2 jws just called on my door (page 2)

Black Sheep

She scammed you. Her son is a NevawasaDub & isn't included in the shunning policies

irondork

I saw them coming down the street

...the excitment grew

.....then 2 people walked up to my door...

... and one of them said:

Aussie Oz

she is not actually required to shun a child living at home. DF or not...just a liitle correction.

I would love them to visit me this week...i would copy your lead!

Oz

Pickler

Ooh, what fun I p!

They never call on me, my husband took great delight I telling them that he was married to a disfellowshipped witness & they couldn't get away quick enough!

cantleave

They will never call on us, I so want to have a covo with a dub!

Kristina1972

Hopefully you don't get a followup visit, but congrats on holding your ground!

Last time they were at my door I opened it wide and said "I am on your Do Not Call list" with a big friendly smile on my face. It threw them off (a taste of their own medicine).

You should have seen them trip over one another to get off my porch. Funniest thing ever.

Oh they will be back,cause it seemed the sister had a hard time understanding your point years of brainwashing.They knocked on my door last week too, i didnt even bother to open the door all i have for these people is pity

moshe

f#ck it was the most frustrating conversation....

The JWs do lie at the door about shunning , as they can't defend it and it's a real conversation stopper for them. Their shunning turns them into a social pariah in the community-

Matt 7:16 "You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?'

New Living Biible -2007

punkofnice

I wonder if they'll be back after consulting the CDubRom. They'll probably read all the things that make a cult and why the WBT$ doesn't fit them.....when they actually fit them to a 'T'.

....can't remember the Awake!(R) that had the question on the front 'Are JWs a cult?'

Newly Enlightened

Punk of Nice: You are thinking of the 1994 WT 2/15 pg 5,6

What about today? Would it be accurate to refer to Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religious group with radical views and practices that clash with what is accepted as normal social behavior? Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a cult?

What
theEvidence
Shows
A government official of the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, explained: “Jehovah’s Witnesses were presented to us as some kind of underground sect sitting in the darkness and slaughtering children and killing themselves.” However, the people of Russia have recently become better acquainted with the true nature of the Witnesses. After working with Jehovah’s Witnesses in connection with an international convention, the same official observed: “Now I see normal, smiling people, even better than many people I know. They are peaceful and calm, and they love one another very much.” He added: “I really do not understand why people tell such lies about them.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not hold ritualistic meetings, nor is their worship cloaked in secrecy. Non-Witness author Julia Mitchell Corbett notes: “When they meet, usually more than once a week, in Kingdom Halls (their meeting sites are not called churches), most of their time is spent in Bible study and discussion.” Their meeting places are clearly marked with a sign. The meetings are open, and the general public is invited to attend. Unannounced guests are more than welcome.
The “Witnesses have earned the reputation of being honest, courteous, and industrious,” adds Corbett in her book ReligioninAmerica. Many who are not Witnesses readily acknowledge that there is nothing freakish or bizarre about Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their conduct does not clash with what is accepted as normal social behavior. TheNewEncyclopædiaBritannica accurately states that the Witnesses “insist upon a high moral code in personal conduct.”
The director of news and special projects for a television station in the United States wrote to Jehovah’s Witnesses in response to a biased report about the Witnesses on the TV news show 60Minutes. He said: “If more people lived the way your faith does, this nation wouldn’t be in the shape it is in. I am one newsman who knows that your organization is founded on love and a strong faith in the Creator. I want you to know that not all News people are as biased.”
A
Well-Known
Religion
Is it fair to say that Jehovah’s Witnesses are a small fringe religious group? In a sense, Jehovah’s Witnesses are few in number compared to some religions. However, recall what Jesus said: “Narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.”—Matthew 7:13, 14.
At any rate, the Witnesses are far from being a small fringe cult. In the spring of 1993, more than 11 million people attended the Witnesses’ Memorial of Christ’s death. But more important than their number are their moral character and exemplary behavior, which have brought them worldwide commendation. Undoubtedly this has been a factor in countries that have given them official recognition as a known, bona fide religion.
Outstanding is a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. It declared that the Witnesses should enjoy freedom of thought, conscience, and religion and that they have the right to speak about their faith and teach it to others. This would hardly be the case if Jehovah’s Witnesses were known to use deceptive and unethical techniques to recruit members or if they used manipulative methods to control the minds of their followers.
Multitudes around the world are well acquainted with Jehovah’s Witnesses. Of the millions of non-Witnesses who are studying the Bible with the Witnesses or who have studied with them at one time or another, we ask, Were there any attempts to brainwash you? Did the Witnesses employ mind-control techniques on you? “No” would doubtless be your frank response. Obviously, if these methods had been used, there would be an overwhelming number of victims in contradiction to any argument in favor of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
“Absorbed
in
Humanity”
Cult members often isolate themselves from family, friends, and even society in general. Is that the case with Jehovah’s Witnesses? “I do not belong to Jehovah’s Witnesses,” wrote a newsman in the Czech Republic. Yet he added: “It is obvious that they [Jehovah’s Witnesses] have tremendous moral strength. . . . They recognize governmental authorities but believe that only God’s Kingdom is capable of solving all human problems. But watch it—they are not fanatics. They are people who are absorbed in humanity.”
And they do not live in communes, isolating themselves from relatives and others. Jehovah’s Witnesses recognize that it is their Scriptural responsibility to love and care for their families. They live and work with people of all races and religions. When disasters strike, they are quick to respond with relief supplies and other humanitarian assistance.
More important, they are engaged in an educational program that has no comparison. How many religions have an organized system to pay personal visits to every individual in their community? Jehovah’s Witnesses do this in more than 200 lands and in more than 200 languages! Clearly, Jehovah’s Witnesses are “absorbed in humanity.”

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