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Post by OldSamVimes on Dec 1, 2019 19:03:45 GMT
What's with those people?
'Don't come to my house' doesn't mean 'Wait six months then try again'.
Last time I made the guy look me in the eye and nod his head that he was hearing me say 'Don't come here, you're not welcome here'. He looked like he understood. Damn if it didn't seem to be the same guy today.
Someone tell the Jehovah's Witnesses that the internet exists now.
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Post by clusium on Dec 1, 2019 19:20:22 GMT
What's with those people? 'Don't come to my house' doesn't mean 'Wait six months then try again'. Last time I made the guy look me in the eye and nod his head that he was hearing me say 'Don't come here, you're not welcome here'. He looked like he understood. Damn if it didn't seem to be the same guy today. Someone tell the Jehovah's Witnesses that the internet exists now. Maybe you should get a welcome mat that says "Welcome, unless you are a Jehovah's Witness...?" BTW, yes we do get our fair share of JWs on my street too. In addition them, there is also one particular lady who, although does not go knocking door-to-door, does do something that is almost as annoying to proselytize her own particular faith (Falun Gong): Whenever she's out & she sees people, she immediately shoves pamphlets for FG right into their hands. Sometimes she does this, even before she says 'Hello.' One can be on their way to the bus stop to go to work or whatever, & really do not have time for this, & yet has to wave your hands "no" at her to let her know that your not interested.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 1, 2019 19:35:36 GMT
They can be a bit of a nusance, I'm pretty much convinced the only thing that can keep them out is a series of Indiana Jones-esque traps (darts, boulder, angry natives with spears)
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Post by clusium on Dec 1, 2019 19:38:45 GMT
They can be a bit of a nusance, I'm pretty much convinced the only thing that can keep them out is a series of Indiana Jones-esque traps (darts, boulder, angry natives with spears) No, natives would give these people fresh meat to proselytize (of course, they could be used to decoy them away from proselytizing to you).
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 1, 2019 19:40:04 GMT
They can be a bit of a nusance, I'm pretty much convinced the only thing that can keep them out is a series of Indiana Jones-esque traps (darts, boulder, angry natives with spears) No, natives would give these people fresh meat to proselytize (of course, they could be used to decoy them away from proselytizing to you). True, that actually reminds of that one missionary that went to that island full of natives and got killed
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Post by clusium on Dec 1, 2019 19:40:36 GMT
No, natives would give these people fresh meat to proselytize (of course, they could be used to decoy them away from proselytizing to you). True, that actually reminds of that one missionary that went to that island full of natives and got killed Yep. That was just last year.
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Post by goz on Dec 1, 2019 19:52:44 GMT
Instead of 'Born Again' Christians, I call them Leave Again 'Christians'!
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Post by goz on Dec 1, 2019 19:58:25 GMT
No, natives would give these people fresh meat to proselytize (of course, they could be used to decoy them away from proselytizing to you). True, that actually reminds of that one missionary that went to that island full of natives and got killed As most of you know, I am really naughty sometimes. I am considering going up to the JW's who set up camp with pamphlets and uber boredom at my bus stop, and declaring loudly "MY RELIGION told me that Judgement Day is actually tomorrow. Armageddon is happening on Tuesday so I think you had better go home and prepare!"
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Post by OldSamVimes on Dec 1, 2019 23:25:16 GMT
After I made this thread I remembered the time they sent a couple young attractive members to my house.
"You can't make me join your sex-cult!"
"But sir, we're not from a sex cult.."
"Well, now I'm even less interested!"
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 1, 2019 23:32:48 GMT
I was a bit surprised when I found JWs had a fairly strong following in Britain, I thought it was mostly an American thing. In fact all the most famous JWs seem to be black Americans (Michael Jackson, Prince, Eddie Murphy, Serena Williams)
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Post by clusium on Dec 1, 2019 23:56:33 GMT
I was a bit surprised when I found JWs had a fairly strong following in Britain, I thought it was mostly an American thing. In fact all the most famous JWs seem to be black Americans (Michael Jackson, Prince, Eddie Murphy, Serena Williams) I find that most SDAs are made up of people of African descent also.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Dec 1, 2019 23:58:07 GMT
I actually called the police (the non-emergency line) and asked what I could do within the law. The cop I spoke to said that if I posted a "Private Property, No Trespassing" at the base of my driveway, I could call 911 if there were 'trespassers" on my porch. Since I have a fenced-in garden outside my front door, I put the sign on the gate from the driveway, and added a chain and snap hook. My dogs can run in the garden when they need to "go", and their barking is also a deterrent.
So far, so good, but they could still leave a pamphlet stuck in the gate.
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Post by clusium on Dec 2, 2019 4:24:44 GMT
Find out where they live, or even go to their place of worship, and then tell them why they shouldn’t be JW. They won’t like their own game played back on them. They will then cry oppression of religious freedom. Most likely, they will like having people come to their places, so that they could engage in discussing religion, even if it by being debated.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Dec 2, 2019 4:26:55 GMT
I actually called the police (the non-emergency line) and asked what I could do within the law. The cop I spoke to said that if I posted a "Private Property, No Trespassing" at the base of my driveway, I could call 911 if there were 'trespassers" on my porch. Since I have a fenced-in garden outside my front door, I put the sign on the gate from the driveway, and added a chain and snap hook. My dogs can run in the garden when they need to "go", and their barking is also a deterrent. So far, so good, but they could still leave a pamphlet stuck in the gate. Try to remember that the JW aren't just a church. Oh no, they're a public service organization too!
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Post by clusium on Dec 2, 2019 5:08:39 GMT
Most likely, they will like having people come to their places, so that they could engage in discussing religion, even if it by being debated. More likely, they would want members not detractors. That is why they canvas and annoy people in their own homes. Yes, but they would welcome a chance to engage & debate no matter what. They are more likely to claim religious discrimination & persecution by people slamming their front doors on them, etc., than by non-JWs coming to their kingdom halls, or their own homes to challenge them on belief.
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Post by clusium on Dec 2, 2019 5:31:52 GMT
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Post by Vegas on Dec 2, 2019 12:44:30 GMT
In Brooklyn... They just knock on your door and say "I ain't witnessed shit!"
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Post by amyghost on Dec 2, 2019 13:36:09 GMT
After I made this thread I remembered the time they sent a couple young attractive members to my house. "You can't make me join your sex-cult!" "But sir, we're not from a sex cult.." "Well, now I'm even less interested!" Actually, you should invite them in and proselytize to them, but for the fact that if they got sexually unblinkered you'd probably never be able to get rid of them, and having to repeatedly hose them down in the driveway could be a little unsettling for the neighbors...
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Post by general313 on Dec 2, 2019 20:08:02 GMT
I was a bit surprised when I found JWs had a fairly strong following in Britain, I thought it was mostly an American thing. In fact all the most famous JWs seem to be black Americans (Michael Jackson, Prince, Eddie Murphy, Serena Williams) There were enough of them in Nazi Germany to catch the attention of the Nazis. Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Edit: fixed link
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Post by clusium on Dec 2, 2019 20:13:40 GMT
I was a bit surprised when I found JWs had a fairly strong following in Britain, I thought it was mostly an American thing. In fact all the most famous JWs seem to be black Americans (Michael Jackson, Prince, Eddie Murphy, Serena Williams) There were enough of them in Nazi Germany to catch the attention of the Nazis. Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Edit: fixed link The Nazis persecuted practically anyone & everyone (with the Jews being their # 1 victims, of course).
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