Reaching JWs with humor..

Introspection

I was thinking, since the main problem seems to be that witnesses usually won't open up. Well, there seems to be no shortage of funny human behavior, so why couldn't this work? Of course, it isn't a matter of laughing AT them.. Perhaps point out some behavior that wouldn't be readily identified with witnesses (but does fit) and go from there...

Nathan Natas

Like this?

Q: Why did the chicken run across the road?

A: It was almost 1975.

Let the record show that I am laughing at the CHICKEN.

Outaservice

Question: What do you call an Elder with a hundred girlfriends?

Answer: A 'Shepherd'!

Outaservice (Understand, I'm laughing at the sheep)

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Introspection

Oh real subtle you guys.. Well, there is one other thing about it, which is having a good laugh at yourself. The thing is that necessarily includes your beliefs etc, and maybe by seeing that it'll make them think. "Gee, it didn't totally shatter their world and destroy their self esteem, they're really having fun.."

ashitaka

Can we moon them and tell them that if they want to get into the kingdom they would have to hold firmly onto our buttocks?

Undecided

Hi Intro,

I have no desire to destroy anyone's faith, sometimes it's all someone has to hang on to. My wife is a Christain and when I question her beliefs I'm not trying to condem her. She said on the way home from church, well if you are wrong, you have lost it all, if I am wrong I have lost nothing. She has a point. I just said I have to make up my mind on what God is and she said that's OK since we all have to do that our own way. She's a good person but I don't attribute it to her religion.

Ken P.

ISP

Intro.....this is a contrast to blowing them away...with the uzi 9mm.
I think it has its merits! There a lot of funny aspects to life in the WT world. e.g. Its stance on oral sex....its bad...its OK...its bad. Bit hard to swallow, hey?

ISP

Introspection

Hi again Ken, your wife sounds like a wise woman. I think sometimes humor opens us up to see the truth of a situation, so I don't think of it as just a matter of being silly and not taking things seriously.

There is an issue of whether a person's intellectual understanding is coherent with their spirituality, though. I think in some cases there may be a relatively small and insignificant discrepancy which can just be left alone. However, if a person is very religious to the point that it dramatically affects their world view and it actually inhibits or cause them to repress their natural spirituality through some convoluted rationalization, then I think that should be addressed.

Grout

If a believer is wrong, then they've lost quite a lot! Unless, of course, mental independence and freedom are of little value....

larc

Intro,

Since you brought up the subject, what would you suggest in the way of humor. Get off the sidelines and contribute.

Reaching JWs with humor..

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