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Comment by Steph S. on April 30, 2013 at 5:03pm: Booklover I love that dog and cat pic.

How is everyone?

Comment by Steph S. on April 30, 2013 at 5:01pm: I hope the sign works Flying Atheist.

I love the cartoon Ian.

Grinning Cat - I really like that LOLcat.

Comment by Steph S. on April 30, 2013 at 5:00pm

Comment by Idaho Spud on April 30, 2013 at 3:52pm: I saved your NOthump sign Flying A. I may put one on my door.

I've even been considering labeling it with "NO thumping", or "NO Wakaloons", or "NO crazy people", or "NO fairy stories", or NO reality challenged proselytizers". But you mentioned bullshit, so I'm thinking a good label would be "NO BS" or "NO BULLSHIT".

Comment by The Flying Atheist on April 30, 2013 at 2:51pm: I know damn well that I don't have to listen to door-to-door proselytizers or take any of their literature. I totally resent that fact that they are intruding into my personal time and space with their insane bullshit while I'm eating, napping, doing chores, watching a movie, or just chilling around the house in any degree of dress or undress. And I very sternly tell them so. The only times I say anything more is if there are any young adults with them......high school or college age. I'll address them and tell them not to believe the lies they're being told, to think for themselves and to use the internet to look at videos on TheThinkingAtheist.com. And I'll say, "Remember that! The Thinking Atheist dot com!"

Comment by Debra Stevenson on April 30, 2013 at 1:58pm: The Flying Atheist,

I'm lucky enough to get the Jehovah's Witnesses to leave me alone as I'm honest about my being a former member and they are usually nice enough to leave when I ask. I'd rather have the Mormons at the door than the JW's as Mormon theology is more interesting. I was a Mormon once before and their more interesting when it comes to their theology and the JW's theology is quite poor , I think. Whether female Spanish bible missionaries, the JW's , the LDS, the SDA's, the Catholics or the Baptists or the evangelicals go proselytizing or try to get you to take their literature, it is important to remember that you don't have to talk to them and you can disagree with what they are saying and you don't have to take any of their literature.

Brandi Amari Williams

Comment by Ian Mason on April 30, 2013 at 1:08pm: I thought this touched a nerve.

Comment by Patricia on April 30, 2013 at 12:44pm: It's disgusting isn't it Flying A?

I wouldn't have the nerve to bang on anyone's door unless I was invited or had called first, & most certainly never to preach anything!!!!!!!

Even in our small town we get jw's, morons, baptists, evangelicals, 7th day adventists, the odd catholic, & whatever else is here. Some don't try preaching, but just to hand over reading material, which is also not acceptable.

Believe me, the term Atheist comes out of my mouth very quickly before the door hits the jam. Politeness is long time gone!!!!!

I did have a sign on the door for years but had to remove it to make ready for the outside renos to begin any time now, & a new glass door is going in.

Sure doesn't seem to take long for them to notice & in a town this size, you'd think they'd ''get it'', but too brain dead I guess. We never have problems with neighbors or anyone else, & our atheism is no secret.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on April 30, 2013 at 12:15pm: Well, I didn't want it to come to this, but the above sign is going to be placed on my front door today. Three days in a row, this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I was interrupted in my home by a knocking at the door and visited by religious solicitors. Friday was the Jehovah Witnesses and Saturday and Sunday were ladies from a Spanish bible church. Ugh!!! So obnoxious.