Dear Editor,
I am writing to voice a concern I have about door-to-door religious soliciting.
Yesterday, while I was at work, my young son was at home on school break.
He reported two people came to the door, asking if his parents are home.
When they determined he was alone, they began their proselytizing spiel, despite the fact he is clearly a minor.
My son said they began to ask him questions, and discuss 'higher beings' for several minutes before he could make it clear he was not interested.
In the end, they gave him some paperwork and left.
The paperwork was burned before I came home so I cannot identify the source.
The alarming fact in all this is a group of adults came to my door and attempted to recruit a minor to their cult.
I don't care if they are ISIS fanatics, or more conventional religious salespeople.
They clearly stepped beyond their bounds by talking about their beliefs to a 15 year old, in the absence of a parent or other adult guardian.
I want my children to be able to make their own decisions on these matters, without being coerced into a cult before they have reached legal age.
Are there legal implications that would restrict this type of coercion of minors?
I hope those people return today, while I am home.
If I cannot give them the toe of my boot, I can give them a piece of my mind... fragmented as it is.
Terry Begley
Jasper, Alta.
