Intriguing. To answer your question directly, I suppose YES, she could have been. But in and of itself, it proves very little, perhaps only that she values her time and surmised it would be very unlikely you would be interested if she continued the exchange.
To ponder other possibilities... may or may not stay with you for a long time.
This pretty much describes every at-the-door encounter I've ever had with JW's. It's purely anecdotal and proves nothing, of course, but you posed the question.
I wish they’d knock on my door. If only I could believe big enough, they would.
Some have claimed all you need to say to a Jay Dub is, “I’ve been disfellowshipped.” Apparently, it’s like kryptonite to Superman, or like a question to victor paul wierwille.
Anyone have experience with this tactic?
“What’s the best way to get a JW to leave you alone?”
I don't think I could be impolite, no matter how hard I might believe to stand on victor's shoulders. I was polite every time I declined the witnessing from my Corps in-laws, but they were relentless. They just wouldn't leave it alone - greedy for imagined rewards, I suppose.
What's the deal with the blood? Is that a mark miss for JWs?
I wish they’d knock on my door. If only I could believe big enough, they would.
Some have claimed all you need to say to a Jay Dub is, “I’ve been disfellowshipped.” Apparently, it’s like kryptonite to Superman, or like a question to victor paul wierwille.
Anyone have experience with this tactic?
“What’s the best way to get a JW to leave you alone?”
That works- basically, you're telling them that their organization made the deliberate decision to kick you out and declare you persona non grata, period. That's a relatively rare thing, and very deliberate. They can't talk to you or acknowledge you exist.
This pretty much describes every at-the-door encounter I've ever had with JW's. It's purely anecdotal and proves nothing, of course, but you posed the question.
In my experience, it can get them to take off, or to look at you differently. They obviously have SOME sort of notice about twi. Some of them expect a shouting match and take off, some think "Oh, cool, we can discuss the Bible" but they're in the minority. In this case, I suspect it was them at your door, but I can't guarantee that.
I wish they’d knock on my door. If only I could believe big enough, they would.
Some have claimed all you need to say to a Jay Dub is, “I’ve been disfellowshipped.” Apparently, it’s like kryptonite to Superman, or like a question to victor paul wierwille.
Anyone have experience with this tactic?
“What’s the best way to get a JW to leave you alone?”
I have relatives that are J dubs. There’s a number of things you can do - ask if that’s the group of false prophets that can’t tell who is anointed and have missed Jesus return date about 10 times…
Talk about SIT they think it’s of the devil.
Whatever you say though never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever take one of their Watchtower publications, Awake magazines or whatever they hand you. Just a heads up.
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Intriguing. To answer your question directly, I suppose YES, she could have been. But in and of itself, it proves very little, perhaps only that she values her time and surmised it would be very unlikely you would be interested if she continued the exchange.
To ponder other possibilities... may or may not stay with you for a long time.
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This pretty much describes every at-the-door encounter I've ever had with JW's. It's purely anecdotal and proves nothing, of course, but you posed the question.
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I wish they’d knock on my door. If only I could believe big enough, they would.
Some have claimed all you need to say to a Jay Dub is, “I’ve been disfellowshipped.” Apparently, it’s like kryptonite to Superman, or like a question to victor paul wierwille.
Anyone have experience with this tactic?
“What’s the best way to get a JW to leave you alone?”
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I always try to be be polite about it. (I used to hate rudeness when I went door-to-door in TWI.)
You could try a little white lie, though, such as telling them you're feeling weak from your recent blood donation.
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I don't think I could be impolite, no matter how hard I might believe to stand on victor's shoulders. I was polite every time I declined the witnessing from my Corps in-laws, but they were relentless. They just wouldn't leave it alone - greedy for imagined rewards, I suppose.
What's the deal with the blood? Is that a mark miss for JWs?
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Blood transfusion is forbidden.
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Oh. There's probably a "teaching" about that.
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JWs believe the soul is in the blood. So, by transfusing the blood, you're als transfusing the soul.
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That works- basically, you're telling them that their organization made the deliberate decision to kick you out and declare you persona non grata, period. That's a relatively rare thing, and very deliberate. They can't talk to you or acknowledge you exist.
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In my experience, it can get them to take off, or to look at you differently. They obviously have SOME sort of notice about twi. Some of them expect a shouting match and take off, some think "Oh, cool, we can discuss the Bible" but they're in the minority. In this case, I suspect it was them at your door, but I can't guarantee that.
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It’s hard to tell with those details. What was the tract she was holding? Was it from some organization?
I always answer the door with Mormon missionaries by saying “oh I see you gentlemen are out looking for some help with your tie selection.”
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I have relatives that are J dubs. There’s a number of things you can do - ask if that’s the group of false prophets that can’t tell who is anointed and have missed Jesus return date about 10 times…
Talk about SIT they think it’s of the devil.
Whatever you say though never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever take one of their Watchtower publications, Awake magazines or whatever they hand you. Just a heads up.
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