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Religious canvassing targeting Chinese - is it legal?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by sinobball, Sep 9, 2017.

  1. sinobball

    sinobball Member

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    I'm Chinese living in a predominantly white suburban neighborhood with few Asians, and once every 1-2 weeks a black person (there are also few blacks in my city) knocks on my door carrying a bunch of Chinese-language pamphlets & magazines. I do not have a Yao Ming or JLin7 sticker on my car so they must have scanned the phone book for Chinese names. The conversation goes something like this.

    (I open the door.)
    Religious person: Ni Hao, Ni Hao, Ni Hao!
    Me: Uh... How can I help you?
    Religious person: Do you read Chinese?
    Me: Uh... What is it?
    Religious person: Would you like to read and learn...
    Me: (sees the pamphlets) Sorry I'm not interested, thank you!

    Some days later:

    (I open the door.)
    Person #2: Ni Hao Ni John John Wayne Ma?
    Me: ...
    Person #2: Hi, Do you speak Mandarin?
    Me: No.
    Person #2: No? What do you speak then?
    Me: English.
    Person #2: Oh!!... But do you not also speak...
    Me: No Ying-ger-ri-she. (closes door slowly)

    FOB Chinese are probably the easiest prey for churches in America. Sometimes I even return to find Chinese-language religious materials in my mailbox or stuck on my door. Is there a way to stop this nuisance, other than changing my name to Chris or Mohamed?
     
  2. Jontro

    Jontro Member

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    get a big dog. put outside door.
     
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  3. Liberon

    Liberon Rookie

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    Feast on the big dog in your hands when you open and greet them at the door. They will once and for all know that you are the stereo-typical yellow savage that cannot be tamed by any western religion!!!
     
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  4. No Worries

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    Google's Mandarin to English says ...

    no ying-individual-day-snake
     
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    Interesting. Why did you feel the need to point out that it's a black person who knocks on your door?
     
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  6. Carl Herrera

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    Display the sigil of the House Bolton.
     
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  7. Buck Turgidson

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    Your situation is weird, I cannot help.

    My mom made the mistake of actually talking to the Jehova's Witnesses 3 years ago, they still knock on her door and she's too polite to tell them to stop. So she takes their pamphlet and says "thank you". It's the same lady(s) every time, once a month.

    Those ****ers are persistent, I'll give them that.
     
  8. Jontro

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    i've spoken to jehova witnesses before in my driveway. we exchanged ideas on religion and they went on with their merry way shortly after. gained understanding, no one was converted, nothing but good to say.
     
  9. Mr. Brightside

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    When I was young, my friends and I would knock on neighbors doors and then run away.
     
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  10. Yung-T

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    No ying-individual snake at day, secksy freak in the hay?
     
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  11. Amiga

    Amiga 10 years ago...
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    put up a no soliciting sign at the door
     
  12. Jontro

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    but are you black?
     
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    tell them you already believe in the devil
     
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    Tell them you're a telemarketer and ask for their number.
     
  15. Haymitch

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    The largest Christian student group used to specifically seek out foreign students and would always try to get them to come to their meetings. At the time I thought it was a pretty shitty strategy to target them like that, but from the born-again Xtian perspective it's actually a very nice thing to do since they're saving them.
     
  16. Torn n Frayed

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    During the summer I was watering the grass not really looking around and suddenly I see a pair of bike tires right in front of me, it's the god-squad; I told my self to not shut them down, to listen to what they had to say. So lots of nervous small talk, I keep thinking "ok, when are they gonna cut to the freaking chase here, what's the end game kids..." They were both really young like late teens early 20's; they ask about my thought on faith and Jesus and soon I tell them I'm not comfortable talking to them about this. So they ask if they can leave a pamphlet with me and I say no. They both get really pious and mad, I can see them passing judgment on me, looking down on me. I cannot explain the nasty feeling I got from them as I walked back inside and they just stood there watching me walk all the way down my drive way.These MFER's have never even lived a life AT ALL, how dare you pass judgment and look down on me JUST bc I don't share your views. GTFO.
     

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