I went to a JW party - and could not shut up.

by GermanXJW 16 Replies latest jw friends

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  GermanXJW

  Some weeks ago, my family and I were invited to a JW party. I have been inactive for some years now, my wife attends the meetings now and then. Now, our CBS-conductor (now: overseer, I am up to date, thanks to JWD :-)) had built a new house and invited the whole congregation for a party. I was explicity invited unless I have not been at the CBS since the "Daniel"-book. In fact, I have not experienced him as CBS conductor: the conductor I knew is no longer an Elder and his substitute was me. :-) (I stepped aside from being a MS due to outburn and faded away from that day.)

  Okay, me and my family went but I swore to myself: I will not return to the congregation because of this silly invitation. I was excited how the brothers and sisters would treat me - and how should I treat them? I did not want to start a dispute.

  For the better part of the evening, I was treated carefully. Elders approached my but we did not speak about anything but our work. A common topic among men, I guess.

  The party was almost over (and I had emptied some glasses of red wine) when it happened. A sisters said Good Bye to me and added she would be glad to see me again at the Kingdom Hall. I just smiled. But then one of the older, braindead, zealous sisters joined her and said to her in my presence: "Oh yes, of course he is coming back soon." and looked at my reaction and grinned. It made me mad that she wanted to manipulate me.

  I replied: "Why should I?" She said something about "The Truth" and I went on that we encourage others to put their religion to the test - but WE are not allowed. She said that we could put our religion to the test, but at JWs everything was founded on the Bible. I asked her to show me from the Bible the significance of 1919 or 1935. Sr. Braindead answered that it could be seen from the facts that the Great Crowd appeared in 1935.

  That brought me to my senses that there is no good in argueing with a hardcore JW at a congregation party. I told her that I did not want to argue. She still smiled at me.

  Most people had already gone and we also said Good Bye. But I was pretty mad.

  Some time has gone now but so far nobody has approached me concerning this incident.

  Edited by - GermanJW on 24 November 2002 8:20:2
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  ozziepost

  there is no good in argueing with a hardcore JW

  That's about right, too!

  "There's none so blind as those who will not see."
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  happysunshine

  Well put Ozzie-

  I always enjoy your comments. -J
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  garybuss

  
  
  GermanJW, Your Jehovah's Witness apologist did not know her party's doctrine.
  
  The Heavenly line only stood from 29AD until "chiefly" 1931. The window of opportunity to get in the heavenly reward line was called the "day of Salvation". Heavenly reward was not just for humans. It was for "creatures on earth".
  
  

  "His time to give creatures on earth the opportunity to get in line for a heavenly reward has been from AD 29 until, chiefly, 1931, called the "day of Salvation"."
  
  Let God Be True, WTB&TS 4,000,000 edition, 1946, page 298

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  Thanks for sharing the experience. A team of 30 wild Clydesdales could not drag me to a JW party:-) I salute your courage!
  
  gb
  
  
  

  The Way I See it http://www.freeminds.org/buss/buss.htm
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  DevonMcBride

  I try to steer away from biblical doctrine when talking to JW's. I go for the jugular and bring up the UN thing. When they criticize the internet I ask them why the Watchtower Society has a web site if it's a tool of Satan?

  Devon

  Edited by - devonmcbride on 24 November 2002 9:31:39
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  blondie

  I always try to remember this scriptures when answering people at the KH.

  Matthew 7 6 "Don't give what is holy to unholy people. Don't give pearls to swine! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
  

  Proverbs 26 4 Don't make a fool of yourself
  by answering a fool.
  5 But if you answer any fools,
  show how foolish they are,
  so they won't feel smart.

  Blondie
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  GermanXJW

  The "UN thing" was on my tongue - but fortunately I did not mention it. It would have been too hard to explain in this situation and I would have been the liar in the end.

  I think subconsciously most of the JW know that with dates like 1914, 1918, 1919, 1931, 1935 et al. something is wrong and that it cannot be found in the Bible for an unbiased reader.

  But in the end, it is the FDS, is it not?
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  JH

  I would have avoided that party. It always ends up the same way. At first you don't talk about religion, but finally it always comes up. Being out numbered, you can't win any arguments. They invited you just to find out more things about you so that they could find faults or weak points.
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  SYN

  A JW "party"???? That's an oxymoron if I ever saw one! Sounds like you gave 'em the good old doctrinal slap-in-the-face though!
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  GermanXJW

  I would have avoided that party.

  I will not start that shunning thing. As long as they don't shun me I will try to behave normally and speak my mind. Okay, when they start to shun me I hope to continue my course.

  Have not received any further invitations so far. :-)