The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11000   Message #79482
Posted By: Penny S.
18-May-99 - 12:18 PM
Thread Name: Religious (or otherwise) Doorknockers. (BS)
Subject: RE: Religious (or otherwise) Doorknockers. (BS)
I know I implied that there was some insensitivity involved in one JW visit. Against that I have to say that the members I know personally are good people, and very generous with their time. They do occasionally bring up the subject, and I have read through some of the literature. Some of their ideas are very odd, and the teachings are very much opposed to other churches having anything pleasing to God in them. I was once accosted outside the Quaker Meeting House by two dear ladies from the Kingdom Hall next door, and I did try to persuade them to take some of our leaflets in exchange for theirs, so they would understand our position, but they told me that they were forbidden to read other churches' literature. One of the better things I have noticed about them is that they do not dwell on hell as a way to bring people to salvation. I suppose the basic problem is that they do seem to pick on times to call when it is inconvenient, and it is so difficult to end the conversation politely.