# Religious friends who try to convert you

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 25, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179 "2003-11-25T14:08:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179/41 "2003-11-27T23:06:05Z")

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That is, of course, for participating in church drama. Shudder.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179/42 "2003-11-28T05:43:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Lissla Lissar \*  
> \*\*AAAAGHHH! **Heretic!!**
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> _points at **FriarTed** _
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> Someone summon the Spanish Inquisition!
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> 😃 \*\*

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

😛

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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179/43 "2003-11-28T16:34:34Z")

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I was expecting that! Thanks, **Guin**.

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**Author:** ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179/44 "2003-11-29T15:35:43Z")

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> \*Originally posted by superstar \*  
> \*\*Like most, this has also happened to me. Lost friends when I left the church and didn’t want to come back after 13 years heavily involved in it.
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> I find asking questions a good way to end the discussions.  
> Questions? I hear you ask, yes questions!
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> When they share something with you ask ‘why?’ or ‘how?’. Most Christians I know (and I know alot) cannot answer that past,  
> “well, … um… I just know” …or… "Well, um… you just have to have faith… etc etc.
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> Question everything, ask, why,how,when,where. Many Christians don’t believe past a heart thing, and don’t make it to a head thing.  
> They may run off to find an answer, and leave you alone for a while.
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> That was not meant as an insult to Christians. I’m sorry in advance if that is taken badly. It’s just how I feel. \*\*

Good strategy. Also, over [here](http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.html) , you can find Bible verses guaranteed to embarass the pants off fundi types. Stuff like bashing the heads of the childern of your enemies on the rocks. Good stuff like that of with the Bible abounds. Learn a few of the more juicy ones so you will be prepared.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179/45 "2003-11-29T19:29:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Lissla Lissar \*  
> \*\*Huh. My Mennonite friend has a cool “Sell Your Soul For A Cookie?” Cthulhu t-shirt. I want one. \*\*

What _kind_ of cookie? … cause… well I might be turned from the godly path by a fresh oatmeal raisin.

My name is astro, and I’m a cookie whore.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-friends-who-try-to-convert-you/215179/46 "2003-11-29T21:00:59Z")

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I once got rid of Jehovah’s who were appearing with frightening frequency at my door, by handing them a rake and pointing to my two point five acre rock strewn lot and said something like,  
" Here, talk while you rake, I really need the help."  
This also works like a charm with getting rid of distant in laws, too.

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