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What is your reaction to Jehovah's Witnesses calling?

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Posey · 14/03/2006 12:23

We have a regular visit from one, he's been calling on and off for months. We are always friendly, I find him quite interesting but have no intention of becoming a JW. I think he probably knows that but he still calls.
My friend's mum, a very devout Christian, invites them in and they debate etc for an hour or more!

What do you do?

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Marina · 16/03/2006 17:49

donnie, I think DC was quoting from alicemama's post about being a staff nurse.

Marina · 16/03/2006 17:54

And thank you for explaining exactly how JWs do access medical procedures alicemama. I am bog-standard C of E but am always polite to JWs or indeed any other callers.

donnie · 16/03/2006 17:58

oh I see marina!!! mind you I still think being woken up constitutes ' assault' are the words of a fanatic.....!!!!
I have a very nice JH friend who never tries to preach or anything.It annoys me that so many people categorise them as 'doorstep freaks' in one fell swoop.
If I said the same about Jews/Moslems etc I'd be lynched.

donnie · 16/03/2006 17:59

JW, even...

lavenderfraggle · 17/03/2006 16:30

someone i uswed to work with was a jw.she knew i am a christian and would occasionly pick holes in my beliefs. i ignored it and when i left my job she bought me a present which she told me open later - a big bundle of jw literature! bloody cheek. i know someone who looked after her kids at nursery - obviously she didnt want them to join in with 'christian celebrations' but made the nursery's life hell because they celebrated it with other children, even tho they made extra effort to organise things for her kids to do instead

DominiConnor · 18/03/2006 08:36

Imagine you were that kid caught between the superstitions of the parents and activities that you have been told are morally wrong, but encouraged by your teachers and enjoyed by your friends.
Not nice ?

So actually I can see the JWs point about that, if the child was excluded from a celebration. There is a serious danger of the tyrrany of the majority here.
"everyone else" has no problem with some religious action, and so minorities suffer.

That's why some countries keep all religions out of school. It's not just JWs who have issues with Christian celebrations, but Moslems, Sikhs, Jews etc.

alliebaba · 18/03/2006 09:10

I personally couldn't let my child die from not having a blood transfusion. I have a v good friend who is a jw and she explained that she believes when we die, those that have been good (sorry that sounds stupid but best way to say it!) will go to a paradise so there is no fear of death.. she said that it's a form of cannabalism to take others blood. My MIL is a devout Christian who's view is that God would not allow the body to accept other's blood if it wasn't compatible. This confuses me more! I don't actually believe in God, but like to know all the different views..As long as people don't ram it down my throat, which neither of them do, and they are both perfectly normal, funny people, then I'm HP!!!! Do what makes you happy... and yes I do send them away!

Blandmum · 18/03/2006 09:27

Two of my ex baby sitters (now all grown up and married themselves) are JW, and very nice girls they are too.

They never tried to convert us, and while they never celebrated christ mas, would buy my kids sweets when they went away on holiday.....which I thought was very kind of them.

JW isn't my kind of thing, but it was for them. They were great kids. I suppose like everything in life you get good and bad people everywhere.

If any of them knock on the door, I just say no thanks.

My father was a Baptist Law preacher and used to invite them in for a long theological chat (mormons too). In the end they stopped calling

red37 · 18/03/2006 09:38

Everyone has there own religion and beliefs and I am not against that, but to knock on peoples doors is intrusive, let people go to them or there church meetings thats fine.

red37 · 18/03/2006 09:38

Everyone has there own religion and beliefs and I am not against that, but to knock on peoples doors is intrusive, let people go to them or there church meetings thats fine.

Parp · 19/03/2006 20:51

\link{http://www.watchtower.org/library/vcnb/article_01.htm\Some info on the blood issue} for anyone interested.

gscrym · 19/03/2006 21:00

As far as I was lead to believe, the Jehaovahs Witnesses belive in the whole thing of 12000 from each of the 12 tribes of Judah getting into Heaven. I ask for a ticket, then ask them if they have one. Haven't had any for about a year now.

Journey2 · 22/03/2006 01:26

Oh to live in an Asian country where JW is illegal, really!

I do remember the days working as a nanny and a most attractive JW apeared on the door stop. It actually took me a while to suss out he was a JW. I was in awe ok!

Luckily I had my charges as an excuse and when he called again, I was still very busy!

My aunt became a JW, she was very vulnerable at the time she converted, and I remember how it was for her children, she forbid them celebrating their b'day etc. Imagine being a young teenager and then getting nothing from your mother.

Anyway, doubt I'll be answering the door on my return to my new home, so hopefully wont be a problem!

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