Can your kids come to my basement to study the bible?

Paralipomenon

On the weekend one of our newer neighbours, noticed my wife and our neighbour outside with all the kids. He approached them and said that he wanted to start a religious meeting for children in his basement and wanted to invite ours.

Now my wife has been in religious overdose for the past few weeks and has taken up hissing violently at anything loosely affiliated with religion. This not only crossed the line, but it went so far over the line into dangerous territory. My wife's friend is quite aware of all the history of witnesses and my wife's recent change of heart.

She said "Oh, I'm sorry but my family is moving in a couple weeks" Then with a devilish look informed Mr. Crazy that my wife would still be around though. When he turned to my wife I'm sure he was greeted by the fury of an ex-witness being preached to. He was informed in no uncertain terms that we and our children do not need religion.

He keeps pressing asking for our address.

My wife asked why on earth he'd need our address. Apparently he wanted to drop by to continue his "ministry". I'm not sure of the specifics, but she was able to "convince" him that his proposed visits were very unwelcome.

I have to question his mental state. Honestly there is so much wrong with what he was proposing on so many levels. He didn't ask what her religious beliefs were, or expound on what his were. Our kids aren't that old, so I don't know what he wanted to teach kids between 2-7 but the first thing that comes into my mind isn't the bible.

I hope my wife sees this and weighs in some more. She came downstairs to tell me about it very annoyed. If that guy hadn't backed off, I'm sure she would have pulled his testicles out his nostrils in very short order.

Funny for me, frustrating for her. :D

DJK

I'm glad your wife said no. I would do more, I'd find out where he lived and contact the police.

eclipse

Pedo alert much?

I would have no objection to telling that man that his ideas are idiotic and his intentions need to be examined by a psychiatrist.

I would tell him to take his religious preaching and keep it to himself.

I detest evangelizers, especially ones that prey on innocent, gullible people like children.

Hell hath no fury like a mother bear protecting her cubs, you go Mrs.Para!

JK666

This guy sounds like a freak.

JK

ex-nj-jw

This sounds creepy! Maybe a call to the local police to make sure he's on the up and up???

I agree kids should go no where near this guy! My moto has always been "don't mess with my kids or my money"!

nj

katiekitten

I cant believe he would seriously expect any mother to say "oh yes, id be perfectly happy for my children to go on their own to the basement of a stange man on a regular basis".

In fact, maybe she should have said that to him, it might have made him reflect on exactly what he was requesting (though I doubt it). Did he look like Ned Flanders?

What an A-Hole.

Bobbi

The gentleman in question seems quite sincere in his desire to help people. I have talked to him before about his desire to help the young ones before they get in to bad company. I know his church is a downtown Toronto congregation so he does see the worst of the worst. He and his wife are very active in their church and I suppose he was just being nice.

I resent him thinking that my kids need bible education. If he only knew....

I don't get the perve vibe off him. I get the old man from a nicer era trying to do right vibe.

My neighbour says she didn't deliberately send him in my direction but she could be tricking me, she is sneaky that way. (BTW I hope she reads this, she will pee her pants laughing)

Bobbi(still shocked at her own reaction to a nice old man)

Mary

He approached them and said that he wanted to start a religious meeting for children in his basement and wanted to invite ours.

Jesus H. Christ, this has got 'disaster' written all over it. Some guy that you barely know wants to get young kids down in his basement to (supposedly) learn about God?! Ya, and I'm the Easter Bunny..........If he wants to teach young kids about religion, why can't he do it on the front porch or some place visible?? I shudder to think what this wacko would be doing. It could be a ploy to get the kids to trust him so that at a future time, they'd walk right into his arms without a second thought.

I'd be calling the cops on this one.....to frigging bizzarre.

eclipse

Well, you never know....some pervs do not give off a bad vibe...

Just tell him that what he is proposing can come across as creepy.

Suggest that he change his invite to only include interested people and be outside in a public place where the children can be seen at all times,

maybe then he will understand that his proposition was inappropriate on many levels.

Hortensia

tell him in plain English he sounds like a creep and no sane parent would let their kids go into a stranger's basement for "religious" lessons. Tell your local friendly police officer too.

Can your kids come to my basement to study the bible?

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