about a month ago i phoned the local police that every saturday a couple of religiouse people were knocking on doors in the local area.
i explained i was concerned that there message was most unpleasant and comprised of either we converted to there religon or god would kill us and our families.
i gave the police the name and telephone number of one of the witnesses.
I explained I was concerned that there message was most unpleasant and comprised of either we converted to there religion or God would kill us and our families.
Yep, that's their message. I think citizens have a right to be concerned about this. I would hate to see their religious rights interfered with, but I'm not sure that there is a problem with letting the police know about your concerns, especially if the Witnesses are being overly aggressive.
i just thought i'd post this idea i just had.
knowing that most people want nothing to do with any kind of activism, i understand, of course, that there will be maybe 1 or 2 people who will think this is a good idea and probably not a single person will ever actually do this thing.
having said that wouldn't it be cool to have a project called "turn your cameras on jehovah's witnesses?
Not a bad idea. Why not just grab a video camera when they come to your door and videotape everything they say and then post it to Youtube along with commentary? They are at your door, they can't complain about being videotaped, although they might leave rather quickly.
there are a few threads going about getting the witnesses to stop coming to their door.
i was curious, so i called the headquarters to ask about the best way to get on their do not call list.
they said to just ask them to put you on their do not call list.
Your approach - may work - IF - the local JWs use the information correctly.
That's a big question. The witnesses I knew have usually taken the do not calls very seriously. Some are violent and many publishers are scared of do not calls. The problem I would see is that they would forget to check or the notes would fall out of the territory. Another thing is that some publishers would be reluctant to report requests to be put on the do not call list if they didn't think they were really serious.
I think householders asking to be put on the list is a good thing either way. It's a headache for the Witnesses and if they do a bad job of handling it, they could get into legal trouble and or further damage public relations. If they are to continue to protect their right to wake up people on Saturday mornings, they have to show a willingness to protect the rights of others.
there are a few threads going about getting the witnesses to stop coming to their door.
i was curious, so i called the headquarters to ask about the best way to get on their do not call list.
they said to just ask them to put you on their do not call list.
Thanks Jim_TX for the suggestions. It might be worth looking into.
I have a feeling that this do not call list is one little piece of information that could be really damaging to Jehovah's Witness. If Jehovah's Witnesses have the freedom to knock on peoples doors, then people should have the right to say stop. And they do, they just don't realise it. Many people actually think they can get them to stop by just saying that they aren't interested.
I was in a hall once that had a lot of do not calls. It had a discouraging affect. It didn't make the ministry any easier because you had to keep checking the notes. If you went to one and got chewed out, you knew you were being persecuted for your mistake in failing to follow directions, not for something noble. It kept reminding you of how irritating the work was for the householders. There were so many, the elders couldn't keep up. Some would go for five years or more before they were updated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzpmsv7hr4.
it claims to be for jehovah's witnesses but includes sections from a lot of apostate videos.
i guess we can thank him for the publicity..
BizzyBee, I love your comment on Youtube where you thank him for helping people escape from the Jehovah's Witnesses
I like the part of the video where Fred Franz is admitting to the 1914 mistake and made to look like an apostate.
there are a few threads going about getting the witnesses to stop coming to their door.
i was curious, so i called the headquarters to ask about the best way to get on their do not call list.
they said to just ask them to put you on their do not call list.
I'm working on a way to spread the word about this. I was just wondering if this change is worldwide, or if it only affects certain countries. Some countries don't have many telephones so I expect they still make personal visits to update their records.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzpmsv7hr4.
it claims to be for jehovah's witnesses but includes sections from a lot of apostate videos.
i guess we can thank him for the publicity..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZpMsv7hR4
It claims to be for Jehovah's Witnesses but includes sections from a lot of apostate videos. I guess we can thank him for the publicity.
i received an email from my sister in law.
she was relating an experience given in a talk at an assembly.
a young couple wanted to have children, but they couldn't conceive, so they decided to adopt a child.
I don't know if this is a true story, but it is pretty old. I remember hearing it when I was a kid. It sounds a bit like a JW legend to me. You have to wonder why none of his congregation offered to take care of him.
there are a few threads going about getting the witnesses to stop coming to their door.
i was curious, so i called the headquarters to ask about the best way to get on their do not call list.
they said to just ask them to put you on their do not call list.
Thanks for your responses. Actually, I don't want to be on the list. My problem is that they wont come to my door. I would be happy to talk to them about their false prophecies, pedophilia scandal, UN association, etc. However, I think it would be great if more of the public knew they could get on the do not call list. Does anybody know of a good way to spread the word?
there are a few threads going about getting the witnesses to stop coming to their door.
i was curious, so i called the headquarters to ask about the best way to get on their do not call list.
they said to just ask them to put you on their do not call list.
True, they changed this last year. There was a BOE letter on it.
Does anybody have a copy?
