Knocking on doors is as American as apple pie. Politicians, sales persons, clergy, girl scouts, federal census workers, and the list goes on of persons and professions who have depended on knocking on doors.
When I was a child, I sold Grit newspapers. I needed to knock on a lot of doors to sell 20 papers which made me a cool $1. Serving churches for years I have probably knocked on over a thousand plus doors to invite people to church. I’m so glad no one shot me.
I've gotten to the point where I don't answer the door knock if I don't recognize the person. 99.9% of the time, they are trying to sell you something, even if it's not a material good. And providing an initial "No Thank You" is often not an effective way of getting them on their way.
You actually still have door to door salespeople coming to your house? Not us. Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t come to my house anymore, because I will witness or debate with THEM, and I have the facts on my side. The word gets around I guess.🤣
Mollette has taken a swing at the ball - but missed it again sadly.
That’s a far, far reach expecting everyone to have a badge with a photo ID that may knock on a door. Kinda authoritarian isn’t it?
He did not mention the mass shooting across the nation killing our children and other innocent victims. He did not mention gun control or bans on assault weapons to stop it .
He did not mention the R legislation in Ky and other states that appear to thrive on the fear mongering of passing laws to release these guns or killing tool’s among Americans ready to commit terrorist acts. He did mention a self proclamation of being a preacher didn’t he?
Mollette left out the fact that their have been well over a hundred ( according to Mr Herron’s contribution to the SJ ) mass killings so far this year across the nation and that Ky is ranked 13th in killings by assault weapons.
Mollette makes me wonder where his faith lies . With the R’s open gun laws or “ Thou Shalt Not Kill?”
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I've gotten to the point where I don't answer the door knock if I don't recognize the person. 99.9% of the time, they are trying to sell you something, even if it's not a material good. And providing an initial "No Thank You" is often not an effective way of getting them on their way.
You actually still have door to door salespeople coming to your house? Not us. Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t come to my house anymore, because I will witness or debate with THEM, and I have the facts on my side. The word gets around I guess.🤣
Mollette has taken a swing at the ball - but missed it again sadly.
That’s a far, far reach expecting everyone to have a badge with a photo ID that may knock on a door. Kinda authoritarian isn’t it?
He did not mention the mass shooting across the nation killing our children and other innocent victims. He did not mention gun control or bans on assault weapons to stop it .
He did not mention the R legislation in Ky and other states that appear to thrive on the fear mongering of passing laws to release these guns or killing tool’s among Americans ready to commit terrorist acts. He did mention a self proclamation of being a preacher didn’t he?
Mollette left out the fact that their have been well over a hundred ( according to Mr Herron’s contribution to the SJ ) mass killings so far this year across the nation and that Ky is ranked 13th in killings by assault weapons.
Mollette makes me wonder where his faith lies . With the R’s open gun laws or “ Thou Shalt Not Kill?”
He keeps striking out at the plate . You think?
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