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In the US we have Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses that do this; are there any similar in the UK and what kind of religion do they proselytize?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We had some JWs come to the door once and offer my husband some pamphlets. He offered them some physics pamphlets in return.

They didn't come back.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Ah yes, here's a pamphlet on the Big Bang, one on string theory, one on quantum physics, and oh! I just happen to have one from another area: Biology, here you go, evolution."

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I would love to see some legit science pamphlets in the style of Chick tracts...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I remember my dad once asking them about paedophilia in their organisation and they didn't fancy having that chat.