Comments on: Confessions of a cashier: Jesus loves me.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:32:18 +0000

People like that annoy me too. I just ignore them whenever I get them, or say “No thank you” if I see someone about to try and evangelise to me!

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:58:30 +0000

I remember when I was in middle school a group of religious people waited right outside the entrance of my school and, when school was out, handed out bibles with pamphlets inside to the students. I was offended — they were obviously targeting young impressionable kids… I didn’t think it was a nice thing to do, I thought it was quite manipulative. At my high school this sometimes happens, but I see more people giving out free condoms than the religious guys.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:22:23 +0000

I can relate.. exept for prayer cards I’ve been given a bible. Every Sunday we get 2 church rushes at my work since we happen to be located almost across the street.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:22:22 +0000

I know from my experiences, being a cashier for nearly 2 years (combined), I have my fair share of stories. I’ve had those religious cards handed to me several times before, but I was nice, said thank you, and later threw it away – not because I don’t have respect, but I probably couldn’t remember to do it.

My blog, like yours, contains many stories of a cashier too. lol.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:03:18 +0000

If you think that’s rude, read on my site about what happened to me, it’s along the same lines, but jeeze people now a days http://www.heartlesswind.com/index.php?id=6

By: angie

angie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:58:03 +0000

I don’t find it rude at all. Were I to receive something similar and it was something I didn’t believe in, I’d just leave it somewhere for another person to find. I’d say thank you and move on. Maybe I’d tack it to one of those bulletin boards in a supermarket or leave it on the counter in the post office.

I don’t know, I just think that people get offended too easily. Like the people who get mad when someone wishes them a Merry Christmas. I would not be offended if someone were to say “Happy Hanukkah” or “Happy Kwanzaa” to me. I’d smile and know they were giving me good wishes.

The Jehovah Witness people come around the neighborhood often. If I choose to answer the door, I smile politely and tell them I have my own beliefs and suggest they save their literature for the next house. Then I wish them a nice day.

I guess I’m just too laid back but I choose to be offended by far worse things than religion.

By the way, I love your blog! I started reading after following your link from idolbloglive.com.

By: Id

Id — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:28:01 +0000

Even though I do believe that people should be open about their beliefs, I do not believe that it equals to converting others. As a Catholic, I do not believe that is our job to do. Also, as you mentioned, the “marketing” ploy that they’re using makes the entire religion sound fishy, and for those who are religious in the right ways, it gives them a bad rap.

A few years ago, an anti-Catholic tried to convert me. I took his pamphlet and stuffed it between the pages of an FHM magazine. And that was just being nice. Too bad I didn’t use it as toilet paper.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:37:01 +0000

And of course I share a similar story from my customer service days. My friend and I were cleaning the movie theater and came across a bunch of pamphlets from a local church. We thought they were just promoting their church but we opened them to find a discussion topic regarding the “issue of an increase in homosexuality.” Ironically, my friend is gay along with 80% of the theater staff…We enjoyed watching the pamphlets getting pounded by the trash compactor.