I started a Word document in early October regarding the failed predictions of the WBTS. I titled it as False Prophets and my intent was to have a resource for information regarding WBTS publications that verified that they claimed the end of the world was happening on such and such date and they knew about it because of their privileged status of having an open frequency with the almighty itself. The document was basically a cut and paste from the Quotes website with a little commentary from myself in-between biblical and WBTS quotes. My initial intent was to give a copy of it to my JW mother or at the very least bring up points from it when the appropriate time presented it self.
Yesterday my wife and I attended a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game with her mother. One in which the Pens won over the NY Rangers by a score of 4 to 3 in sudden death over time (sorry to all you Ranger fans out there). I arranged for my mother to baby-sit my three children while we enjoyed the hockey game. When we returned, although my mother was presenting a pleasant façade to my wife and myself, I couldn’t help but sense some frustration in her mannerisms. After I came in and sat at my computer I decided to see if she had been poking her nose around into my personal affairs. Sure enough she had opened the Word document and typed me a little message. Here it is for your reading enjoyment:
Why do you spend your Families time trying to condemn your mother’s religion?
If it’s so wrong, then why bother?
Why not just let God take care of it?
Don’t you think he can?
Do you really think he needs you to help him?
Before you sit in judgment of others, try perfecting yourself.
Accept the good in people,
Especially those who try to do right in their lives because of their religious convictions.Look around you, can you really say this World has a lot more to offer you and your children than God can?
Do yourself and your family a favor, read only the Bible trust it as it really is the word of God.
What do you have to lose?Don’t hook up with people whose total goal is to destroy the religious freedom of anyone, including Jehovah’s Witnesses.
If you love me, you will drop this obsession. It is ruining our relationship!
After reading:
Don’t hook up with people whose total goal is to destroy the religious freedom of anyone, including Jehovah’s Witness.my first thought was that she had logged on line and was viewing either my favorites or my history folders. Although she did log online she didn’t view anything that would make her think I’m “hooking up” with apostates. Just like the WBTS advises she stayed away from questionable content on the internet. What a good little JDub she is. The Society would be proud!
Another bit of information that she gave me was:
read only the Bible trust it as it really is the word of God. What do you have to lose?
The reason this was so interesting to me is because my father had surgery recently (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/101353/1.ashx) and after listening her and a hospital liaison committee representative talk all day long about what are the do’s and don’ts according to the WBTS, I blurted out “why don’t you just read the bible?” Perhaps I planted this seed in her mind back then? I wouldn’t count on it. I think what she’s really trying to say here is to stay away from apostates. She knows I’m not going to start reading the WBTS’s publications so she figures that if I must read religious material then I should stick with the bible and stay away from anything else.
She also asks me to “drop this obsession” as it is “ruining our relationship!” Well I certainly wouldn’t call this little hobby of mine as an obsession. She acts like I bring these issues up with her every time I see her. I haven’t had a religious conversation with her in nearly two months and she wouldn’t have even been exposed to my opinion had she not be violating my privacy.
So any way, I’m sure that many here will enjoy this story. I would also enjoy your thoughts and to discuss her reaction with you all.