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AnAtheist
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When I am witnessed to (usually by JWs knocking at the door at 9:00 on a Sunday morning), I ask, whether all fish were drowned during the diluvian Flood. That usually confuses them enough to forget the witnessing.
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Lisa4Catholics
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I got my crucifix down and a Catholic digest and met the at the door and I just said I’ll read yours if you read mine I have never seen them leave so fast without a peep of witnessing.Infact their reaction was that of a vampire to a crucifix.I couldn’t help but get tickled.
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Scott_Lafrance
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Church Militant:
several loval Baptist churches
Jehovah’s Witnesses (multiple times)
Mormons (many times)
Catholic Legion of Mary!!!
Yes, you saw that right. Our parish has a very active Legion of Mary that engages in door to door ministry, and I actually had someone from my own church knock on my door. Weren’t we both surprised to find out that we both went to the same church! Considering that our parish has approximately 2,500 ACTIVE parishioners, it isn’t surprising that we didn’t know each other.
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several loval Baptist churches
Jehovah’s Witnesses (multiple times)
Mormons (many times)
Catholic Legion of Mary!!!
Yes, you saw that right. Our parish has a very active Legion of Mary that engages in door to door ministry, and I actually had someone from my own church knock on my door. Weren’t we both surprised to find out that we both went to the same church! Considering that our parish has approximately 2,500 ACTIVE parishioners, it isn’t surprising that we didn’t know each other.
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SPOKENWORD
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God Bless
Hi C. M. The faith teaches us to GO AND PREACH THE GOOD NEWS. In order to preach you need to use your vocal cords like Jesus did.
God Bless
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Mickey
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I have only experienced JW’s and mormons door-to-door. Their ultimate goal is to get you to convert to their organization. They preach from Srcipture when they do this. Does that make them good evangelists? We must always be watchful for ulterior motives.
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ruzz
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No he didn’t forget to do anything. He realized you were saved and you didn’t need any material.
God bless you.
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gardenswithkids
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Yes! And when the opportunity shows up on my doorstep, I share the Good News of Jesus in the Catholic Church. I counter-evangelize and pull out my Bible if I have time, and I usually make the time. I often invite them to pray with me. I think most are motivated by love of God and neighbor, and I want to return the favor.
This doesn’t usually happen from the same denomination more than once per address. I’m guessing my house gets crossed off their list. I wonder from time to time if anything I say ever takes root in their hearts.
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john_doran
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nice.
i had a bunch of run-ins with a garden variety born again christian when i was in high-school shortly after i had spent some time living in a franciscan friary. those were interesting exchanges.
since then, i haven’t even been approached once. not sure why, except that maybe the apartments i have lived in over the last 18 years or so won’t let people like that past the front door.
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annemjones96
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Oh boy, have I ever! When my husband and I were first married we lived in an apartment for a couple years. One day a couple moved into the apartment above ours. He was studying to be a Baptist minister. She was raised in the Catholic Church. We shared a common entrance so it was 12 months straight of witnessing. You should have seen the tizzy they went into when we Baptized our first son.
Myhusband lost his job shortly after and his parents were kind enough to take us in while we got back on our feet. They are some kind of reformed Presbyterian. My mother in law would leave tracts out on the kitchen table. She would invite me to “scrapbooking parties” which I quickly learned where all members of her church who were trying to convert me, including the pastor’s wife.
Our most recent experince was not a good one. There were some JW’s going door to door in our neighborhood. I happened to be outside getting the mail when they came up to my house. I was not in the mood. I told them politely that I was not interested. They kept pushing and inviting themselves into my house. My three young children were in there. My two boys are autistic and they would not have responded well to strangers in the house withour preperation. So I asked them again to leave. I live across the street from a cemetary and there happened to be a funeral going on. Iasked them if they really wanted to make a scene infront of so many people. They then left. They showed up a week later. My husband was home that this time. I had told him about what had happened and realized who they were as soon as he opened the door. He said told them that he knew that I had asked them to leave and that he was now doing the same. The man in the group tried to push past my husband and into the house. My middle son started to get upset. So my husband said, please leave. He put his hand on the man’s sholder and guided him toward the porch steps and told him to leave. The man told him the he didn’t have to and he had every right to be there. This escalated to my husband telling him to get off our property now. So the man walked to our driveway and called the cops. He said that he had been assulted. The cops showed up and they were angry. Apparently there had been some complaints about this group. And apparently it is illegal to go door to door in our township. He could find no evidence of assult and he wrote the JW’s a citation. He then advised us that if these exact people ever showed up again that they would be arrested. If anyone from their group ever showed up they would be written a citation. If we had a No Soliciting sign up and any one showed up they would be arrested. Needless to say, all of these situations were turn off for me. The first two actually helped cement me in my faith and learn more about it. It also has helped my husbnad come even closer to becoming a catholic.
Myhusband lost his job shortly after and his parents were kind enough to take us in while we got back on our feet. They are some kind of reformed Presbyterian. My mother in law would leave tracts out on the kitchen table. She would invite me to “scrapbooking parties” which I quickly learned where all members of her church who were trying to convert me, including the pastor’s wife.
Our most recent experince was not a good one. There were some JW’s going door to door in our neighborhood. I happened to be outside getting the mail when they came up to my house. I was not in the mood. I told them politely that I was not interested. They kept pushing and inviting themselves into my house. My three young children were in there. My two boys are autistic and they would not have responded well to strangers in the house withour preperation. So I asked them again to leave. I live across the street from a cemetary and there happened to be a funeral going on. Iasked them if they really wanted to make a scene infront of so many people. They then left. They showed up a week later. My husband was home that this time. I had told him about what had happened and realized who they were as soon as he opened the door. He said told them that he knew that I had asked them to leave and that he was now doing the same. The man in the group tried to push past my husband and into the house. My middle son started to get upset. So my husband said, please leave. He put his hand on the man’s sholder and guided him toward the porch steps and told him to leave. The man told him the he didn’t have to and he had every right to be there. This escalated to my husband telling him to get off our property now. So the man walked to our driveway and called the cops. He said that he had been assulted. The cops showed up and they were angry. Apparently there had been some complaints about this group. And apparently it is illegal to go door to door in our township. He could find no evidence of assult and he wrote the JW’s a citation. He then advised us that if these exact people ever showed up again that they would be arrested. If anyone from their group ever showed up they would be written a citation. If we had a No Soliciting sign up and any one showed up they would be arrested. Needless to say, all of these situations were turn off for me. The first two actually helped cement me in my faith and learn more about it. It also has helped my husbnad come even closer to becoming a catholic.
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Celia
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Yeah, I’ve had a close friend of mine not openly trying to convert me buuuut you know what she is getting at. Pointed questions about Mary, saints, etc. About how I need to have a personal relationship w/ Jesus. Thanks…but I do, I believe. Course she didn’t believe me. I visited her (American Baptist) church finally because she wouldn’t leave me alone about it and everyone was very nice and welcoming, the pastor came right up to me and my husband afterward and seemed excited to see us. (he had hearn tell of “my Catholic friend, Celia”) I’m sure these people truly have our best interests at heart, but…if I wanted help, I’d ask, I guess.
Interestingly enough, I’ve asked my friend about the history of her church and she doesn’t even know it. And she certainly doesn’t know any Catholic history. I can’t understand belonging to a church that you know nothing about except what other people have told you. :tsktsk: I wonder how many people would be converted or reverted if they just took the time to study Catholicism and what it really is. Instead of disregarding it right off the bat. I’m no scholar but just from what I’ve learned so far, I can almost guarantee I will never be Protestant.
Interestingly enough, I’ve asked my friend about the history of her church and she doesn’t even know it. And she certainly doesn’t know any Catholic history. I can’t understand belonging to a church that you know nothing about except what other people have told you. :tsktsk: I wonder how many people would be converted or reverted if they just took the time to study Catholicism and what it really is. Instead of disregarding it right off the bat. I’m no scholar but just from what I’ve learned so far, I can almost guarantee I will never be Protestant.
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Church_Militant
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Gee annemjones96, that is really bizarre. I can’t believe that anyone who supposedly represented God would be like that. Unreal…
There are so many groups that do this stuff on the street and door to door. (That cracks me up about your Legion of Mary Bro!)
Around here street preachers are usually some of the most anti-Catholics around. If ya say…“Yes, I’m a Catholic”, they are gonna 3rd degree you and wanna go all into every aspect of apologetics. I refuse to accept Chick trash from anyone…and I will not stand there and listen to antiCatholic propaganda.
I share my faith with those that I actually have some kind of relationship with. Anything less is just weird…and I agree that otherwise it’s like letting a stranger search your home. I figure that if God puts a person in my life as an aquaintance then if they get comfortable enough to share their life w/me, then maybe I can share my faith with them.
Didn’t the apostles pretty much go find their friends and relatives to tell about Our Lord?
Pax vobiscum,
There are so many groups that do this stuff on the street and door to door. (That cracks me up about your Legion of Mary Bro!)
Around here street preachers are usually some of the most anti-Catholics around. If ya say…“Yes, I’m a Catholic”, they are gonna 3rd degree you and wanna go all into every aspect of apologetics. I refuse to accept Chick trash from anyone…and I will not stand there and listen to antiCatholic propaganda.
I share my faith with those that I actually have some kind of relationship with. Anything less is just weird…and I agree that otherwise it’s like letting a stranger search your home. I figure that if God puts a person in my life as an aquaintance then if they get comfortable enough to share their life w/me, then maybe I can share my faith with them.
Didn’t the apostles pretty much go find their friends and relatives to tell about Our Lord?
I’m no scholar but just from what I’ve learned so far, I can almost guarantee I will never be Protestant. This is exactly why I came home to Catholicism.
Pax vobiscum,
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SPOKENWORD
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QUOTE=Church Militant.
I share my faith with those that I actually have some kind of relationship with. Anything less is just weird…and I agree that otherwise it’s like letting a stranger search your home. I figure that if God puts a person in my life as an aquaintance then if they get comfortable enough to share their life w/me, then maybe I can share my faith with them.======================================================================================
Hi C.M. Again a great cop out.
If I was to wait to build relationships with people some of them could perish from one day to the next and in the meantime their blood would be on my hands.How would you feel if that happened? I,m sure not good knowing you could have witnessed to them in 5 minutes time.I can build a relationship with anyone in less than five minutes.God put people in front of you every day. You need boldness to step out and do what He has called you to do . STOP making excuses. 
God Bless
I share my faith with those that I actually have some kind of relationship with. Anything less is just weird…and I agree that otherwise it’s like letting a stranger search your home. I figure that if God puts a person in my life as an aquaintance then if they get comfortable enough to share their life w/me, then maybe I can share my faith with them.======================================================================================
Hi C.M. Again a great cop out.
If I was to wait to build relationships with people some of them could perish from one day to the next and in the meantime their blood would be on my hands.How would you feel if that happened? I,m sure not good knowing you could have witnessed to them in 5 minutes time.I can build a relationship with anyone in less than five minutes.God put people in front of you every day. You need boldness to step out and do what He has called you to do . STOP making excuses. God Bless
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SPOKENWORD
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Hi C. M. Oh really.Lets look to Jesus for that answer. Lets take a look at the women at the well, or the adultious women.How much time did Jesus spend to witness to them? God Bless
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Church_Militant
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Yeah yeah yeah…c’mon Spokenword. Give it a rest willya? This is the very thing that makes us wanna get somewhere else when prots, evangelicals, JWs, Mormons, & GKW else comes on with this stuff.
I share my faith very effectively thank you very much. That does not mean that I have a pocketfull of tracts to hand out…or that I have to turn every conversation into a springboard for your definition of “evangelism” or “evangelising”. Charity in action has a great deal to do with it.
1st Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you.
What makes 'em ask? It doesn’t say that we ask them…
In the end it’s all a matter of method. You do it your way…and I’ll do it mine, but the Lord is one. I ask God to lead me to those who are hurting and in need that I might in some way minister to those least of the brethren. I don’t have to say much…they open themselves up and I offer the Lord of my life.
Pax vobiscum,
I share my faith very effectively thank you very much. That does not mean that I have a pocketfull of tracts to hand out…or that I have to turn every conversation into a springboard for your definition of “evangelism” or “evangelising”. Charity in action has a great deal to do with it.
1st Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you.
What makes 'em ask? It doesn’t say that we ask them…
In the end it’s all a matter of method. You do it your way…and I’ll do it mine, but the Lord is one. I ask God to lead me to those who are hurting and in need that I might in some way minister to those least of the brethren. I don’t have to say much…they open themselves up and I offer the Lord of my life.
Pax vobiscum,
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Mickey
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SPOKENWORD
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God Bless brother
Hi C.M. And the excuses keep coming dont they?
God Bless brother
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carol_marie
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Yes I have been witnesses to… about three years ago a friend started gently sharing her faith with me. I’d ask questions… she’d answer them. She invited me to her church. She introduced me to some of her friends and we’d go out for coffee etc. They were very nice women. We’d talk about our faith and about other stuff too. When my questions got complicated my friend would give me books she picked up that explained exactly what her church believed. When I was received into the Church this past Easter, she was my sacremental sponsor. I don’t know the words to describe how thankful I am.
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dennisknapp
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Spoken,Hi C.M. And the excuses keep coming dont they?
Do you know that up until the time of Constantine (when the Church we tolerated) there was no active evangelization. We do see Paul and the Apostles doing it in Acts and the epistles (but not as you think they did it), but when extreme persecution started this stopped.
You ever see those nifty little fishes on the back of peoples cars? Do you have one on yours? Well that came about because Christians could not publically identify themselves. They would go up to each other and one would draw one side of the fish and the other person would draw the other. In so doing they would recognize eachother as Christ followers.
Also, with active persecution there was a long waiting period for those interested in becoming followers of Christ, sometimes up to 3 years! This was to make sure that those who were interested were serious and not spies, and to be serious meant that you were willing to give your life.
The relationship method CM is talking is about is the only true method of real evangelization. It gives the person true worth because you are not just interested in “saving” them but truely loving them and being their friend. To evangelize is a life long process as Paul and the other Apostles taught us. It takes time and prayer and should never be done rashly or without proper training and insight.
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Exporter
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We in my Dioces are over 80 % Catholic. I had only one man ask me,“Are you saved?”
I told him "being saved " was an ongoing process. He wanted me to say the “sinners prayer”. He was a truckdriver and we were shooting pool in a beer joint. I knew him. He went to his truck and got his Bible to show me some verses. All was fairly polite but he wouldnt give up. Maybe 30 min. later I told him I was Catholic and didn’t need his preaching. And I left.
I told him "being saved " was an ongoing process. He wanted me to say the “sinners prayer”. He was a truckdriver and we were shooting pool in a beer joint. I knew him. He went to his truck and got his Bible to show me some verses. All was fairly polite but he wouldnt give up. Maybe 30 min. later I told him I was Catholic and didn’t need his preaching. And I left.
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