How 'bout a van w' the UN and JW site on it parked across the street?
JWD flyers on cars at KH's
by ko38 57 Replies latest jw friends
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ko38
Avishai, That would be SWEEEEEEET
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vitty
They reckon about 1% of flyers are successful.
How would you get pass the patroling brothers??????
I went to a convention, in the nearby supermarket, they had flyers in the deepfreeze LOL
Adding: I thought the apostates where MAD, but if I had a little bit of paper in my hand with a www. no on it I would have definatly checked it out
Years ago I looked on a site with siblimible pictures on it, I was so scared, I came off it straight away but it was at the back of my mind
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ko38
I was thinking of papering the halls not the conventions.At my old hall they dont patrol the lot.But VIV I gotta say that freezer idea has me thinking thanks.
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seattleniceguy
Hello ko,
I like your attitude. I've thought about the parking lot thing before too. Like Elsewhere says, if you put them on every car, some person who thinks he's doing everyone a favor will take them all down. I think the only way to have any kind of success on that avenue would be to put them only on a few cars, probably near the edges of the lot, and in different, unobtrusive places on each car. But even then, Witnesses are so paranoid that they'd probably run from car to car looking for more of them, and if they found even one more, they'd check the whole lot.
I think you're right on with the idea of billboards or something on neighbors' properties. But you'd have to find a pretty dedicated neighbor who would agree to that. To most people Witnesses are just a nuisance, not cause worth fighting over. If you lived near a Mormon church, would you really want to put up anti-Mormon signs on your house? Even if you disagree with them, you probably just don't care about them that much. I think the kernal of your idea is good, though: put a message near a place where Witnesses go, where they can't move it.
I think one fairly cost effective way to do this would be to buy a rolling billboard. You've probably seen these in metropolitan areas: a truck is outfitted with a 4' x 6' sign in the back or on a trailer that carries an advertising message. They pay people to drive around near their target audience or park for a couple hours at a time in conspicuous locations. Inasmuch as it's hard not to read them, they're pretty effective. Sometimes you see them parked just outside a Home Depot, with a local plumber's advertisement. That's good marketing!
We could do something similar pretty easily. All it takes is a vehicle with a large unbroken surface, like a van. Get it lettered both sides, and you have a dedicated anti-Witness mobile. Actually, the more I think about that, the more it seems like a really interesting concept, because here's the deal: After you park it in front of the local Kingdom Hall two or three times, the work is done. Everyone has seen it and told their friends about it. To be really effective, you need to take this puppy on a tour and park it in front of as many different KHs as possible.
Imagine this scenario:
20 or 30 people chip in $100 for a used truck, of the small mid-90's import variety, or a good van if we can afford it. We register the van and insure it so that it can be driven by multiple members of our charitable organization. If a truck, we rig it with a permanent sign in the back and get it lettered attractively (no red and black helvetica pushed to the edges without respect for margins!).Now, all we have to do is pass the thing off from member to member. Each member keeps it for a couple weeks, parking it in front of various KHs near his location. We could have a blog that chronicles its progress through the nation, with pictures in front of all the different KHs. Hopefully we get some good reaction shots from the locals.
I like this idea because:
- It does not cost very much money per participating member.
- The time commitment is small. If it's my turn one Sunday, I drive it down to the KH in the morning, park it, and go to a local cafe for breakfast. A few hours later, I come back by, pick it up, and I'm on my way. No big deal.
- It will really drive traffic to our web sites. Why? Aside from curiosity, consider this: Here's a truck parked right outside the KH with a big sign advertising what are probably "apostate" sites, for all the world to see. If you're a core member of the congregation, aren't you going to want to see what your Bible studies, visitors, and neighbors are going to be looking at? I know I would have to check it out, just so I could say that I had seen it if someone asked.
Obviously, the biggest time commitment would be the hand-offs among team members. Hopefully, we could arrange things so that the largest leap would be something like a couple hours. That is, there are many JWD members in the Seattle area. But eventually it will need to move to, say, Olympia, before moving down to Portland. In each case, those leaps are only an hour or two each.
The downside is that it does take a certain amount of zeal, and I think many (if not most) XJWs have had enough with the religion and don't feel like putting any more effort in. Myself, I would be willing to play a role because I still hold out hope for my friends and family that are in. Even if the effort does not effect them directly, it does contribute to an overall shift in the congregations, which does effect them in a secondary way.
Anyway, just thinking out loud.
SNG
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BrendaCloutier
How about sliding them inside of windows that have been left open for some ventilation? "Oops, did I do that?!"
I agree, the security brothers on patrol would likely get most of 'em.
Don't forget sandwich boards patroling the public grounds outside of the convention or hall. Call the local authorities first and ask about legalities of public speach on the sidewalk with no interference. Hand out the Awaken! and Watching-the-Tower and Truth about the Truth (tm) 3-fold flyers to those who will accept.
Business cards printed on both sides with URL info is convenient, inexpensive to produce, and might just get kept without much notice.
How about talk radio? Keep it honest and truthfull!
Talk about how honest websites in foreign countries have been forced off the internet by WTS when telling the truth.
If legal (and it usually isn't) a notice stapled to a telephone pole - all telephone poles in the area.
How about simply a business card with http://www . jehovahs-witness . com on it? Nothing else! You know, curiosity and cats?
A quote from COC?
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jt stumbler
I remember reading an ad in my local newspaper that said something to the effect: Before you begin a Bible study with JW's call this number.
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heathen
As tempting as that sounds , I think it best to wait til they come to your door and offer some info , I don't have a problem with walking into the hall and voicing my opinions , I don't like doing things in sneaky underhanded ways , I'm more of a straight forward guy . The WTBTS is already on to us and is doing more publicity than we could do by condemning us for speaking our mind on the web .Seriously I wish I was more prepared the last time they came around here but had just rolled out of bed on saturday morning . When told the world was going to end I simply stated the fact that the WTBTS has been saying that for a long time . I could have easily gone into my belief that women should not be participating in the public preaching work( because it was two women) but was standing there in bathrobe and slippers . I will never see a variety of things the way the WTBTS teaches them , blood doctrine being top of my list .
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ko38
Nice guy and Brenda you are truly pioneers.Of the better kind.Who else wants to auxilary pioneer this month.PLease submit your applications after the meeting .Seriously folks those are great ideas for a noble cause.
PS FUll time pioneers get their pick of the apostate hotties
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Elsewhere
What about a little sign just outside of the KH property.Many times KH's are adjacent to a homeowners property right by the parking lot.They cant take the sign down on private property.All we need is permission from the homeowner.I would bet that more than a few would allow it.
I like that idea!
My sign:
Stop the lies. The TRUTH about the organization can be found on the internet.