by hubert 25 Replies latest jw friends
I tend to agree with Jgnat, that the house belonged to a slacker and this group came looking for evidence.
Maybe they were looking for an ashtray, a concubine, a copy of InSearchofChristian Freedom, blood sausage, or a charity receipt?
or worse, a copy of Millions Now Living Will Never Die!
LOL
I remember when my stepdad and other MSs and elders would pull that crap of putting their foot in the door. I would always wish a giant crack would open up and swallow them.
Wished they'd pull that crap here. I have a 9mm I haven't had the time to play with lately, And in TX i'd be well within my constitution rights to shoot now and ask later. Not that the answers would make any difference!
shelley
Probably an isolated case. JW's are brainwashed and lack reasoning ability where the WTS is concerned but generally don't lack reasonableness in the real world. This is too strange to be advocated as a real ministry tactic.
I was speaking with an elderly man before the weekend and he was telling me he was accosted in the street by a group of seven JWs - the poor guy thought he was about to be mugged because they'd surrounded him and wouldn't let him go on his way. I think 'street evangelism' might be something they're working on - in the UK at least - I've only seen it happening over the last couple of years where they stand in the town centres dishing out literature and stopping you in the streets.
My grandfather (Bible Student) told me about some brothers who put their foot in the door to encourage the householder to listen to the whole presentation.
I remember as a kid, a lot of the old timers would spend long periods of time at the door, arguing with anyone who would give them the time. I used to wonder, even as a kid, why argue? If they just want to argue, aren't we wasting our time?
We had on old sister in one congregation that was from the Bible Student days. She used to stick her foot in the door to make people listen.
I was at the door with an elder one time who, when the householder had had enough and tried to close the door, he pushed the door open with his hand and wedged himself in the doorway forcing the guy to finish listen to him. I was mortified and embarrassed. That was the last door that I ever went to a door with that guy. If that is his typical M.O., I'm surprised he hasn't gotten shot yet.
In all the years of my door-to-door work, I can recall all kinds of bad behavior....more on the part of the JWs than on the householder. I used to think householders were rude for not giving us the time of day, or slamming the door...but looking back on it, if they experienced any of the bad behavior that I saw from JWs at the door, who can blame them?
remember back in the day the brothers used to actually put the foot in the door so that the householder couldn't close it.
Remember this is spiritual warfare and thus allowed
