by kwintestal 14 Replies latest jw friends
the reasoning book and other zombiefying materials..
That couldn't be more true. Whenever I ask the JW lady that has been coming to visit me a question that she can't answer, the next week she'll bring me some photocopies from the good 'ol WT CD ROM. Why look for the answers when the WT will provide them for you?
kj
The standard formula is a 60-second speal with a viewpoint question, respond with a scripture and push the magazine/publication. Trust me, even this is too much for the average modern JW.
It's the byproduct of all that in-breeding of the uneducated from the 60-s and 70-s (and early 80-s) Ba'aah
Peace
Brenda
It doesn't require a college education to understand the meaning of the word "NO". If someone said they weren't interested I left it at that. I hate being pressured, so I would not do it to someone else. If a JW came to my door and tried to pressure me I probably would have thrown him off my porch.
Looking back, I really wish they were a little more obnoxious at the door. It would have saved me a lot of trouble.
Walter
Yes. I grew up memorizing the 3-8 minute sermons using the
American Standard Version.
"No" was never taken personally. It was a rejection of Jehovah,
not me.
By the age of 19 I was the quintessential door-to-door JW. At that
age, I recall, a newspaper editor saying he was intimidated by me.
In my naivete, I had a Biblical answer for EVERYTHING.
But, for me, nothing was ever forced. It was pat the pooch, smile,
compliment the landscaping and be totally comfortable on any sub-
ject in any setting.
Such is the confidence when, in your psyche, you represent the
God of the universe and have dealt with every situation in thousands
of door-to-door visits.
So . . . now in my retirement years, I'm not proud of my JW heritage,
but I cannot separate myself from it. It is part of me. There is much
that I don't understand.
But I do understand "no".
tms
ps. I always felt that if I presented the basic "Kingdom hope" and it didn't appeal to the
householder, that person wasn't "drawn by Jehovah." That eased my mind and I didn't press.
I was thrilled when someone said no... I was moving on! The worst for me was someone who wanted to talk...
