Religious Interruption

This guest post from Werner Rogers




The other day while I was in the middle of watching a show on direc tv extra,, my doorbell rang. I wasn’t expecting anyone, so it was definitely a little unexpected. I went to open it and as soon as I saw who it was, I began berating myself for not looking through the peephole beforehand. It just so happens that it was a Saturday morning and the representatives from whichever church it is that comes around and passes out religious materials were standing in front of me. They fit the usual description: young, wearing plain black suits, and wearing name tags reading “Elder so-and-so”. I am all about freedom of speech, but I have always taken issue with people who push their beliefs on you like this under the pretense of “spreading the good word”. I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I am I am going to believe what I want to believe. Your handouts will not sway me. I especially take issue with it when it interrupts my favorite part of the week: weekend coffee time.