Thank you Dazed and Confused, but Arizona is just a little too far for us, however if you would ever like to visit Tennessee, you would also be welcome to stay with us.
Now on to meat of this discussion:
I get so sick of hearing about "their" persecution complex, I mean I was born and raised a 4th generation JW and I received more persecution from my JW family than any worldly person, all because I simply wanted to live a "normal" life like everyone else.
Picketing is effective, even if the JW's arent receptive to my message. Numerous people have pulled over and asked me about my signs and it has given me the opportunity to anti-witness.
I dont scream or yell while Im picketing, I mean why would I? I have the biggest grin on my face the whole time im out there, the satisfaction I derive from picketing not even money can buy!!!
I believe the heyday for picketing was the 1950's-1970's, perhaps we can revive and refine this lost art form-LOL
Picketing has been my outlet of release, and if I had kept on going I would have died of a heart attack or stroke, I simply decided enough was enough and picked up the signs and went to the 2nd closest kingdom hall I could find. I decided to be a little more pro-active than reactive--there ya go logan, theres an expression you can probably relate to.
I sat for 5 years online for 8-10 hours a day browsing through these sights, my blood boiling ever more higher, and I finally decided to do something, but it was almost too late as I had acquired high blood presure and blood clots in my leg.
Picketing is like most everything else in this world, you will always find a receptive audience somewhere, at least one person that you can reach. So yes its effective even if just one "worldly" person becomes informed of the lying,watchtower cult.
Dave