Son to JW school-mate: "Go ahead. Tell the Jewish girl how the Jewish holiday REALLY happened."

by Open mind 23 Replies latest jw friends

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  stapler99

  To be fair, the Passover story is part of the JW kid's religion and culture as well, and I don't see why the Jewish girl has any better claim on it.

  "Right. Go ahead Con. In front of all these people, you, the Jehovah's Witness, tell the Jewish girl all about how the Jewish holiday works."

  It looks as if Con has been the victim of religious bigotry. Would it be acceptable to mock a Jew in the same way?

  "In front of all these people, you, the Jew, tell the Jehovah Witness boy all about how the Jehovah Witness commemoration works."
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  flipper

  OPEN MIND- I can only imagine how your son was doing an eye rolling session at the arrogance of " Con ". You are correct- many JW's feel they are ALWAYS correct. You and I were raised by very similar JW dad's who by merit of being an " elder " thought that they were NEVER wrong or should NEVER be questioned. My JW dad is STILL that way and he's almost pushing 90 in a few years ! It's incredible the arrogance that gets instilled in many JW's. It shows the WT society truly doesn't teach " Christian " qualities - it teaches boorish behavior
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  Open mind

  stapler99: "It looks as if Con has been the victim of religious bigotry."

  How so? My son never said a word to him. I'm guessing you missed this part of the OP.

  "My son is biting his tongue, rolling his eyes and screaming to himself: "

  Con managed to look like an arrogant know-it-all in front of everyone else all on his own.

  You make a valid point about both religions having a cultural claim to the Passover, although it's way more peripheral for JWs. However, being aware of how society at large views a given holiday is a good idea particularly for those looking to persuade and proselytize. Jews have laid claim to the Passover for thousand of years. JWs to a much lesser degree and for only 130 years.

  If I was Con trying to make a good impression to my classmates about JWs, I would have let the Jewish girl do her thing and then discreetly made inquiries later.

  Just my $.02

  flipper: Thanks for commiserating bro.

  om
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  Open mind

  Note to sizemik: Looks like I've made it onto djegnogg's Do Not Call list too.

  Oh well.

  om