Well, they're not at my door, they are employees of our homeowners association, putting religious documents and playing religious music in the lobby where we all go to get our mail, and guests check in for their vacation. I feel it should be a happy yet secular place, for all the many different people who come through the doors.

The person who most likely keeps doing this must have gotten the message, as he came to where I was several times this afternoon, and never looked up with a smile and greeting as he usually does. Saw a big cross on a chain around his neck, first time seeing that, so I guess he needs to express his religion. I get that.

I probably just made an enemy with my complaint, but I do look forward to expressing my views that he's welcome to express his personal views with his jewelry, clothing, bumper stickers, etc., but not in the office/lobby that I help pay for, while he's on duty with the salary that I help pay for.

I hope it blows over, perhaps after the holidays. I just have to stand my ground, and the religious nuts need to keep trying to spread their word.

Thinking of putting a wreath on my door that has messages such as "Axial Tilt, the real reason for the season" and maybe some of the values I live by. I can put whatever I want on my door - and so can he - but the office/lobby should be a neutral place. The religious divide is not fun.

Lucky for me, because I live in a mostly resort area, we don't get door knockers, trick or treaters, traveling salesmen, etc. Once in a while census workers to those who don't fill out their forms.

Yes, I go to the HOA meetings. I was on the board of directors for 10 years myself. I stepped down when I began to get cruelly discriminated against by the other board members and the manager at the time. (Due to my atheist/agnostic religious stance.) I endured 6 years of harassment and mistreatment before I finally got some help in standing up to it. (Threatened a law suit and that got their attention!)

Things have been going fairly well since then, when I speak up about things that are discriminatory, action is taken to remedy it. As was the case this past week.

We have a new set of managers (apparently religious) and I'm finding I need to speak up when I see things are not as they should be. I live on property, and there are a few board members who are here this month as well.

Speaking up immediately to the one board member who knows the history of my experiences is the quickest way to but a stop to things before things get too set. I'm just having flashes of what it was like a decade ago when my wish for equality and inclusiveness was railed against. I was met with derogatory remarks and even the president of the board telling me (in my own kitchen) that I should be in jail for performing weddings on the beach instead of in a church. Trying not to go that far backward this time around.

Yeah, I've been coming up with all kinds of things to say, if given the right opportunity to say something about believing in reality, the natural seasons of the year, human connection in an inclusive way, rather than creating discord, etc.

Usually that is the case, but like all organizations that tolerate favoritism and hypocrisy, the manager or some of the board members are also Bible-thumpers, they will conveniently ignore violations of their own rules, if those are committed by members of their tribe..

Haha! Actually, we passed a rule that no literature at all should be displayed in the office/lobby, but lately we have been letting some tour/activity companies display their brochures. That's a far cry from religious literature. I'm dealing with it best I can. I don't think I'd better call this fellow's religious booklets trash to his face, haha!

I could suggest we put it in the restroom in case we run out of TP? Haha! No, better not.

Yes, I'm coming to the conclusion that perhaps this new manager belongs to a church where proselytizing is part of their faith.