Quote:
|
Originally Posted by bigitup_j
5. JW preach to people, because Jesus said to do that when he was on earth. Christians are meant to imitate Jesus, and Jesus preached about Godââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s kingdom and the hope for the future †“ so JWs do the same. JWs donââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t force things down your throat, they visit again and again, because people do have a change of heart and listen to their message.
|
I was told once that all you had to do to stop them visiting was tell them politely, and they'd not come back.
As for politely not forcing things down your throat - tell that to the group of 3 that knocked on my door. I opened it, said politely that I wasn't interested, and that I was very busy. They then informed me that they were "saving me from evil" and that I "should make time" for them. After I informed them of my beliefs, and mentioned a few well-known points of theirs, they told me that I was evil. My red hair was a sign of the devil. They must come in and rescue me. Again, declining politely, telling them they'd upset me, and would they mind leaving me to it if I was that evil, one of the men put his foot in my door so I couldn't shut it. After asking him to remove it, and themselves, from my doorstep, the woman leaned forward, put her hands on my shoulders and started blessing me. I stamped on the guy's foot, told him in no uncertain terms to f-off, and called the police.
Funny, but they never came back to my door
Just as well, because I'm not sure I'd want to be part of any religion that tried to force their way into an 18 year olds house.
The "problem" with the Bible, is that it can be interpreted in so many different ways. What one person reads into a sentence won't be the same as someone else reading the same one. I don't think Jehovah's Witnesses are wrong for believing what they do, it's their choice and who am I to judge. They just need to learn to "recruit"* properly.
*not meaning to offend anyone, just can't think of another way of saying it!