So I'm getting ready for work and a couple of sweet old ladies come to the door, bibles and tracts in hand. I try to be respectful and polite and let them begin their conversation by complimenting my cute dog and conciously avoid looking at my watch.
The first lady takes a breath and starts to hand me a tract. She mentions that she has some words about how people are starting to notice the growing violence in the world.......
"Stop. You do not want to engage me on this. Christian Fundamentalists are at the root of most of the violence," says I. "It's faith-based hate!"
-more-
The jaws drop in unison as eyes bug out. Stunned, the poor women stood in silence.
We all stared at each other for what seemed like many minutes. Hell, they couldn't even respond when I asked if they cared to minister to me further. They just slowly turned away, muttering.
Perhaps when they report in to the weekly meeting there might be a discussion about how a person could come to this conclusion, whereupon I imagine I'll be labled a heretic. (Or traitor.)
How do you handle to door-to-door missionaries?