Agua Girl wrote:
"nimue" wrote in message
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Agua Girl wrote:
Why don't you try "no thanks but thank you for stopping by" and then
shut the door? Works fine.

I am curious about all your goats blood, hell, pentagram "jokes". I
hope it is not your opinion that anyone who wears a pentagram (or
pentacle) is some how involved in those silly tv depictions of
pagans or witches. If not, than your merely perpetuating a
myth..if so...get informed.

I *think* that those were jokes meant to mock the ignorance Cat
Protector believes the Jehovah's Witnesses exhibit. I don't think
that Cat Protector really believes those things -- CP just thinks
that Jehovah's Witnesses believe those things, and CP is making fun
of the Jehovah's Witnesses. I don't like the JW for their
frightening "rules" concerning sexual abuse and the reporting of the
same. Scary.


That's fine...but joking about the stereo-type does more to promote
the same. You have no idea (or maybe you do) the amount of muck one
has to go through if their religion isn't mainline. I do wear a
pentagram and am constantly having to explain it has nothing to do
with devil worship or any other nonsense that tv (and these jokes)
feed the public. It's means earth, fire, water, air and spirit. It
is the star of life...yeah...real scary business
that.

Just point out to anyone who asks that the pentacle star around your neck is
the exact same pentacle star that is on the American flag.

As for the JW, when they come to my door the most they are trying to
do is to "save" me. Obviously I don't need them and don't want to be
"saved" by them
but caring enough about a total stranger...wanting them to follow the
one true
path (by your own standards) is nothing more than misguided. It's not
horrible.
I can't and won't believe as they do but they don't pelt my door with
rocks when
I shut it and they don't yell slurs at me. ..not like we do them.
(by we I mean us
non JW). Like I said...a polite no thank you is all that's
required...and I beg you
don't tarnish the reputation of non mainline spiritualist by waving
your pentagram
and hollering about goat sacrifices. It does way more harm than good.

Well, I did something quite dreadful to some JW once. I didn't mean to. It
was an accident. A friend was supposed to meet me at my house. My house
was set back from the road a bit, and sheltered with a shady front porch. I
was running late, and was just getting in the shower when I heard the knock
at the front door. I knew it was my friend, so I leaped out of the shower,
ran dripping stark naked to the door, flung it open to let my friend in, and
saw -- two Jehovah's Witnesses! I nearly died on the spot. I slammed the
door in their faces, grabbed my bathrobe (which was hanging on the front
door hook -- why I don't know) and opened the door again to apologize. They
were completely unaffected! They smiled, and told me they were there to
discuss the bible, etc. They acted as if nothing had happened. I told them
I couldn't -- was expecting a friend -- had to take a shower -- I eventually
got rid of them, but I don't think I have ever completely gotten over the
embarrassment of that moment!

AG

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