I saw them coming down the street...the excitment grew.....then 2 people walked up to my door...
one could hardly speak english...struggling to invite me to the memorial....i said "why should i go"
they told me ...bec jesus died for everyone just one day a year is very important...
i said that im not really interested...
i said in the newspaper yesterday there was an article , what religion are you? (knowing full well who they were)
they said jws
i said well this article talks about how you people shun people that dont agree with the religion or just leave and this destroys families bec the families cut them off...
i said that isn't very loving or christlike
she said no we dont shun - i said...yes that is what the lawyer at the headquaters said that shunning is a myth...but then i looked on the website and your organisation says it does shun...
she said no we dont...but when we do there is a good reason...i said hang on!!! you just said you dont shun....then you contradicted yourself and say but when you do there is good reason for it...so what is it ?? you do or you dont....
then she said...well we dont do that its not true...my son lives at home and has chosen not to do anything about the truth and our relationship is fine we dont shun him...i said well you arent doing what the watchtower says...you should be shunning him...she looked at me shocked...i said the january wt says that you should be shunning your son...
she said no it doesnt ...i said yes it does...i read it....
she said where did you get it from...i said online...
she changed the topic
she said you are looking for the truth...i said no im not...she said but you are searching..i said no..i am just open minded and like to read a lot of things....
she said oh you are searching...i said no...
then she said can i do some research about dishfellowshipping and shunning and come back to you...i said nnoooooo....well...you can come back if you do some research on cult characteristics....google the words 'cult characteristics' and read up everything you can...what ever site comes up...then you can come back and we can talk about it...
she said ok...let me write that down...so she wrote down cult characteristics...
she said...oh you are almost in the truth...i said no im not...and when you read up on cult characteristics cults always call themselves 'the truth'
she said oh you are so close...you are searching...i said no im not...she said ill come back and we will talk about it...you will come into the truth...i said no i wont...you dont have the truth
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fuck it was the most frustrating conversation....