10:10 a.m. and 2 women with mags in hand ding dong on my door.
Don't they know this is a do not call address?
Well, it started out nice enough, I asked for a list of charitable works, (for other than JWs) where their soup kitchens were, how a magazine will put food on someone's table, I brought up the UN, the pedo data base, the whistleblower DFings, hoping that they'd be interested in one. They were adamant but not very convincing about all the good that they do. (cause they admitted that it was good just thru spiritual food - mags.) I asked about the "Babylon has fallen" book - do they still study that? Well no... Cause its old light? Well light gets brighter.....Like light dark, light dark, bible is 2000 yrs old, you use that! I said Come on in Okay..big smiles... I get the article about tacking, the article is copied on blue bond. "Where do you get this stuff?" Oh the Watchtower Society, this is from Apr 1, 1972, I have an extensive library..... "we go by the bible..." I read the "one and only visible organization" and ask for her to show me that in the bible...Oh, I don't have my glasses, show her, I think it is Matt...the other woman looks up something starts reading about "when did we see you hungry...." I said OH THATS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES ! That opened up the treatment of DFers.
Jehovah will judge, Jesus will judge, well jesus is the king, jehovah is judge, yes jesus will judge for jehovah, they just couldn't get it straight.
Well, the one lady divulges that her daughter was molested by another JW and that they prosecuted. But after a few questions the authorities aren't brought in til years later!. I ask, you mean your own daughter is being molested and you know nothing? She can't come to you to tell? I brought up the 2 witness rule, SHE ENDORSED it. I brought up rape kits etc. as the 2nd witness. Why are they DFing whistleblowers? Why the database of 23,000 names that have never been reported? My blood was starting to boil.
Next we get on about DFs. A bum in the gutter needing food, medical aid but is dF'd, do you help? No answer. The same woman then starts talking about her sister that is df'd that she talks to & has been in on 4 of her kid's births (did that mean she speaks every 18 mos?) I asked what was she df'd for... smoking? She made a face No Adultry. (no family secrets here) Do you share a meal with her? "No, the bible says....and adds .."(prostitute story from bible where Jesus sends her away to sin no more)" Is she still doing the adultery? "Well No". Your love is conditional? What about forgiveness? Isn't that was Jesus was teaching? "She won't come back & repent,... To the Elders? Who are they Jesus Christ? Well they are appointed? By Holy Spirit? Come on lets go. says the obviously more experienced one. During this whole conversation they were backing out the door. I commented that they were just like every other religion - even their arch enemy the catholics. The other - admitted ex-catholic - started reciting the 1+1=2 ! Unbelievable! A little too far off the rehearsed conversations I guess. I could tell tho that she was trying to stop herself from thinking. The other woman got her to shut up & they were on their way. I hope a seed was planted. I said the WT must be an embarrassment to Jesus.
Here is 1 woman that has a daughter that was molested by a fellow JW (with all that entails - shiver) and a df'd sister that is still an outcast cause she won't grovel to the elders. She is the walking reason why I have no patience for this poor excuse for a religion.
Well I'm sure my husband will get the pity treatment next time they see him. How could he live with such a vile woman.....we'll be your refuge, we'll save you..... YACK
It has taken me about an hour to internally calm down. Being able to vent here is going to allow me to enjoy the rest of my day.
I hope everyone has a Happy New Year.
Will P