for being interrupted than I do. I have absolutely no patience for any kind of unsolicited sales pitch, religious or otherwise.
That's BS. You could find any pop you wanted to in Utah in the 80's. There are also plenty of Mormon's who don't wear the underwear that everyone is going crazy about. I have NEVER heard about not touching money on Sundays so I call BS on that as well.
Yeah same here.
And there are Mormons around here who drink coffee, but avoid pop. If more people would do that, maybe the obesity rate wouldn't be so high.
I went to schools with LOTS....even had a Mormon teacher at one point, and they were all very nice people.
It doesn't bother you in the least that you must stop whatever you happen to be doing at the time to deal with a solicitor peddling a product in which you have absolutely no interest?
You must have a higher tolerance for being interrupted than I do. I have absolutely no patience for any kind of unsolicited sales pitch, religious or otherwise.
Patience is a virtue.
I took a Rogers guy who phoned to take a survey on a ride once, but usually I'm pretty respectful.
Telemarketers are just normal people trying to make a living like you and I.
I think a person's tolerance to being interrupted depends on how often it happens... Out in Chestermere we hardly get any door to door stuff, so the odd time it does happen I politely listen to their spiel and if I'm not interested let them know..
However in Calgary it was far more difficult to remain polite when sometimes it seemed like a constant stream. Sure they're unrelated to each other, but from the person who keeps getting interrupted from their peaceful enjoyment of their evening's point of view it's just more people interrupting. It can get tiring. Especially if they're ignoring a no soliciting sign.
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I have NEVER heard about not touching money on Sundays so I call BS on that as well.
Actually, I can confirm that. When I first moved to Calgary, my roommate at the time was an ex-Mormon atheist, but the rest of his family were still believers. They would frequently invite us over for dinner on Sunday evenings. One summer day, their BBQ ran out of propane, and my roommate's father insisted that we be the ones to go buy a refill, since it was his religious belief to never engage in commerce on a Sunday.
To the people who are making comments along the lines of, "It's only 15 seconds of your life being interrupted, what's the big deal?":
What is your opinion about telemarketers?
Same opinion as I have with solictors. Give them the "Sorry, I'm not interested". Sometimes they're nice and leave it at that. If they persist, I always cut them off before they start, and reiterate that I'm not interested. Then I just hang up. The whole process really does take only 15 seconds.
Door-to-door solicitors are a real pain in the ass for shift-workers (which more and more folks are in this economy). I worked a shift for over 15 years, and most of the time these jokers either interrupted my sleep, caught me less-than-fresh-as-a-daisy, or otherwise at a bad time. So yeah, basically traipsing across my property and intruding on my personal time uninvited is rude in my books. I'm certainly not going to apologize for feeling that way.
Actually, I can confirm that. When I first moved to Calgary, my roommate at the time was an ex-Mormon atheist, but the rest of his family were still believers. They would frequently invite us over for dinner on Sunday evenings. One summer day, their BBQ ran out of propane, and my roommate's father insisted that we be the ones to go buy a refill, since it was his religious belief to never engage in commerce on a Sunday.
Engaging in commerce and touching money are two different things. So are you confirming that Mormons believe they will go to hell if they come into contact with money? That's what mackster's claim sounded like to me.
Unreal.
I grew up in the religion. You are asked to keep the sabbath holy, a day of rest. Some people take it to extremes. Those who don't aren't going to hell because of it, in the eyes of the religion. Same with caffeine ingestion.
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You are the second person to offer that and so far no takers. Not surprising since this thread has been dominated by people who want to make fun of something different from themselves. Typical really.
Is this a straw man I see before me? I believe it is!
The original question was "How to repel Mormons", not "Let's make fun of Mormons", nor was it "I wish the Mormons wouldn't come bother me at home, but I sure would be interested in learning more about them on the CP OT messageboard!"
The only thing "typical" about this discussion is the attempt to derail it into a discussion of how people shouldn't want Mormons to leave them alone, or how the Mormons' beliefs really aren't so wacky after all, or how someone who doesn't like religious dronebots at his/her door probably also sets the hounds on any Girl Guides who come by and then laughs as they flee screaming and wailing.
Again, if it's ok for Mormons to come to my private residence and try to tell me all about Joe Smith, his opium dreams and expertly forged sheets of goldplated gobbledy, then it should also be ok for me to go to their private place of worship and try to tell them all about how God is dead and no one cares. For the record, I don't think the latter is ok for the same reason I don't think the former is ok - BOTH are arrogant, presumptuous and lacking altogether in respect for other people's right to privacy.
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I think they are actually two piece garments.....anyways +30 or not they wear these.
All of them huh? Really?
That's untrue, just so you know.
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(By the way, I just wanted to clear up some confusion. In no way do I want to go out of my way to be rude to these people, I'm actually always polite (which is why I ended up giving them my name and number in the first place) even though I am not religious at all, and don't agree with what they are soliciting one bit. I just was looking for some suggestions on what to do if a simple "thanks, but I'm not interested" didn't work.)
I know they wear those in Cardston when they go into the temple....never heard of them being worn during a normal day.
Some people do defintitely. Not all.
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