The tale of Angelo and Dan! Have you heard this one??

DATA-DOG

Long story, short; Angelo was bad, he went to prison. Dan was bad, he went to prison too. Dan became a dub and studied with Angelo. Angelo became a dub. Dan is out, Angelo is up for parole in 2015. He might get out in time for the big A!!

Anyway, the CO says that he is privileged to read a letter about Angelo and Dan. It was long story, took up lot of minutes. Mystical manipulation at its finest. Now, this is what I am wondering. Have YOU heard the same story?? I smell an "Andre" experience. The CO said that Angelo's letter was written to HIM. He said this repeatedly. The flavor of the story was that Angelo sent the CO a letter and he was going to share it with us.

I would like to know if anyone else hears the SAME story. Are COs presenting a recycled story?? I would love to tell the wife that the CO lied to the circuit. Let me know if you have heard the same story. I may get a recording of our CA if the story is recycled. My intuition is telling me that the CO is lying, although I could be wrong.

DD

JWdaughter

It doesn't seem that unlikely or outrageous. A lot of people get religion (real conversions or otherwise) while in prison and there are JWs that do that kind of thing. Its smart for a prisoner as they will have a built in place to land when they get out and a bunch of people who are going to trust them and open up their lives to them. Its an old story, not just a JW thing.

OTOH, the WTBTS likes to have a consistent lie going around.

LostGeneration

Maybe its true, maybe not. As much time as they waste in prisons with a truly captive audience, there are bound to be converts.

In the end, a person has to ask themselves "What does this mean or prove to me?" For the average JW, its simply another proof that they are in da troof. For the 7 billion humans functioning outside of the walls of the b0rg, its just a silly anecdote.

Conversions to any number of religions happen every day by the thousands, if not tens of thousands. JWs are small fish in a giant ocean.

JeffT

People in prison get religion quickly, most of them lose it shortly after they get out and don't need it anymore to convince the parole board that they've rehabilitated themselves.

NeverKnew

Maybe this is Dan... or Angelo... (An exact "copy and paste" of an actual Facebook post)

HOW WELL DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR DAILY TEXT?...
consider these experience:
A sister was reading her examining the scriptures one morning, unknown to her,she kept her door opened when she woked up that morning and went to ease herself then a thief sneaked into the house and hide under her bed,The sister began by singing a song from our song book..then the bible text for that day was ''LET THE STEALERS STEAL NO MORE BUT LET HIM DO HARD WORK...and it was supported with the bible portion that says NO THIEF NOR GREEDY PERSON WILL INHERIT GOD'S KINGDOM....after she finished she prayed and stood up from the palour leaving her bible on the table,when she came into the palour to her suprice..her bible was lost..the thief had stolen her bible...two years later the sister went to a district convention,to her greatest delight the man that was a thief has stolen her bible.sudy the bible and got baptised..then he brought the bible to the sister and told her these story...wow..the sister was so happy..Her lost bible won a soul...SO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO READ THE BIBLE,PRAY REGULARLY AND EXAMINE THE SCRIPTURES DAILY

berrygerry

NeverKnew

That story is so stupid - thieves do not hide under beds when people take a dump. They rummage and run.

Then, was she praying OUT LOUD and reading the pertinent text OUT LOUD?

I never prayed out loud, nor read the text out loud.

Give it a rest.

sparrowdown

That story about the theif and the bible is one of many variations I have heard-same story different names and places.

Too coincidental not to be a recycled urban myth.

I don't blame you for being suspicious about that story Ddog.

NeverKnew

Berrygerry...

As I read it, my mouth fell further and further open. All I could think was... "do the ones I know and love really believe this happened?"

It made me think of the infamous "Andre" JWNers talk about.

Crazyguy

Getting religion inside prision maybe a good thing. Some people need outside themselves reasons and motivations to get their minds straight and their motivations right with the world. They could become better people over all dispite the delusion.

QuestioningEverything

A sister was reading her examining the scriptures one morning.............

I was told this very same "experience" at least 30 years ago! Even as a youngster I never believe the story.

Not only because of the previouisly stated reasons but what got me was...how the hell did he know who the sister was?

He hid under the bed the whole time!

The tale of Angelo and Dan! Have you heard this one??

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