How Do you Deal With Jehovah s Witnesses
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I have the misfortune to have a JW church less than a mile from my gaff so frequently have these shiny faced idiots banging on my door.
Normally I’d not open the door or politely tell them to do one (don’t see the need for aggression/rudeness).
Unfortunately for them I had time to spare when 2 of them called yesterday, dressed as if going to a wedding. To paraphrase it I invited them into learn how they got sucked into a cult and whether I can help them escape, and explained how God is a human invention designed to control other humans.
Don’t think they’ll be knocking again. Hopefully.
I genuinely feel sorry for these victims.
How do you deal with these and other religious nutters?
Normally I’d not open the door or politely tell them to do one (don’t see the need for aggression/rudeness).
Unfortunately for them I had time to spare when 2 of them called yesterday, dressed as if going to a wedding. To paraphrase it I invited them into learn how they got sucked into a cult and whether I can help them escape, and explained how God is a human invention designed to control other humans.
Don’t think they’ll be knocking again. Hopefully.
I genuinely feel sorry for these victims.
How do you deal with these and other religious nutters?
Al Gorithum said:
I have the misfortune to have a JW church less than a mile from my gaff so frequently have these shiny faced idiots banging on my door.
Normally I d not open the door or politely tell them to do one (don t see the need for aggression/rudeness).
Unfortunately for them I had time to spare when 2 of them called yesterday, dressed as if going to a wedding. To paraphrase it I invited them into learn how they got sucked into a cult and whether I can help them escape, and explained how God is a human invention designed to control other humans.
Don t think they ll be knocking again. Hopefully.
I genuinely feel sorry for these victims.
How do you deal with these and other religious nutters?
I'm quite happy to have a chat if they send the fitties around! Normally I d not open the door or politely tell them to do one (don t see the need for aggression/rudeness).
Unfortunately for them I had time to spare when 2 of them called yesterday, dressed as if going to a wedding. To paraphrase it I invited them into learn how they got sucked into a cult and whether I can help them escape, and explained how God is a human invention designed to control other humans.
Don t think they ll be knocking again. Hopefully.
I genuinely feel sorry for these victims.
How do you deal with these and other religious nutters?
But even saying no thanks, still elicits them trying to shove a cheap leaflet into your hand.
Al Gorithum said:
How do you deal with these and other religious nutters?
Pretty much as you did. I ask them what they believe and, more importantly, why they believe it. That usually leads into asking why they don't believe in any of the other gods and once they go to the bible I ask them to, "tell me why I should care what the bible says... without mentioning the bible".It won't ever happen but if just one person actually thinks about why they believe what they do then I count that as a win.
Many years ago I said:
It was the middle of the afternoon, and I was in my house, in Middle England, tiling my kitchen walls. There's a knock on the door, so I open it to see two very earnest, very smiley men in cheap suits, both carrying very shiny fake crocodile briefcases. Yes, you know what they wanted as well as I did.
So I was about to trot out my standard, stock-in-trade greeting for these people, when the younger of the two spoke, and completely threw me.
"Can you speak French?" he said. Not "Hello", not "Excuse me Sir", just "Can you speak French?". I can, as a matter of fact.
"Yes." I replied.
"Oh." He said. "Can you?"
"Yes, I can." I elaborated
"You? You can speak French?"
"Yes, I can speak French." I'm becoming really rather intrigued by now.
"Ah." He turned to his colleague. "He can speak French." he whispered, handing his colleague the leaflet he'd been holding, part of which I'd already read upside down whilst he'd been interrogating me. It was entitled Bringing God closer to you. His colleague took the leaflet and handed back another, very similar, but printed in French.
The younger man turned back to me, and with a peculiarly confused expression, he proffered the leaflet.
"Bonjour?" he said.
So I was about to trot out my standard, stock-in-trade greeting for these people, when the younger of the two spoke, and completely threw me.
"Can you speak French?" he said. Not "Hello", not "Excuse me Sir", just "Can you speak French?". I can, as a matter of fact.
"Yes." I replied.
"Oh." He said. "Can you?"
"Yes, I can." I elaborated
"You? You can speak French?"
"Yes, I can speak French." I'm becoming really rather intrigued by now.
"Ah." He turned to his colleague. "He can speak French." he whispered, handing his colleague the leaflet he'd been holding, part of which I'd already read upside down whilst he'd been interrogating me. It was entitled Bringing God closer to you. His colleague took the leaflet and handed back another, very similar, but printed in French.
The younger man turned back to me, and with a peculiarly confused expression, he proffered the leaflet.
"Bonjour?" he said.
Al Gorithum said:
Unfortunately for them I had time to spare when 2 of them called yesterday, dressed as if going to a wedding. To paraphrase it I invited them into learn how they got sucked into a cult and whether I can help them escape, and explained how God is a human invention designed to control other humans.
Don t think they ll be knocking again. Hopefully.
You showed them, well done. Dominate the Don t think they ll be knocking again. Hopefully.
Sheets Tabuer said:
I just say no thank you because I'm not a dick.
Indeed. I like to ask questions like:
Why does God only have 10 things he needs us to do?
Why is it if we break one commandment, just once, we spend forever in hell? Isn't that a bit harsh?
Why is it ok for a man to impregnate both his daughters?
Who planted all those shark skeletons in the salt flats showing evolution?
Who planted dinosaur bones?
How can the earth be 6000 years old when we can radiocarbon date?
Why does God only have 10 things he needs us to do?
Why is it if we break one commandment, just once, we spend forever in hell? Isn't that a bit harsh?
Why is it ok for a man to impregnate both his daughters?
Who planted all those shark skeletons in the salt flats showing evolution?
Who planted dinosaur bones?
How can the earth be 6000 years old when we can radiocarbon date?
vikingaero said:
I'm quite happy to have a chat if they send the fitties around!
But even saying no thanks, still elicits them trying to shove a cheap leaflet into your hand.
We had this at our old house. Always groups of attractive young ladies doing the rounds. But like most people I just say no thank you.But even saying no thanks, still elicits them trying to shove a cheap leaflet into your hand.
Strangely Brown said:
g3org3y said:
Sheets Tabuer said:
I just say no thank you because I'm not a dick.
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