Did you make that up? Really? (as opposed to merely exagerating a true incident, which is what I supposed) It's a good story. I think the crossword detail suckered me in! And the cast of characters was not too far off.
Look, we are a pain, (to some people, anyway) i fully appreciate that. Yet there are evangelistic groups out there that make us look positively bashful. I did wonder at the bullhorn, to be sure. But I also know how bold some groups are.
Look, to be honest I admire the churches thar go out and try to engage the community. I have no hatchet to bury. The Witnesses round here are harmless and inoffensive enough, the other church described, though . . . they annoy me. I like to be persuaded . . . not told by some righteous person that I am a lowlife that will burn in hell. That lot deserve to be parodied, especially the guy outside the tube station who is basically just a nasty bastard.
This is not necessarily your field of interest, I realize, and I appreciate your words. I wasn't put out, though. One has to have a sense of humor to survive.
You may know JWs hold conventions annually. And that the bullhorn groups can't stand us, mainly because we don't line up with their favorite doctrines: trinity and hellfire. So they always picket our conventions.
One guy is dressed up in a "devil," suit, pretending to be waving in his disciples.
JWs believe in what we're doing, which is why we visit. But we're not always "smooth." It depends on the person, experience, circumstances, etc. But I do pledge that we will never come to anyone's door in a devil suit.
Was the twitching Jesus also made up? It seemed a bit much, but in view of the Mel Gibson torturefest, the Passion of Christ movie, which is required viewing for these folks, it seemed to me that it might just be "cutting edge."
I thought Brittain (isn't that where you are?) is not a very religious country. Not like the U.S, where you can throw a stone in any direction and hit a half dozen churches.
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Do we know one another?
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But they do have crosswords. Occassionally. Awake, not the Watchtower.
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Look, we are a pain, (to some people, anyway) i fully appreciate that. Yet there are evangelistic groups out there that make us look positively bashful. I did wonder at the bullhorn, to be sure. But I also know how bold some groups are.
No, it's not bad writing at all.
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Look, to be honest I admire the churches thar go out and try to engage the community. I have no hatchet to bury. The Witnesses round here are harmless and inoffensive enough, the other church described, though . . . they annoy me. I like to be persuaded . . . not told by some righteous person that I am a lowlife that will burn in hell. That lot deserve to be parodied, especially the guy outside the tube station who is basically just a nasty bastard.
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This is not necessarily your field of interest, I realize, and I appreciate your words. I wasn't put out, though. One has to have a sense of humor to survive.
You may know JWs hold conventions annually. And that the bullhorn groups can't stand us, mainly because we don't line up with their favorite doctrines: trinity and hellfire. So they always picket our conventions.
One guy is dressed up in a "devil," suit, pretending to be waving in his disciples.
JWs believe in what we're doing, which is why we visit. But we're not always "smooth." It depends on the person, experience, circumstances, etc. But I do pledge that we will never come to anyone's door in a devil suit.
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So you're online, are you?
I hadn't considered that one might win some champagne for a devil suit.
I'm reaccessing my position.
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I'm afraid the twitching Jesus was real . . . I took photos.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Babel.Badger/TheLocalChurchComesToTown
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I thought Brittain (isn't that where you are?) is not a very religious country. Not like the U.S, where you can throw a stone in any direction and hit a half dozen churches.
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