Condor5 Ooooooh, you got my blood broiling reading your "missionary" story. I do know a bit about that having grown up Mormon to no fault of my own. Yes, the ones I know are bound as a vacuum salesman to their knocking on doors. They still hound me with threats of taking my name off the rolls, causing me to suffer and be rejected which they don't mind at all because they tried, and they will go to the celestial kingdom and I will burn in fire. I guess that's okay with righteous men. The facts are sickening to hear. The young missionaries actually have to "bind" themselves at night to prevent the abomination of masturbation. That's probably all you need to know. I left home the day I turned 18 because of the hypocracy! My MFA Thesis was based on the abuse of the patriarchy. I've written all the stories, so I won't state them here. Warm Regards, Suzette.

It's all about the Money.

The Biblical god is the most evil character in all fiction. No matter how bad I get I can, for sure, say I am better than god. I'm not a mass murderer, baby killer or rapist and I'm not envolved in the sex slavery trade.

See, I'm better than god!

Its a business of making money. One year i pledged to help some missionaries in mexico. You know the story. They want to build a school in the mountains and help get them running water. It clicks today that they get a free ride to live in a cool climate and come and go as they please. Anybody can study up and be a missionary and live the good life of having a talk with a few people and vacation where ever. You get enough churches to back you and its party time. Its a business. They don't care about you...its all about them.

Insanity makes people do all kinds of things. How big is your dog, and is it capable or willing to rip out a voice box?

Its a load of bullshit

I always harass them when I see them in my neighborhood.

Usually it’s enough to make them leave everyone alone and move on.

I love this sign. LOL

The genious of manipulation, to convince others that it's thier will to surrender said will to someone or something else. "You are doing this on your own right...(shake your head in the affirmative like me)
Sow a seed (give me your money)
Make (him) your personal saviour: (your invisible friend)
Repent/Confession (tell me all your nasty business)
Saved (surrender your free will to Dogma)

I have asked/challenged a few of the "door knockers" unfortunately most were defensive, some were astounded that I knew more about thier religion than they did...made em nervous LOL

And the most important thing is that they get reputation, free food and the friendship and also often money by doing so. And also the confidence boost when they can really convert, as most people are already feeling guilty of not following the non-existing God's order. So, all profit right? Except the moment when they themselves realize the futility.

Door to door Evangelicals and Mormons are expected and forced to knock on doors or they will be ostracized in their community. The pressure is great and even shy individuals are paired with someone who is more confident and forceful. I have been told they are ordered to talk, but not listen to counter opinions.

I was up to my eyeballs involved in my church as a teenager. Monday night was "Calling". Our family went to the church, dinner was served and after we went calling. Our youth choir/group would go separately and they would drop a pair of us at each end of the block. Calling was just something we did, I didn't particularly like it (I was very shy) but mostly we just handed out tracts. Rarely discussed anything. I treated it more like a competition, who could get to the other end of the block the quickest. I was very much a follower, do what I was told, goody two shoes then, boy, if they could see me now!

From Matthew chapter 28
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

This is known as the Great Commission.....Jesus' followers are to preach and make converts.​

I believe it is usually a requirement for whatever step they want or need to take in their religion. Without the requirement, we would rarely see it happening.

Isn't it a requirement of their religion - to recruit?