calm down, maybe?

[alexr_rwx]

Just yelled at some Jehovah's Witnesses working the neighborhood. They came up to the door and I knew exactly what was going on, and I interrupted their spiel and asked them, "Can you surprise God?"

... they didn't understand what I was getting at, and eventually got on about how the earth is so perfect, that it definitely must have a loving creator to set up all this order. At which point I started yelling at them about people starving to death in Africa, and they got scared of me barking at them and left.

But Michael Corleone is right: "Never hate your enemies."

I shouldn't give them the pleasure of being berated. They probably get off on thinking that they've got this huge uphill spiritual battle, and relish feeling oppressed.

Also maybe I should be nicer to human beings :-(

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[agonistes]

The husband of one of my Denver besties has a degree in medieval Christian theology. The Mormons and JWs are not allowed to come back to their house, per orders of higher-ups. According to bestie, he smiles the whole time they're at the door.

[oniugnip.livejournal.com]

So rad.

In a story that I imagine is very similar, Dale McGowan (one of my personal heroes) has handled JWs very gracefully, while still bringing the theological pain:

http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/?p=6285

[deepdistraction.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link, Alex. What an interesting fellow.