JW literature table on campus

by asleif_dufansdottir 13 Replies latest jw friends

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  As I've mentioned before - most weekday mornings the JWs have a table set up by the fountain on campus at ASU. I never see anybody talking to them. Mostly they have just been sitting there with all the literature on display, talking to each other.

  However, the last few days I've noticed something strange. They're not sitting behind the table anymore. They're sitting or standing several feet away, watching it.

  One older brother was there by himself today, and instead of sitting at the table, he was standing on the steps, watching the table like a hawk. I guess they've come to the conclusion that people won't come get literature for fear of having to talk to them, so they're trying this? It just seems weird. Something's strange about the way they watch the table so closely even though they're not sitting at it (kinda creepy, it's hard to explain, like they're waiting to pounce but trying not to act like it). It's kind of like they're trying to act 'casual and informal' and failing miserably.

  I guess the other explaination is that they're not wanting to be associated with the literature. "What? No, that's not my stuff, I was just watching it for somebody" (OK, probably not)

  Anybody ever do this type of field service? Sure looks like 'cake' to me! 70 hours a month of sitting out in the sunshine and fresh air, not having to actually talk to anybody...
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  dustyb

  what always caught my fancy was that at my college we always have 1 week every few months where all the businesses from my city come and give us food and stuff and promote their businesses. and always, there's all the bible thumpers...then there's the Jehovah's Witnesses trying to hand out their literature. i have to respect them for doing this, because its a extremely shitty job going to a campus full of college students where all they want is food and beer...
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  Mysterious

  Someone should set up a booth across from them with freeminds printouts and see how fast they high tail it out of there.
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  asleif_dufansdottir

  Someone should set up a booth across from them with freeminds printouts

  You know...if I had anywhere near the time or energy that sounds like Lots of fun...oh and a looping tape of the Dateline episode...
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  concerned mama

  My son told me the J dubs had a table set up in the Student's Union Bldg on campus here, last week. They have different religious groups in that location on a rotating schedule.
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  Satanus

  Yah, the apostate news stand would scare the bejeezs outa them.
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  shamus

  I would call campus security and inform them that a weirdo is stalking people and leaving religious literature about. That would get them the hell outta there pretty fast, I can tell you!
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  Nathan Natas

  Get together with some friends - co-conspirators - and arrange for a one of them to watch HIM, two or three others to create a diversion, and while he is "diverted", take everything from the table and beat a hasty retreat. The key to success here is getting the deed done before he turns his attention back to the table.

  "...and then, *POOF* it was all gone! It must a been them deemins again!"
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  shamus

  Nathan,

  That's deeemoooooons. demoooooooons.....
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  lollydawdle

  Wow! I work at a university and have never seen that. The most I saw was a leaflet posted to an obscure bulletin board, which I happened to pass one morning. Of course I took it down! Everything on a bulletin board here has to be date stamped by the Student Union. Of course it wasn't stamped!

  Concerned Mom - which university? I would be tempted to call campus police and have them evicted. It may be a public place, but if they're not an accredited group on campus, I doubt they're there legally, unless they know someone.