pomo - Would I be right in saying that the main thrust of your post is, to use a metaphor, you catch a wasp with sugar not vinegar?
This is going to be a very debatable subject. Expect lots of comments.
I'm keeping my gob shut on this one.
Stop harassing jws
by pomo6780 51 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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pale.emperor
I disagree with going into KH's and disrupting their meetings. But i know a few of my FB friends do that. I dont agree with shouting and getting angry at them in person either. But they do need to be confronted. My method is to ask them "how do we know it's the truth?" and then go from there. No need to get angry. No need to win an argument. As long as you plant a seed you're jobs done.
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pomo6780
Punkofnice,
"Would I be right in saying that the main thrust of your post is, to use a metaphor, you catch a wasp with sugar not vinegar?"
In response to that, you can interpret my intention of posting however you wish. It's quite clear that I've specifically condemned the over the top methods. Conversing with them in a calm way is no problem in my mind. As for children, the same should be done for them. Plant seeds, not trees.
This is going to be a very debatable subject. Expect lots of comments.
I know, I anticipated this beforehand. And at the end of the day it doesn't matter, because whatever anyone posts is visible in the public domain. You are what you comment.
I'm keeping my gob shut on this one
Self restraint is a noble course if you are set in your ways. So be it, however. Please know this, I speak for the heart of this community.
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pomo6780
Venus - I totally agree with you.
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punkofnice
pomi - In response to that, you can interpret my intention of posting however you wish.
What a useless reply.
I speak for the heart of this community.
Not by the looks of the replies. I think you're quite rude.
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pomo6780
Another concern that may arise is this.
Perhaps your children grow up and have their own families. They are not jws. 10 - 15 years down the line, one of them comes forward and accuses you of coercion with regards stopping them from attending meetings or monitoring their activity on their phones, and also neglect with regards sexual matters (helping them as they reach puberty, to understand what is happening to their bodies). Neither of you are jw. However, your views have been influenced by the Borg and also after leaving the jws. How will you reconcile in your mind how your behaviour could harm your children whilst raising them, who may never become jws anyway? I've met some exjws who have children not in the org because they hate how their exjw parent treated them. Some of those people I know have shunned both their parents and become atheists.
I don't want to upset anyone here. I apologize for this post. I had to let this out however, because sometimes the problem is a combination of the organization and our leaving it that negatively affects others. Just a thought for everyone here.
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Diogenesister
I understand where you are coming from with some of this, but...
It's not normal for a total stranger to confront a person for their religious beliefs and use emotional tactics to win them over. A strange man speaking to a woman in the street could frighten her view of strangers. It has happened
Isn't this exactly what JW's do in the preaching work ???
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pomo6780
Punkofnice,
I thought you said you'd keep your gob shut?
Rudeness is relative. The words on a screen cannot be heard accurately by the reader. If I'm rude, it's because you've got a guilty conscience for some reason or perhaps are too sensitive. Don't take my comments too seriously, it wasn't directed at any individual... so please don't victimise yourself. This is the Internet, a place where ideas vary greatly, you'll never read anything non controversial.
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pomo6780
I understand where you are coming from with some of this, but...
It's not normal for a total stranger to confront a person for their religious beliefs and use emotional tactics to win them over. A strange man speaking to a woman in the street could frighten her view of strangers. It has happened
Isn't this exactly what JW's do in the preaching work ??? "
... in response, read my previous comments. You're right, but my point was confrontation... jws aren't trained to confront. They are wimps.