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"I also do not engage in debate with the homeless guy panhandling by my building every day."
I am no longer able to restrain myself.
I consider missionaries who proselytize, etc. to be only about 1/8 of a step below panhandlers on the "I really wish I was mean enough to punch this fool in the face" meter. Just sayin'.
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As soon as they ask you for money and insult you when you don't give it, I'll grant your comparison.
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Well, they won't let you in the building if you don't pay your 10%, as I understand it. So it's a delayed request.
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If you're talking about the temples, then tithing is the least of the obstacles to the general public.
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I'm not saying the general public. I'm saying that, as I understood it, failing to tithe could potentially lose you your temple recommend.
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On that note, is tithing normally tax deductible? Do they give you the American equivalent of a receipt of donation to a registered Canadian charity or something?
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"As soon as they ask you for money and insult you when you don't give it, I'll grant your comparison."
It wasn't a comparison, per se. There is that 1/8 of a step difference.
My thought, when I deal with panhandlers, is "must you handle your pan in front of me?".
OK, sorry. I promise to grow out of that.
No, my thought is more like, "this country/town is going to shit." I really despise them.
My thought, OTOH, when dealing with missionaries, is "I really wish he could find something else to do right now. This is so not interesting to me." I actually have nothing against them. I almost like them. I myself am passionate, and like to covert people to this, that, or the other. Y'all know that. I just...am only interested in the things I am interested in, usually. I like studying religion at a remove, where I don't have to profess belief or care about it if I don't feel like caring about it. Proselytizing me puts me on the spot too much for me to be totally comfortable. It's too unexpected. I also don't like feeling like I can't escape. I'm really only speaking of missionaries approaching me on the street. I can't speak from experience re: someone knocking on my door. I usually just defer to someone else in the house who might actually find dealing with them worth their time. I've never been home alone when missionaries have called.
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