OH MY GOD!!! (Not that I believe in one!
I am sitting here in my den, Monday morning, at 10:30 am, EST, when I notice a van pull up into the court I live on. Out climb two neatly dressed women, one older, one young.
I notice them walking up my driveway, carrying what look to be books under their arms, with book bags hanging.
I dive under the desk, after turning off the TV. I just know they must be JW's.
Then I think, "What the Fuxk?! I am an adult, I have been out for 18 years. Why not answer the door"?
I gingerly climb out from under the desk as the door bell rings. I am still in my pajamas.
I answer the door and say "Yes?"
"Hello, I am Vivian, this is Kara. Have you wondered why the world is so bad and when all men on earth will be equal? Do you ever see a time when all men on earth will be equal"?
I said "NO."
Vivian- "Well, let me show you a scripture from Job." She read a scripture from Job, I have no idea which one. I was too nervous to pay attention. (I think I have ADD-seriously)
She then said she was a minister with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
"Did I know them?"
"Yes", I said, "I did".
Well, let me show you the latest issues of The Watchtower and The Awake magazines. She pulled them out and The Awake is a picture of the WTC, with the words, "Courage in the face of Disaster", "The Day the Twin Towers Collapsed."
The Awake shows a picture of a child and the words "Will all men Ever be Equal?"
I almost fell over. I have not seen these mags in a long time.
She handed them to me. I took them, so I could have proof I did not dream this.
I said "I have an issue with the way Witnesses treat women. Women being in subjection is ridiculous. Will all people be equal in paradise, after armageddon? Why cannot women lead a meeting or a public talk?"
I think she realized I had some knowledge of the JW's so she and Kara start to tell me that Jehovah sees all women as equal to men. She further tells me that she can lead a book study or meeting if no man is present, as long as she puts on a head covering.
Kara chimed in that women are a compliment to men and that since there needs to be a leader in the home, it should be a man, if one is present.
I was biting my lip. I wanted to scream and yell at them that those ideas and principals are one of the reasons my parents divorced. I wanted to yell at Kara and ask why she was not at work or in college.
I wanted to yell a lot of things at them. Then I realized they would probably try to figure out who I was and where I was from. Then DF me.
I took the cowardly way out and said nothing. I just nodded slightly.
When Vivian asked me if I wanted her to drop off the next issues of the mags, I said no thanks. Same to a call back.
The weirdest thing is that the woman who called on my mother the first time, was named Vivian. She got my mother thinking about all those witness things my mother heard from her grand-father (the annointed one) over the years.
I just opened The Awake mag. The main article is on the WTC disaster. The next one is on Champagne. Where it comes from, how it is made, etc. Then an article on New Years Eve. It is a pagen ritual, so don't do it. Have the Champagne, just don't celebrate.
I had to share. I have not had a witness call in about 6 years. My husband answered last time and just said "NO!"
My heart raced for the 20 minutes it took to type this. Every time I hear a door outside, I look.
I am traumatized! Will they call back anyway, because I took the mags? Opinions would be appreciated.