Knock Here For Jehovah's Witnesses - All-purpose JW thread.

[Twizzle]

Originally Posted by Seamus

Yes,I think so. Even an old prick like me is less likely to say something vulgar or deeply insulting if there is child present. It might traumatise the poor little bugger. (it has enough to contend with already in dealing with all that nuttiness)

A cynical person might say these nutters deliberately expose their children to abuse to reinforce their sense of 'otherness' and to learn the only people they can trust are people like them.

Be especially interested in the opinion anyone with some knowledge of psychology.

Cynical psych student, at your service.

[Brian-M]

I'm thinking about making up my own leaflet to hand out to religious types who come to the door, to give them the real good news that they don't have to live their life in servitude to an invisible tyrant.

[deesl4e]

Originally Posted by Seamus

Yes,I think so. Even an old prick like me is less likely to say something vulgar or deeply insulting if there is child present. It might traumatise the poor little bugger. (it has enough to contend with already in dealing with all that nuttiness)

A cynical person might say these nutters deliberately expose their children to abuse to reinforce their sense of 'otherness' and to learn the only people they can trust are people like them.

Be especially interested in the opinion anyone with some knowledge of psychology.

Exactly why i made the statement. It's very hard to give these arsewipes a piece of your mind whilst they have a youngster in their midst. The kid doesn't deserve that. Say's alot for the adult though.

[Sir Patrick Crocodile]

I personally couldn't care less if there is a child present with the moron. I will say whatever I want to tell that moron to fuck off. If the child gets "traumatized" it isn't my problem. But that's just me. It has happened before in other situations.

[wolty]

Originally Posted by The Irreverent Mr Black

I tend to play them as they lie... hehe.

We probably won't get any more JWs for a year or two.

The junior member of the pair is the one to go after, in any case. If it's a kid they have brought along, why not address the kid?

"Have you really seen Jesus? I think he's just a story made up by somebody."

"If there's a god, why doesn't he really talk?"

It can be fun.

Yeah that is what I was thinking as well, but didn't know the questions to ask. Thanks for that. Now I know how to go about it. Just need some jw's at my door now.
Keep it simple and go for the weakest link. That will be my strategy.

[atheist_angel]

You could also tell the kid "Always remember, Jesus is just as real as Santa Clause is!"

Casually repeat it a few times so it sticks in his brain. Prompt him to repeat it back to you, if you get the chance.

[Seamus]

When I was growing up:

Sunday morning,knock on the door,I answer:

Dad "Who is it?"


Me "JW's Dad"

Dad(loudly) "LET THE DOG OUT!"


--JW's hot foot it down the street.


More innocent,less litigious times;if Dad was outside when they came onto the property he would turn the hose on them. A somewhat rabid Irish Catholic,Dad actually pitied most protestants as they were all going to hell. He hated JW's ,the evangelicals and Mormons.

@Twizzle: Be interested in your opinion. (Have you read Burridge "New Heaven New Earth"?if not,worth a glance)

[Caio]

Nah I agree with you AA, they aren’t wanted and it is childhood abuse. Gives them something to contemplate…

[eclectic]

I feel a little left out. We have had one JW visit in the past 2 or 3 years... hubby answered the door unbeknownst to me, and just said "no thanks" and they left. And that was that. Don't they want my soul?

[Twizzle]

Originally Posted by Seamus

@Twizzle: Be interested in your opinion. (Have you read Burridge "New Heaven New Earth"?if not,worth a glance)

I've recently completed a unit on social psych, with a main focus on groups. I'd say this sort of behaviour in getting the kid along is definantly to re-enforce an 'us-vs-them' mentality. Creates a negative image of those outside of the group, and makes the 'in' group seem selfless, righteous and kind. Makes it significantly less likely for the kid to leave the group when they are older and they will have become warey of 'outsiders' after inevitably copping abuse and all that. Sort of a break em down and then build em back up thing: make em afraid/warey/negative towards the outsiders, then when they become older build em up again with an attitude of selflessness and righteousness. Actually, dorr-knocking is a pretty good stratagy to keep people within the church as it creates an us against the world sorta group, where members may feel that exclusion from or leaving the group would be ultimate doom.

No I havn't read the book, what's it about?