Picketing Duluth Georgia convention

by Junction-Guy 26 Replies latest jw friends

  • Junction-Guy
    Junction-Guy

    I believe I finally found the perfect venue for me to picket, Duluth Ga, which is just outside of Atlanta.The conventions there are the 2nd and 3rd weekend in August. I know absolutley no one in Georgia and there are no chances I could run into any family members there. There are a couple of conventions before then in S.C. and Johnson City Tennessee, however for various reasons-monetary and otherwise I am choosing Georgia. Anybody want to Join me? PS- I will probably choose the last convention the 3rd weekend in August

    Dave

  • gitasatsangha
    gitasatsangha

    Hmm... Play golf or waste my time looking like a madman..

    Fore!

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    Better yet... attend the convention as someone "currious". Make sure you dress "nice" but obviously not a JW.

    The JWs will find it irrisistable to talk to you... then you can do some Anti-Witnessing.

    If you picket them the JWs will avoid you and even try not to look at you, but if you just walk in they will run up to you eager to talk!

  • Sirius Dogma
    Sirius Dogma

    Junction-Guy,

    What are your picket signs going to have written on them?

    SD

  • Junction-Guy
    Junction-Guy

    You know Elsewhere that is a much better solution, would be a good way to get some conversations going. I believe this first time though I will do the traditional picket thing and later on when more opportunities present themselves i will try it that way.Right now Im just going through and sorting through so many anger issues that I believe it might help me just to go out there and picket and give them a piece of my mind

    Dave

  • ezekiel3
    ezekiel3

    Good luck, dress nicely and carry a big sign with a good web address in big black letters. Let their guilty consciences do the rest. Hope to see you there, I'll be the one with the badge on.

  • ohiocowboy
    ohiocowboy

    I realize that you are angry, and you feel that picketing will take away some of that anger. It is your call as to what you are going to do, but maybe if it were done in a way so people would be caught more off guard, rather than something that will be in their face, you would get more serious attention. Say for example if you were to print out brochures listing various websites that would get them to think, not websites that blatantly try to denounce the JW's, but websites such as the UN website showing the JW involvement, silent lambs, etc. that would get them to start thinking for themselves in a non-judgemantal way. Think about it, the hotels and restaurants in that area are going to be filled with witnesses, so maybe you could leave brochures at these key locations. It is human nature to be curious, whether one is a Dub or not, and curiosity would likely get the best of a lot of them if they knew they could read the brochure without other people knowing that they picked one up. It would be like finding a porn magazine on the ground, they know how wrong it would be to pick it up, but once again, it would bug them to death to not pick it up, if even to take a quick glance. Once again, Human nature. I think a lot more could be accomplished this way, but, then again, your call.

    We can discuss this further if you want. Would love to help you come up with a plan!!!

  • vitty
  • gumby
    gumby
    Better yet... attend the convention as someone "currious". Make sure you dress "nice" but obviously not a JW.

    The JWs will find it irrisistable to talk to you... then you can do some Anti-Witnessing.

    If you picket them the JWs will avoid you and even try not to look at you, but if you just walk in they will run up to you eager to talk!

    I agree 100% Gumby

  • Junction-Guy
    Junction-Guy

    actually I dont know what the signs are gonna say, you see Undaunted Danny is sending me a couple of his extras, i just will wait and see. I could just stand out on the sidewalks there and just start talking and warning everyone around there about the jw religion, believe me i wouldnt be at a loss for words. This is just something I feel I must personally do, otherwise I will just keep this anger bottled up inside of me, maybe later on I could try the "kindler gentler" approach. I know I have to be careful not to get arrested for disturbing the peace, but if it wasnt for that its no telling what I would say or do.

    Dave

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