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It's been a long time since I had some holy rollers come to my house ...
Well - Saturday, while I was out in the yard, I saw them approaching - two men and a young boy. I approached and asked if I could help them, and one man said "we'd love to talk about the Bible with you".
I wasn't feeling particularly adversarial in any way - so I simply said " I don't want to waste your time - I'm an atheist" .
I saw the surprise in the man's face. He was speechless for a few beats. Then he said " I thank you for your candor, most people are not honest in that way" . I responded with " no problem - I respect where you're at , it's just not me. Peace"

We all smiled, I wished them well, and off they went.

I found the whole exchange to be satisfying.
So, there ya go !

evergreen 8 May 5
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That’s pretty cool. (:

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Nice

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well done. i always try to show them some respect.

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@evergreen Usually works that way for me as well

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If I'd said that, he would have said, "Yeah, I kind of guessed."

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Glad you were able to handle the encounter in the way YOU wanted to.

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The fact they didn’t try and convert you is refreshing. I haven’t had that same experience in the past.

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