Door to door religion

Door to door religion

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BoRED S2upid

19,644 posts

239 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Why haven't any of these even knocked my door? they sound like fun. Maybe we are too far gone.

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Ari said:
I have an elderly aunty who was something in the Methodist Church and who, late in life, met a devoutly religious and extremely well read gentleman whom she went on to marry.

At their house one balmy summers afternoon there was a knock on the door and he found Jehovah's Witnesses wishing to talk about religion. They were immediately ushered in and joined us for tea on the lawn, unable to believe their luck! Initially at least...

As I say, this guy (aunties husband) was extraordinarily well read and every sentence they started was met with a very polite 'I'm afraid that's not quite right. In fact...', or 'that's rather been taken out of context, here, let me get my bible, I'll show you', or similar.

It. Was. Brilliant! They stayed for ages (maybe they're not allowed to leave till they've converted or been thrown out, and he was happy to chat all afternoon) and they sat there utterly bamboozled by this elderly chap gently querying, correcting or clarifying everything they tried to say! biggrin

I don't think he actually converted them to Methodism, but they eventually left looking very dazed! rofl
Yet two wrongs don't make a right.

jshell

11,006 posts

204 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Purity14 said:
How stunning are they?
How eager are they?
What "Remotely Adult" activities do I have to give up?
It's really, really not worth it in the long run.

jdw100

4,073 posts

163 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Funk said:
Yet two wrongs don't make a right.
Where did you read that..the bible?tongue out

0llie

3,006 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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A good friend of mine is a JW, he was converted by a family member around 6 or 7 years ago. He is very good in that he doesn't do anything to try and force the religion upon me, and indeed, you wouldn't know of his religion if you didn't really know him. We used to have good discussions when we used to work together, although I've never been interested to be honest. However, it is interesting to see why they believe in what they believe.

He goes door-knocking in my area (and enjoys doing so, despite the conversion rate being less than zero silly), but wisely chooses to avoid me smile

He is now thinking of reducing his 5 day working week to 4 days, so he can spend one day dedicated to his religion (seriously!). His boss (a good family friend of mine who I worked with for a few years) was extremely frank with him hehe

Johnnytheboy

24,498 posts

185 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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austinsmirk said:
My father was a rather too intelligent intellectual type. Interested in religion but only to critique it. He would happily invite them into the house. Welcome them into his study and spend literally hours quizzing, if not lecturing them.

We had the lot
Jehovah's
Moonies
Mormons
A monk. I kid you not. Google the Bradford Jesus man.

Eventually they'd stop calling.
When I was at university I lived in a rather bohemian shared house for a couple of years. One of my housemates was a very intelligent, very intense and very verbose physics student. He was very atheist, so when the JWs came knocking he invited them in and argued religion with them for a good two hours.

Eventually he needed the loo, and when he came back they'd legged it.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Oakey said:
Hoofy said:
They keep catching me out by having some attractive woman who always stands in front and presses the doorbell.
Yes, they did this to me. I had an Alison Hannigan lookalike knocking on our door. Still didn't convince me.
"She can come in. You two stay outside."

qube_TA

8,402 posts

244 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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I remember a bunch of JW's spending about 2 hours at mine discussing creationism, I was providing evidence for evolution, the usual debate. However they returned the following weekend with backup. They brought a school teacher with them who teaches secondary school science and was therefore qualified to tell me I've gotten the whole evolution thing wrong! She basically had the view that the theory of evolution was bunk and pointless purely because it doesn't include Abiogenesis. I asked her that presumably Newton was there short-sighted with his work on gravity as he'd not included electromagnetism.

That was enough to get them to leave. smile




Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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qube_TA said:
I remember a bunch of JW's spending about 2 hours at mine... they returned the following weekend
Weekends a bit quiet at yours?

qube_TA

8,402 posts

244 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Hoofy said:
qube_TA said:
I remember a bunch of JW's spending about 2 hours at mine... they returned the following weekend
Weekends a bit quiet at yours?
Usually. However they usually come first thing, I rarely leave the house before noon.



SMcP114

2,916 posts

191 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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jdw100 said:
You can also ask them why the world didn't end in 1914, 1918, 1925 or 1975, as they had predicted!

Some of the young ones might stare at you a bit blank-faced at this question as a lot of references to these predictions have been removed from their official libraries and documentation.

Another question I like to ask is why - when you are all so holy - did you shun a relative of mine who had marital problems due to being raped and then gossip about her behind her back? Basically removing her support network at the time she needed it most.

That being the case why do you still insist that you will either go the heaven or live in paradise on Earth but my mum and dad, who took her in and looked after her, are destined for hell/no resurrection as they are atheists?

Funnily enough they often retreat at that second question. tts.


Edited by jdw100 on Tuesday 30th September 10:49
Or you could just close the door, instead of having an emotional breakdown on your own doorstep. Your choice.

jdw100

4,073 posts

163 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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SMcP114 said:
Or you could just close the door, instead of having an emotional breakdown on your own doorstep. Your choice.
I beg your pardon?

jdw100

4,073 posts

163 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Purity14 said:
Why?
That's generally what you say (in a quizzical voice) when someone says something very odd to you.

walm

10,609 posts

201 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Frankly, I respect them more than you regular Imaginary Friend apologist.

If you believe that going to heaven is the most important thing then surely you should be spending every waking moment of your day trying to take as many people as you can with you (by converting them).

Hence missionaries and the like.

If you are some sort of Christian accountant or some other profession then you are just a selfish git who has as much chance ingratiating yourself with the man upstairs as I do. i.e. none.

So not only are you a self-righteous smug prick - but you are a hypocritical one too.

At least JW practise what they preach.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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wobble

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Maybe the Christian accountant is buying a stairway to Heaven. music

qube_TA

8,402 posts

244 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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walm said:
Frankly, I respect them more than you regular Imaginary Friend apologist.

If you believe that going to heaven is the most important thing then surely you should be spending every waking moment of your day trying to take as many people as you can with you (by converting them).

Hence missionaries and the like.

If you are some sort of Christian accountant or some other profession then you are just a selfish git who has as much chance ingratiating yourself with the man upstairs as I do. i.e. none.

So not only are you a self-righteous smug prick - but you are a hypocritical one too.

At least JW practice what they preach.
Surely that's counter-productive given that they also believe there's only room for 144,000 people upstairs so trying to recruit additional JW's would reduce the likelihood of you getting a place.



PHmember

2,487 posts

170 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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I solved this problem years ago by putting a 'I DONATE BLOOD' sticker in the window by the front door.

walm

10,609 posts

201 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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qube_TA said:
Surely that's counter-productive given that they also believe there's only room for 144,000 people upstairs so trying to recruit additional JW's would reduce the likelihood of you getting a place.
I didn't realise the numbers were limited!
In that case they should be out there encouraging a life of debauchery and hedonism.
Muppets.

Bullett

10,873 posts

183 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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I think the number they convince/convert helps them get further up the rankings.

It's a religious pyramid scheme.