Comments on: How I got snowed by an old lady

By: Caseyc

Caseyc — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:03:06 +0000

Well, I like to give them something to think about. If they come, ask them who translated their Bible (most of them don’t know). Since it is different in key places (particularly those having to do with the deity of Jesus), they must have had a first-rate scholarly team work on the translation. After all, why should we believe their Bible over the other ones, which were translated by huge teams of Hebrew and Greek scholars? As it happens, the JW “Bible” was translated by a team of laymen, led by a guy who dropped out of college. Sorry, but I think something as important as the deity of Christ should be settled using materials translated by scholars, not college dropouts.

By: ...Ann

...Ann — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:40:54 +0000

… … You know, I read some of the material left with me (I just stick my hand out and ask for the reading material to skip the conversation). I tried to give it the best open minded approach but was forever confused by part of the information… Since your going to be all buddie buddie now can you find out how it was possible that the North star was followed if (as their writing states) it was really raining? If you confuse them they might just walk away…
All the best,

By: thewordofme

thewordofme — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:17:44 +0000

Just tell the next round of JW’s that come to your door to put you on their do not visit list…works for me.

By: Lincoln Adams

Lincoln Adams — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:35:20 +0000

@Kelly: I looked but I didn’t touch. Besides, it was kind of hard to ogle someone with Mommy looking right at me. Ah well.

@CMM: You have an interesting way of spending the time. I used to be up to speed on all the major fringe religions ut back then I was under the delusion that people actually had an interest in what I said. Nowadays I spend my time in more constructive ways, such as whining on my blog and eating cupcakes when I’m in a sad mood.

By: Call Me Mom

Call Me Mom — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:17:12 +0000

I view their offered Bible studies as an opportunity to correct their doctrine and to chide them about not voting in a country where God has clearly given us a duty to do so.
At least I did until I was put on their do not visit list. Their pastor told them not to visit me anymore when I questioned their authority to translate the word “kuyrios” ( I hope I spelled that corectly) as “lord” (meaning nobility or teacher according to them) in one place in the NT and translating the same word as “LORD”(their beloved tetragrammaton) in another place.

And I had such fun discussing the Bible with them too. Oh well, maybe some Mormons will visit one day and I can discuss Joeseph Smith’s inadequacies as an Egyptologist and their complete lack of archeaological evidence when compared with the Bible with them.

By: TJSharky

TJSharky — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:01:55 +0000

Kelly,

It’s not the transfusions that are not allowed, it’s the other person’s blood. Many practicing JW’s will stockpile their own blood in case they need it.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:26:32 +0000

Was her 18 year old daughter hot? Maybe you could convert her and make her your Christian love slave? teehee

It’s so funny, those Jehovah’s witnesses that kept coming to my door here in Japan…(Japan – freaking Japan!) They seemed so nice and their religion seemed so innocent until I looked up more about it and found out they don’t allow their members to have blood transfusions even if they will die without one…Not to mention all the other hosts of crazy that come along with it.

From what I know of JW’s, they are all extremely nice people – it’s just a shame their religion is nuts.