I`ve never yet been snubbed by a JW. The reason is that I refuse point blank to speak to them unless they speak to me first. So, if I`m visiting my JW mum and JW visitors arrive – which they often do – I just smile, raise one eyebrow slightly, and look `em straight in the eye!
Now, according to the WT, I am extremely ill-mannered because I don`t make myself scarce. Well, that`s their problem, and as I believe DF`ing to be a dreadful travesty of justice, why should I `enable` them in their shameful `sending to Coventry` of those who`s beliefs are not in line with their own?
This “smile but don`t speak” ritual of mine lobs the ball right back into their court, so the embarrassed dub will eventually crack and start a conversation of sorts. He who speaks first loses!
However, one not very pleasant part of this charade is that the discomfited dub eventually feels impelled to make some sort of comment that will reflect your cast-out condition. The comment is usually this:
” Do you think that you might turn back to Jehovah one day, perhaps?”Now this is a hell of a loaded question that is guaranteed to infuriate an ex-dub! The implication is, of course, that by ceasing to associate with JW`s, that you have “turned your back on Jehovah” and therefore you must “make your way back” as you are, at this point in time, little more than a carob-pod eater.
I used to reply that "it has nothing to do with Jehovah and it has everything to do with Brooklyn". But, although it sounds pretty glib to me, it does not have much impact on the average imprinted dub.
So, how would you reply to the question? Bear in mind that you will only be able to say one or two lines before the old eyes glaze over as the WT defensive closed mindedness kicks in.
How do you reply to being asked:
”Do you think that you might turn back to Jehovah one day, perhaps?”Englishman