"I do not jump out at folks in the street and try and wave a copy of the Sears catalogue under their noses, so why do they do it with the bible."

Not sure where GUEST comes from but in the UK, people who "jump out at folks" and wave the Bible under peoples' noses tend to get arrested. Likewise, I imagine, Sears catalogues. On the other hand, people with clipboards purporting to do market research but actually involved in advertising campaigns approach me far more often than street preachers so, although GUEST does not indulge in such campaigns, I think his point is less valid than it appears.

Frank L