by mrsjones5 16 Replies latest jw friends
I've just realised its ages since they have been down my street. Must be getting on for 6 months. Now I've said that they'll probably turn up today (Sunday).
But I have noticed that in the last 3-4 years they don't seem to come round here as often. It used to be at least every couple of months. The KH is only up the road from me and the group I was in is close by as well. From what I've heard the congregation has dropped by about a third.
I hope I never have them show up at my door again. Then again, if they did ring my bell, it would be for the purpose of disturbing my sleep and/or work schedule to force me back, and I do not answer the door for them. Of course, that doesn't stop those Witlesses from continuing to try every day for some time.
So far, they haven't left me anything at the door or any phone messages. They have mailed me "care packages" a few times (including a month's supply of Puketower magazines and the Asleep!, a card, and message that they missed me at the meeting). Those waste about $1.29 in postage plus another $3 for the card, envelope, and paper and end up in the shredder. They also sent me (via mail) an invitation to the 2007 Crapmorial, which promptly ended up shredded. I blew it off.
I sure don't miss them, no matter how much they claim to miss me (all men? Yea right, I am supposed to miss that.) Once they got it down to where there is nothing or no one worth seeing in my Hell, I dropped out and do not miss it. The hope is that they get so thin that I never see them again.
And when I checked Google, I noticed that my former congregation was missing. It was in the phone book (printed in the fall of 2006), but I am not going to call them and risk having them get any stupid ideas of getting me back. I hope that means the congregation is disbanded and assimilated into the 3 others that are surrounding it. Alas, there are still ten congregations in the area.
mrs. jone]s you ne]e]d to stop at the] local hall and invite] th]em ove]r for a study. so you can play Cat and mouse] with the]m. tie] the]m into a chair and make] the]m swe]at for an hour of time] . i would love] to watch you work th]em for a hour. i fact i would pay to just list]en.john don'
My personal view is that you must never ever be nasty, rude or insulting to a JW. And never slam the door in their fact. No matter how much you may want to!
Reason?
It will only reinforce their Watchtower fed view that all those who are not JWS are "worldly" "bad associates" and turn into nasty human beings!
Our job is to teach them, by example, that ex JWs are lovely splendid folk.
Next time they call at your door do not tell them you are an exJW - ask them all the questions that you know they cannot answer.
For example, ask them: If god is loving why does he permit wickedness - they will never be able to answer that satisfactorily without resorting to the usual WT answers. Liken god to a doctor who, whilst knowing their patient is in pain and suffering and likely to die and whilst having a meds cabinet full of curing drugs, refuses to open the cupboard. When a doctor does it is called clinical negligence and he (rightly) gets sued, struck off and in some cases imprisoned. When god does it is called....what....exactly??!! Invite them to use their own logic. Then, and only then, tell them that you are an ex JW. All the while being friendly. Encourage them not to believe everything they hear at the Kingdom Hall - urge them to question and research.
They will go down your garden path, not with a sense of righteous martydom, but with a sense of unease!
And that...my friends...is the best of way "getting" to a JW!!!!!
And it may be that will actually start them truly thinking about what they are doing!
Well they all know where i live so they avoid my house like the plague!
I have never been called on.. or had any sign left at my door that they were there..
and no dubs know where I live, so it isn't that they are purposely missing me..
The JW's never knock on my door...
They hate apostates.
