Those poor Jehovah’s witnesses showed up at the door here again. They come here every few months or so. They rang the doorbell and my father-in-law (Craig) answered it. They asked if he'd like to talk about religion and he invited them in and said he'd love to.
To make a long story short, he asked what makes the Jehovah's Whitnesses special and what was their "compelling doctrine".
Their response was "well, we read the bible."
Craig- "So do the Baptists, Catholics, and Mormons..... so what is special about your church"
JW's- "we belive in Jesus Christ"
Craig- "so do all of the Christians.... "
JW's- "We preach the gospel"
Craig- "Um... that still isn't original. Tell me why I should listen to you over anyone else"
JW's- "Umm... I don't know..."
Craig- "Well I'll tell you what the Mormon's compelling doctrine is that makes us different from everyone: We have this book that was translated....."
Needless to say, the poor JW's left with their tails between their legs. They stop by the Nelsons house every few months. You would think they would have marked the house as a don't-go-there house by now. Especialy because since we've all heard the argument so much from Craig that any of us who answered the door could scare them away (with scriptures and all).
Ya gotta feel for the poor guys-- but hey, at least they get paid for their proselyting right?
To make a long story short, he asked what makes the Jehovah's Whitnesses special and what was their "compelling doctrine".
Their response was "well, we read the bible."
Craig- "So do the Baptists, Catholics, and Mormons..... so what is special about your church"
JW's- "we belive in Jesus Christ"
Craig- "so do all of the Christians.... "
JW's- "We preach the gospel"
Craig- "Um... that still isn't original. Tell me why I should listen to you over anyone else"
JW's- "Umm... I don't know..."
Craig- "Well I'll tell you what the Mormon's compelling doctrine is that makes us different from everyone: We have this book that was translated....."
Needless to say, the poor JW's left with their tails between their legs. They stop by the Nelsons house every few months. You would think they would have marked the house as a don't-go-there house by now. Especialy because since we've all heard the argument so much from Craig that any of us who answered the door could scare them away (with scriptures and all).
Ya gotta feel for the poor guys-- but hey, at least they get paid for their proselyting right?
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Course, maybe if enough JW people continue to tract our the Nelsons, maybe one will be open-minded enough to decide to actually READ the Book of Mormon...and be converted...and that would be the best pay they would EVER GET!