The author here, me, is completely sympathetic to the plight of all religions, whether it is "society's" right or wrong. I have the utmost respect to devoted people. However...
The door bell rang yesterday morning, Saturday... Around 9 AM. I normally ignore all people that knock at my door on a Saturday morning because it is either a bothersome neighbor kid selling something or somebody lost. It's never what you expect. So why answer? I mean at least my sister in law call's before she comes over that early on Saturday. I was down stairs in the TV room when the bell rang. The Westminster chime I installed the previous week bellowed through the halls of my 90 plus year old home. The dog barked, which was a good sign I probably didn't know the person at the door, and I really did not want to get it. So I ignored it. The Westminster chime bellowed again and my wife called out that she was in the shower, which blew the illusion "we weren't home" completely out the window. I mean both cars are in the driveway. Anyhow, in my slow climb upstairs hoping the solicitor would leave I noticed my wife running to the door soaking wet, but fully dressed. I heard the hello's and thank you's and my wife's apology for being in the shower and she accepted this month's ad for the Watchtower.
Jehovah's Witnesses. Uggh... Couldn't they see the Christmas tree.
A funny experience a few years back... We were living in our old house a couple blocks away and my wife was away getting groceries or something, so I was outside mowing the little lawn we had on the sidewalk frontage. It was warm, I had the windows open in the house and I thought,"What the hell..." I put in Metallica's And Justice For All... and proceeded to trim the yard. I had a manual push mower so I can hear every beat from Lars, every shriek from James, every strum from Kirk and well... you still can't hear Jason's bass on that album because the band hated him even then. Heck he was the new guy on that album since the bus crash killed the other guy . Anyhow... suddenly from behind I was approached by two old ladies. They were kind and asked if the woman of the house was home. I said, no just me. "Oh"
She proceeded to talk about salvation and what not and was offering me books to read, all while "One" is blasting behind us right where James is screaming "Darkness, imprisoning me..." I so wanted to laugh... but I was so polite and respectful. I could only imagine what they were thinking. I mean the song is about someone imprisoned by disability, no arms, no legs, no eyesite, no hearing... I am sure they felt they were in hell's front yard.
The Jehovah's Witness plight seems good. All they want to do is "save you" their way so you can go to Heaven during Armageddon. Their whole goal is to save everyone they meet on their outings. Usually on their outings they are paired and sometimes you'll have an "elder" and a young member. What an honorable plight, seriously...
Until you read what I spent the afternoon reading. They think everyone else is part of Satan. You, Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, Mormons, Buddhists, Hebrews, Muslims and etc. They hate everything these religions stand for. The bible was wrong so they have their own interpretation which has 300 known bad translations in their favor. They snub their noses at family members who aren't JW's. They will not help the sick, destitute and poor who are not affiliated because they feel that they are contributing to Satan. The kick out members who smoke. They don't celebrate anything. They isolate their kids from school sports, plays, music and any worthwhile extra curricular. All this because everything not Watchtower is Satanic which won't allow them to be with God in Heaven when Armageddon happens. According to the Watchtower the world will end in 1975. 29 years and waiting.
read: http://www.cftf.com/miller/index.html Ralph Miller spent his life with the JW's and what a horrific realization he came to late in life!
All along the watchtower,
Prisoner's kept in view,
Wild women came and went,
Barefoot servants too.
Outside in the cold distance,
a wild cat did growl,
Two riders were approaching,
And the wind began to howl
All Along the Watchtower--Bob Dylan
On a lighter note, we apparently have wa-a-a-ay more to fear than Armageddon. This site offers light-hearted what if's about the end of the world. The half oil thing is frightening as well as the dumbification of the human species. http://www.xs4all.nl/~mke/exitmundi.htm freaky!!!
How Long?
6 years ago
2 comments:
Live and let live. (I'm not sure if this applies to you or the Witnesses.)
So I read your blog and had to pause to give it serious thought - I mean I can't write an intelligent response without thinking about your angle on the whole thing. The point of Jehovah's Witnesses going door to door is to "preach the Word", acceptance and conversion is up to you. They don't believe that they are going to Heaven, they are pair because of safety and to get to know one another (when else will an older person be seen with a younger person) and they aren't suffering. I think if you really don't want to speak to JW then you should just say so, instead of assume some of the ridiculous crap you printed on your blog. Oh and the world was not going to end in 1975, if you asked you would have been clarified on that point. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, whether you believe or not, I can only respect your position but don't print obvious falsehoods, get your facts straight first.
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