Mormons being pushy on Facebook

[ketchikanite]

And the Mormon missionaries are even on Facebook Marketplace.

“Get a copy of a Bible and/or Book of Mormon for free!!!
Looking for answers to questions such as
▪︎"What is the meaning of my life?"
▪︎"How will God answer my prayers?"
▪︎"How can I find lasting happiness?
Those answers can be found in these books! Get a free copy and study with us!

[badlander]

None of the Mormons I have ever had any interaction with have been pushy. Even the door to door missionaries have pleasantly accepted my turning down their offers of discussing their religion when I have declined.

[Driver 47]

Nobody's forcing you to read the book are they? Give it back and say "It's not for me."

There, wasn't that easy ?

I just tell them I'm a druid and have been washed in the blood of a tree.

[MysticPhD]

IMO, it is such a shame that the Great Commission has been changed from "Spread the Good News" to "Join Our Church." I suppose it was inevitable given human nature, but it does contain some danger to those who are convinced to be missionaries for their religion. They are accumulating the spiritual burdens of all those they successfully convince to join, IMO. I do not believe just spreading the Good News carries any such burdens with it.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by ketchikanite

And the Mormon missionaries are even on Facebook Marketplace.

“Get a copy of a Bible and/or Book of Mormon for free!!!
Looking for answers to questions such as
▪︎"What is the meaning of my life?"
▪︎"How will God answer my prayers?"
▪︎"How can I find lasting happiness?
Those answers can be found in these books! Get a free copy and study with us!

That's nothing. When I saw The Book of Mormon at the Kennedy Center in DC, there were no less than three advertisements in the Playbill. "You've seen the play, now read the book" was one.

In case you are unfamiliar with it, the musical not only makes fun of the LDS Church in particular and Christianity in general, it deals in dark comedy with a subject that no human being religious or otherwise should ever find amusing--and yet it works.

Curious about the ads, I did some Googling, and I found a couple of interviews with LDS representatives who said that for one thing, they were relieved at a pop culture presentation that didn't once mention plural marriage, and secondly, while the portrayal of young missionaries was obviously not their cup of tea, there was truth in the story insofar as the difficulties and challenges the missionaries face in strange lands.