My mum is evangelical & she would invite JWs in & try to convert them! She also gave religious pamphlets to trick or treaters & we weren't allowed to celebrate Halloween.
There's a kingdom hall right around the corner from me. I could put a few of these stickers in the general area, maybe at bus stops or poles nearby(Not AT the hall, of course. That might be seen as too hostile maybe.)
“We don’t want to give anyone any reason to find fault with our ministry” *covers up copious amounts of child SA instead of reporting it to the police*
-Will also disfellowship people for the most trivial thing and shun them/force their friends and family to shun them until they come back begging for forgiveness -Children are not allowed to celebrate any holidays or their own birthdays, not even a friend's birthday -certain media is banned and children are manipulated into thinking consuming it will make their Sky Friend unhappy -discourages any higher education unless it benefits the JWs, expect free labor from members with terrible conditions -children can only be friends with people in the JW, unless they go to school and convince children there to follow their beliefs.
You believe that the JW organization covers up copious amounts of child sex abuse? What national inquiry magazine did you read that from? There is no denying that CSA exist in all cultures and religions around the world. Sex is one of the main lures Satan uses to get people to violate God's moral laws. Before you place judgement on the JW organization I would read what the official attitude is when it comes to CSA and then learn what it means to be a Christian and a follower of Christ Jesus. Learn what Christian love means and how it is applied even to gross sinners. As a Christian how many times do we forgive? Once you learn all that then get an idea of the local laws as they effect the congregation elders and how slander plays a role. Then find out what the bible means when it says Christians are in a war fighting for their lives. Do you think gross sinners [ CSA ] are not benefited from Christ Jesus sacrifice and should be executed by God? Maybe people's mental illnesses are a result of Satan and his demons. JWs believe that all people even the gross sinners if repentant can be acceptable to the true God. Look at ancient Israel, God's people who were practicing gross sex worship and bestiality along with child sacrifice and the true God continued to ask them to return to true worship. Read about the Israelite king Manasseh who sacrificed his own sons and promoted false worship. King David committed adultery and had the womans husband killed. JWs are trying to save people not destroy them knowing that Satan is a formidable enemy.
@@ronhansen8471 Well lets see.....Last year, in Colorado, a male cult member was arrested for unlawful acts against children.....then....there were the 3 arrested for similar offenses in Pennsylvania. It would have been 4, but one unalived himself as the police were closing in. Then...there was the puvbished discoveries of the Australian commission that found many incidents of cult members doing disgusting things to children. Its all documented....so....your lame attempts to protect the cult will come to naught
I'll never forget a Saturday, years back of a van letting out a group of people dressed up in suits and dresses and they all dispersed going down several streets. I saw a little boy about 5 years old dressed in a fancy-looking suit and carrying a small brief case. I was an older teen at the time and remembered being so angry at seeing that. I still remember my train of thought regarding the sight. "That kid should be spending the weekend at a friend's house, eating cereal and candy and watching Saturday morning cartoons! Not parading around trying to sell something he doesn't understand!" My mom was having a yard sale at the time, so none of them approached our house, but it soured my mood a bit for the rest of the day, thinking about that poor kid.
Reminds me of the time I heard about a mother berating her daughter in the grocery to the point of the child crying. She was telling her daughter she would have to memorize everything to serve her husband. Like, so much for "freedom", and "freewill".
@@thisistheaccountname Did that mom mean memorizing the brands? Like, does she know that grocery stores change their layouts periodically and brands change their packaging (and sometimes their name, and new brands show up)? And why do that anyway? Usually when you've done enough shopping (and helped or "helped" your parents shop depending on age) you sort of pick up the general idea of how grocery stores work by osmosis. That's how that sort of thing is supposed to be learned. Not this sort of unnecessary pressure.
I was about 11 riding bmx with my mates in Melbourne Australia we had a homemade jump and a mini QP. These two twin brothers in suits with satchels about our age came around the corner. One of the older kids called them the Shining twins. They started telling us we were going to hell so...we beat the shit out of them. They should not have been on the streets.
I love black cats. I've owned many over the years. The JWs knocked on my door, my little queen cat Taz, aptly named, came with me to the front door. She had catitude, I was listening to their pitch, she sticks her head between my legs, and starts growling at them. This woman took one look at me the cat, and ran off kid pitch. That was weird, but I picked Taz up let her muzzle my neck, and thanked her profusely. Gave her some roast chicken as a reward.
My late dog really really hated the JWs lol. She would get pissed even when they weren't even on our property yet, and she would growl angrily, it was really unlike her. I was really young so I was appalled and always told her to shush and stop growling at the nice people. The JW's gave me their pamphlet my mother got really mad at me for having it I tried to hide it but I think she found it and took it away.
@@melissacooper8724 I have no idea how she knew, it was just the JW's and another guy at the gas station another time. She did sometimes bark at other people who came to the door but it wasn't in the same aggressive pissed off way. It was just different idk, like she had a special hatred reserved for the JW's and Gas Station Guy.
As a child, my family lived in a ruff area. One day, we had a knock on the door when only my older sister and I were in, I answered, thinking it was either my Aunt or one of my mums friends but it turned out to be two Jehovah's witness men (for some info I have autism and anxiety and was arund 9 at the time). I start having a panic attacked, because starangers are stalking to me and trying to hand me a leaflet, when my sister pushes me out of the way, dressed in black and hot pink punk attire, looks then dead in the eye and tells them in the most deadpan voice, "I'm a witch, get off my land or I'm cursing you." I've never seen two people in slacks and dress shoes run so far since. Strangely, we stopped getting the weekly door knockers after that.
In the early 90s I was living in a six floor apt building in Queens, New York City. It was a hot humid Saturday morning in July. My doorbell rang. I opened my door and found a mother with her five year old son who were Jehovah Witnesses. The poor boy was 5 years old and was wearing a suit and tie and carrying a heavy suitcase. The poor kid was sweating like crazy. The mother asked me what was the biggest problem in the world. I took a look at her son and said Child Abuse. I gave the kid some water and I told the mother if you do not take that kid home, get him out of that suit and cool him down I would call the cops on her. She apologized and left. I'm sorry I did not call the cops on her.
I grew up at the end of a long driveway, and I remember my parents teaching me that when people in suits came knocking, you would just not answer the door and pretend you aren't there. My parents very much didn't want any Jehovah's Witness stuff at our house, as we preferred our privacy.
Yeah. I'm not religious, my girlfriend is a Christian. If we ever adopt a kid, I'm going to be extremely clear that if they want to try religion then fine, but NO mormon or jw bs. Almost anything else is fine.
Sending a kid to go door to door by themselves. This is totally not the start of a true crime story. They'll be fine, they're just knocking on strangers' doors by themselves, they'll be fine.
I love how every-time you talk about Caleb and Sophia or other JW lore you recap what or who they are for new viewers no matter how many times you already have done so….that’s so sweet and kind of you Owen
@@minngael JWs understanding of the bible is farfetched to people that do not know what the bible teaches. (Matthew 11:25) At that time Jesus said in response: “I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to young children.
I'm pretty sure Caleb and Sophia's dad is either Spanish or Cuban judging by the accent. His entire character seems to be "But do you remember this thing that happened in the bible somewhere...." My dad actually got off on theologically debating Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons right there at the door. It was so embarrassing.
As a rule JWs do not waste their time with people who want to debate or try and use trickery, Here is the thinking (Matthew 7:6) “Do not give what is holy to dogs nor throw your pearls before swine, so that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open.
My father is that stereotype but in real life. Everything I say or do is always brought back to something in the Bible and any time I try to open up about something shitty going on in my life, it becomes my dad telling me to hang in there because all my problems will be resolved in paradise if I continue to have faith. For reference, I'm someone who has stayed associated with the JW religion even though I'm well into my 20s because I'm terrified of losing my family. I saw first hand the trauma my sister went through when she was disfellowshipped (shunned) by the religion and being raised to be overly, unhealthily dependent on my family makes the thought of that happening absolutely terrifying. So sick of this life.
At my old house, JWs knocked with a small boy, around 7yrs. I made sure he made friends with my dog (whose by our cultural norms deemed 'agressive'). That poor child. It was really difficult not to let rip on the cult members while giving him the love in my heart (& showing him how much my dog really adores kids).
Last time a JW knocked on my door it was very attractive younger girl, maybe 21. I saw a JW dude walking by to the next house and I yelled at him for her going to strangers does by herself. They probably thought I was the weird one.
There’s definitely that one person every so often who gets pissed about the religious BS and gets violent with the person at the door. Nobody should knock on doors about religious shit, and they definitely shouldn’t send kids alone
The 3 "P"'s: 1. Persistence 2. Prattle 3. Pants that aren't too tight. There are gay men in the fashion industry and they *love* to see you in tight pants. Edit: WAIT SO THEY FIRED TIGHT PANTS TONY?
I really hate it when a child comes to my door and turn them away. I usually say no, but my heart breaks that these kiddo gets these things done. One of them actually always noticed my cat who was giant black fuzzball
I felt bad for a little boy once who was trying to sell popcorn for his scout troop. He and his parents didn't go door to door. They were in front of a Wal-Mart. He was discouraged when most of the shoppers politely told him no. I gave him some encouragement because I went through the same thing selling Girl Scout cookies when I was a girl scout.
@Melissa Cooper I get Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, usually my friends send their kids at me when they find out I am a former Girl Scout knowing full I will not say no to cookies. JW kids though I feel like crap, these kids can't get out of this mess. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts at least learn that not everyone can have cookies and popcorn. These kids dang, it's like a setup to fail and I am standing at the door thinking what the hell is the problem, these poor kids need to know that they matter and also JW organization is just doing harm
I was one of those rare people who was too nice to turn them away, and besides which the particular JWs who kept showing up were very brief and the lead one was a very sweet old black lady, and I might not mind 10 minutes of bible chatting once in a while (I'm atheist but not particularly antagonistic plus too agreeable). For like five years it was cool, I was even really surprised they stopped door knocking for the pandemic. However this year it eventually went on so far they had me scheduled for weekly studies and giving me all these giant fat workbooks to complete, and to the point where they've even given me a dress to wear to the kingdom hall they've finally invited me to. But I already knew all the niceness was a front to recruit, and bottom line is I'm so terminally lazy I can't even keep a schedule for things I WANT to do, let alone boring church work. Like I don't even communicate with my loving family once a week, like fuck are the JWs were getting that much attention out of me lol. I finally got the nerve to tell her I wouldn't participate in any activities or bible classes (which is what they try to claim it is but I know it's more than just that lol) and she took it surprisingly well. Haven't heard from them in about 5 weeks, though I'm sure at either the 3 or 6 month mark they'll try to touch base again because that's what salesmen do lol
Their effort in going door to door has to do with people's lives. Life is precious and they have the knowledge that can bring life to the people that listen.
@@Iruparazzo Someday we all die one way or another or if you live to Armageddon on the wrong side of the true God your death could be permanent. Knowledge of God's word means a person's life which is why JWs go door to door. If we had the knowledge to save a person's life, would we run away and let that person die? If so, wouldn't that make us blood guilty?
Now, I'll admit to being religious myself, but what I do when encountering members of other faiths who want to tell me about their religion is that I tell them I'll make them a deal. I will let them tell me about their beliefs, but I will time it, and when they're done, I will get the same amount of time to tell them about my religious beliefs, as that's only fair, right? It's not an illogical argument or being rude or anything like that, but (perhaps unsurprisingly) I have yet to have a single taker.
Ugh the memories. I was an intelligent child so they loved to put me out front. It was awful as we lived in a small town and I inevitably saw a classmate or two which made for a dreadful Monday morning at school. At 60 years old they're still trying to recruit me back. Thank God for therapy ❤
Honestly forcing your religion on your children is just so selfish, socially stunting them for the sake of YOUR god. I’m so glad I grew up in a home where I was encouraged to research and find my own beliefs, i was never forced to go to church or when I told my mom I didn’t want to pray she didn’t force me.
its because that is the best way to keep the religion alive and grow. i think they realise that if they try to indoctrinate people when they can think for themselves. that the likelyhood of them accepting it decreases. so they try to get them as young as possible. this should probably be illegal. but thats not happening untill the gouverment becomes secular
Same, I would have been a fucking nightmare if I was forced in to this crap XD. Broke as many rules as possible, made them hate me, or make sure they knew how much I hated them.
I was born into a family of atheists and they were very open to letting me go to church (catholic), my dad was the one who always accompanied me even though it bored him to death. Eventually I stopped attending, especially because the priest was transferred and the new one was awful, but it was an interesting experience.
I feel this I have kids now, and we don’t practice religion, kids shouldn’t have to worry about religion when they literally CANT understand it. Kids don’t understand religion no matter how much people wanna shove it down their throats (I was force fed Christian bs for years and now an adult I’m agnostic and just don’t care for any religion)
If you don't start subjecting kids to the trauma of harassing strangers and then having their lives threatened how else will they make their cult insanity sound like a safer harbor than the safest era of human society in history
Is that what you call it harassment? 1st century Christians were jailed, tortured and killed because they would not stop going door to door. Do you think everyone at the door postures themselves with threatening language or with a gun? As far as training children is concerned. (Proverbs 22:6) Train a boy in the way he should go; Even when he grows old he will not depart from it.
@@ronhansen8471 Where in the Bible does it say Christians preached "door to door"? That's a WT term, not a biblical term. And, Proverbs 22:6 is not describing the JW/corporate WT religious protocol. You've been hoodwinked by WT propaganda that tells you their brand of religion represents primitive Christianity and what was allegedly happening in the 1st century.
I got one after my uncle passed away. I think they were looking up obituaries in the newspaper and sending letters to grieving families. I think a couple of my relatives received one as well. I think it asked said something about avoiding his fate and coming to the religion in order to get to paradise. We ended up burning it.
I was traumatized going out in service as a 5yr old kid being forced to give the Watchtower spiel at a strangers door🤯. I’m happy to say that my child will never go door knocking.
Wow, Owen, this video is ON POINT. Content like this is why I got addicted to your channel. As an ex-jw who left 20 years ago, I rarely get triggered watching your videos but when you went through the mock script of what we used to say at the doors I felt like I’d just drank 10 coffees. And hearing about the whole sunk costs locking us in almost brought me to tears. You have just described my childhood and adolescence. I feel seen. Bravo
I remember meeting a witness for the first time. I was 6-7 at my grandmothers home. A man and his young daughter knocked on her door while i was staying there. We both opened the door and almost instantly the man asked the girl to enlighten me. Most awkward conversation ever. She called my barbie doll “against Jehovah” or something along those lines, and started reading quotes to me. I just stood there thinking how weird that girl was. Looking back I feel so bad for her. She was probably so isolated and alone in her childhood. In the end my grandmother called me back and closed the door on them. Never saw her again. Hope she’s doing well and managed to get out.
I have a dog who’s super friendly, but has the most ferocious sounding bark. One morning, I was sitting in the reading room in my house and two Jehovah’s Witnesses started walking to our front door. Right as they reached the door, my dog started barking ferociously and those two Witnesses BOOKED IT all the way back to their car and drove off! I was watching through the window, laughing my ass off the whole time!! 🤣🤣🤣
I’m in an assisted living building (usually over 55 but I’m 32 and my husband is 59) there’s a JW in our building, he occasionally leaves the leaflets all over our reception desk but also let’s in JW door knockers. We’ve been instructed by management to immediately use our pull cords if they turn up because they’re banned
You are right 100% A bible translation requires more than a PHD: Very accurate knowledge of ancient languages, archaeology, literary criticism and history, etc. None of which any of the JW witnesses who pretend to teach the Bible up to the governing body, are not capable of.
I did it for Girl Scouts back in the 90s to sell cookies before they stopped doing that. I HATED it. I’d visit 3 houses of people I knew and then just walked around saying I did but didn’t lol
Why is it so shamefull? Because you felt something wasn't right about preaching, or only because you knew they'd make fun of you because they weren't able to believe in Jehovah?
I am naturally kind of a shy and awkward person, or at least I was when I was younger, and I'd have these same Jehovah's Witnesses come to my house every week for quite some time because I was too awkward to tell them directly that I wasn't interested. They were determined, sometimes they'd bring different things with them to try and appeal to me somehow. They even made a habit of finding times my father was in work as he was a lot more assertive than me so they could avoid him. I eventually was able to make them leave me alone, but it's honestly quite uncomfortable how easily they find vulnerabilities to get in.
On the other hand, I had witnesses coming to my door at the studio I rented when I was a student. I was really happy to have a rgeology discussion. When they asked me if I alteady heard about Jesus, I answered that I've sometimes been at the catholic church in my chilhood (my grandma was believer) and have done (I don't know how to say that in english: you know, this kind of religious classes for children, one when they are +/- 6yo, and the other one when they are almost teenagers). I said that I tried to find Jesus, but never achieved that. I don't know why, they said they'd come on another day but I've never seen them again. 😅
I was also forced to go door to door when I was little. I remember how sick it would make me feel to do it. And then I would feel guilty for feeling sick. Good times.
I think taking kids door knocking is important because its hard to say no to a cute kid.. especially when they look hot and tired. If you have kids, you want to let them rest and play for a while. Its sad, but surely calculated.
I was born in, never baptized, and finally refused to go to the meetings anymore when I was 15 (thankfully my dad isn’t one, just my mother) but I remember those theocratic ministry conversation starters 🙄…and I’m pretty sure when I was super tiny they still charged a quarter for each magazine but they quit charging because that made it even harder to place the literature. But everyone LOVED taking us kids out in service!! Mother and the sisters always said I had a strong “theocratic knock” (wtf does that even mean lol?!) But the adults I was out in service with ALWAYS intentionally used the fact that most people didn’t want to say no to this cute little kid so I had to talk at practically every door because I could place the hell outta the magazines and they took FULL advantage of that till I quit being so cooperative. The whole culture of indoctrination is just f**king disgusting.
I had a very funny interaction with two Jahova's witnesses a couple of months ago, I'm from Panama, they don't go around that often since when it's sunny here, it will destroy your skin so when they do, they come kind of early in the morning, like at 9 AM or something... One day I was going to college and there were two not that old women at the door... They started with the regular questions like "how are you" and "where was I going", then asked if I was really ok with how I live my life, I said yes and they then proceeded to ask if I would be better with Jesus around, I just said "I don't think so", it seemed like she was expecting me to correct her and say that Jesus was actually in my life so she asked "why" and I just said "because I'm an atheist"; looking extremely uncomfortable one of them just said "oh, ok, well, no one has ever told me that before... Have a good day young sir" and they both left awkwardly... They never came to my house again since then 😅
They're better at drawing in nominal Christians who don't really understand theology than atheists. A Christian might argue with them about who Jesus was - whether he's God Almighty or the archangel Michael and about the trinity - but an atheist is difficult territory. You challenge them in an unfamiliar arena. They have "theological" arguments for most basic (and I mean basic) Christian talking points, but not for someone who's like - sorry, I don't believe in God at all..... I pissed them off by leaving the JWs then going and getting a theology masters and a Doctorate of Divinity. I speak Latin, Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek. By the time I'd studied for three months I saw the ridiculous holes in their doctrines. I'm great with atheists, they have solid reasons for not believing and I can totally respect that. I love a good argument with my atheist friends. But I have zero respect for people who think JW theology holds water, it's literally cobbled together by Fred Franz and his ilk and can be taken apart by a first year theology student.
We had some people walking around our neighborhood the other day, so I asked what they were doing. The lead lady said, "He are here to make sure everyone gets their invitation..." and I immediately said, "ah, got it. I'm an apostate" and followed up with, "Hey, what terrible thing did Tony Morris do," and they all gave me dirty looks.
Tony Morris did nothing wrong. Did you ever think that maybe he is sick and cannot participate anymore? That is what happens when a person gets old and reaches end of life. Death is our sentence and there is nothing we can do about it so have fun in your old age.
@Ron Hansen if that were true, then JW would have said, "Tony Morris is sick and cannot participate anymore, " instead of nothing. Did you ever think of that?
Really angers me that they're like "bring your big bible, your notepad and your guidebook with you" but no "take a water bottle in case you're thirsty, a map in case you get lost and a phone or a talkie walkie to call for help in case of danger", because if they're gonna send kids outside on their own, at least make sure they're safe!
I once had JWs at the door. I politely said I was working from home and spending time talking to them would be the equivalent of stealing from my boss so I needed them to leave. They did and they never came back. More recently in my new house I keep getting letters inviting me to stuff
If they bring a child, I'm always kind, at least to the child. Once, I got a visit from a very angry man and a very insecure child. I told the man he wasn't welcome, and I told the child, that if he ever needed a place away from his angry father, then my door would always be open. I may troll a little if it's just adults. I once asked two adult women if we could agree, that love is the most important thing in life, and that love can never be wrong. Then I asked why my love with my girlfriend was wrong. I didn't get an answer. I never do, when I ask religious fundamentalists about that.
I’m a Mormon and don’t understand why other religions are this disrespectful. I’m aware of how members in ours can act, but our basis of our beliefs is to love all people no matter circumstance l, but to live god first. You sound like a great person, but the reason that same sex marriage is seen as bad is because of intercourse between a man and a woman being there to create offspring. It gets pretty complicated to explain, but I just wanted to explain that a bit. Again, you sound like a great person, and there are many great people who aren’t Mormons or in any religion. I’m glad you are expressing your agency and want you to know that god and Christ love you even if you don’t care for what I have to say. I wish you and those you care for well.
@@NathanKnight-kc7yj, thank you for your kindness. I have however read both the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and while you seem like a good and kind person, I can't say the same about your god. Even if I felt the need to be religious, it would not be this god I would turn to. This life is a statistical miracle, and surrounded by family and friends, one life is enough for me. I have no need for another. But if your religion brings meaning and joy to your life, then we have different needs, and that is okay. I wish you peace and a joyful life.
@@Raztiana I understand your views and am glad to hear them. This life and world truly is a beautiful one, even if there are people that would judge either one of us, we can find joy in others presence as you have.
A friend had four autistic kids at home; high functioning. But very little adult interaction. She invited them in: the kids talked to them for two hours. They never came back. Huh
So much of taking children out is to keep those poor kids in the religion. They see people being mean, slamming doors in faces, etc., and then get told all non-JWs are evil; it's horribly manipulative, and it's got to wreck some of the self-esteem of a lot of those kids, even if they get out one day. 😢
Funny how I used to get JWs at my door back when I had a young couple living next door who were witnesses - when they moved and the downstairs door code was changed, no more visitors.
I had JW show up at my door when my eldest was a baby. He was really unsettled for about 5 minutes before they arrived. I don't normally answer the door to JW, however this time I was caught off guard. The door bell rang. In frustration, I shoved his dummy in his mouth and took him to the door with me. I opened the door, two people with Bible in hand standing there. My son proceeded to let out one long cry and spat his dummy out at them. They looked at both of us and said "they could see I've got my hands full we'll go." I said yeah bye and shut the door in their face. Funnily enough, my boy settled after that. 😂
It’s not the same exactly, but… I was an Avon lady when I turned 18 - it was a dream, I made it happen. This was in the days when we still went door to door, ding dong Avon calling. One apartment I ding-donged at was an older guy who invited me in, ordered a whole bunch of stuff, and while I was distracted with the dollar signs in my eyes, sexually molested me. I still put in the order, but never had the stomach for delivering it (duh) so ended up buying all that crap myself. Plus got molested in the bargain. Knocking on doors isn’t safe now-and it wasn’t safe in 1978 either.
Saw the other video about how they handle sexual abuse towards children. Sending children to knock on strangers' doors is dangerous if done by themselves.
child abuse pure and simple, We have alot of them here in Los Osos CA. and they are ruthless. My mail from FFRF keeps keeps getting stolen right out of the mailbox.
The best way to react to people showing up to the door is to ask them what they believe in, then proceed to dismantle their beliefs. I really pissed off a Jehova Witness at one point because I flat told the young man at the door that his Mythology didn't have any more supporting evidence than any other Mythology. I still hope that kid figured out his dad didn't know what he was talking about.
I was forced (basically) to go to Catholic school for 3 years. I wasn’t baptized so that happened right away. Anyway. I decided early I wanted to be an alter boy. My mother wasn’t happy but she was like, whatever. The reason why I did it is because I wanted to get out of class.
I have heard that before. The altar boys also get tips when they attend a baptism or a wedding, from the family of the baby or the couple getting married. When I was a kid, I remember altar boys bragging with the big tips and bragging that they would secretly drink from the altar wine!
@@brigittea5110 I never did baptisms only did one wedding. But I did many funerals. Never got a tip though. And yes I did drink the wine. Lol. So did one of the priests.
I scared the crud out of a JW one time. lololol!!!!! My family lives out in the country, so we never get uninvited guests almost ever. The school I was going to at the time did not have school on Monday, so I was always home alone that day. We had a JW show up a few months before on Monday and I was just being nice (big mistake lol) and had a conversation with the lady about my school and my family's beliefs. I had mentioned that I don't have school on Mondays (another mistake), and the lady left. Fast forward about 2 months and we had had some break-ins at our neighbors' homes. So, everyone nearby had been walking around with some sort of weapon on them, just in case. That Monday a JW again came to our door; I answered the door with my 20-gauge shotgun slung to my back, and my skinning knife was on my belt. The look on this lady's face was priceless. She dropped off a paper and left, they never came back on a Monday. lol
I gotta ask, WHY do these JWs keep popping up everywhere in the world??? I'm 100% serious; they're like roaches that can't ever be squashed out. I dislike hating people based on religion, but I've had enough of my fair share in my tiny hometown that it's getting annoying.
God, this takes me back. I used to think going out in service was so special. If anyone's ever read H M Sealey's Kingdom Rising series - when I read that and I saw how the character of Rick is dragged out to preach on doorsteps for his cult - it was like looking in this mirror. I saw it from another point of view. I saw someone who had to earn God's favour and it was like a treadmill. I swear the author was either a JW or know a lot about them. But I got out of being a JW after reading those books (so did my family which was a massive relief, I didn't mind being disfellowshipped from Kingdom Hall but I'm not sure I could leave my parents) so I'm so grateful.
Year's ago I thought I could converse with them when they came to the door 🚪 ,but found out when they came back and I didn't open the door they stayed on the porch for an hour or so waiting for me to open the door, but I never did and they finally gave up ! I didn't know they also send children!
Yeah, they waited a good ten minutes at my door last time. My dad was wanting to open it, but I said ‘do that and they’ll keep coming back even if you say no’
I'm very good at telling accents, more so in my native language (Spanish) but still, I am guessing that Caleb's father is Brazilian, with all love and due respect to Brazil of course, it's just the English accent!
They never came back to my parents house. I opened the door as a 14 year and they started talking to me. My mum got really pissed and told them to never ever knock on our door. And if she sees them talking to me without an adult around she is calling the cops. Never seen her angry that fast. Mamabear-mode was activated.
When I was that age, I worked at the family farm doing chores and caring for the animals. It's just commonplace for a kid to be partially responsible for family duties. Also, they couldn't force a kid to do it alone. The kid could just walk up to a door and say obscenities and the parent would be none the wiser. They just have to convince you that you *WANT* to do it and that it's a basic family expectation, like doing chores or getting good grades. This presents way less expectations than the Scouts selling cookies.
This explains to me why I received visits from a JW man for 10+ years. I always was friendly, polite & accepted the magazines. Recently I told him that I disapproved of the GB,multiple false (1914,1975) predictions, shunning,"new light",etc. I don't think he will ever return.
I live in Poland and haven't had JW's at the door in years. What they seem to do now is set up stands with materials in public places and stand next to them. They don't engage passers by unless the passers by address them first. Does that happen elsewhere? Does it count as service?
It is a thing here, but we (Czech Republic) have stuff technically "banning" door-to-door proselytism so I'd think it wouldn't happen elsewhere unless they had to. Then again, I now recall seeing two ladies with a very familiar wheelie stand in Germany, so... Maybe an European thing for some reason? Also, unfortunately, what our JWs consider "engagement" has a very low bar, so I get talked to way too often lol Edit: I also saw them in England like that
It does, at least in my area. I had a JW coworker, and she told me about her brother and her doing it at the supermarket. This was during COVID, but to be fair, I've never seen a JW in our area in all my years of living here (Southern California, USA) and I've seen more than a few JWs and Scientologists on the street.
I used to work in a government building that included the courthouse, and there was a lady with a stand there. She was really nice but it was extremely exploitative. Imagine people at their lowest, they lost their kids, lost their license, got sentenced to prison, and there's the JW to help fix your life with Jesus. Barf
@@xletragedyx Just after the russian invasion of Ukraine a lot of people were arriving by train (and I often go through the train station to get to work). Not too far from the official registration point there were signs (in Polish and Ukrainian) with the initials JW (roman alphabet). After a while I realized that they had their own system. It was weird because JW in Polish would be ŚJ (no idea what it is Ukrainian....
They do that here in the UK. They stand outside where I work, outside the school, opposite the school. No matter the weather. They never talk to anyone unless you talk to them. I have seen many of Owens videos that show that JWs don't like outsiders.
I saw a young boy fully decked in a suit at the railway station - everyone said "no thank you" for the magazine. in the long run, I cannot imagine that in the long-term that would be a good for his mental health. Honestly the suit, I thought was a step too far on a young child in the middle of the week at the station, especially when most people these days, were casual clothes to work or a uniform, as this is near major hospitals and a university. The only people ever stopped were who presented their own strong Christian faith against JW - I remember the adult JW was extremely uncomfortable, eyes wondering as to almost say "get me out of here".
My aunt let a jahovas witness couple in my house during the pandemic to speak to my gran while I was out walking. I will never let that go. She had no right.
There are always JWs preaching outside my uni (like at every exit that isn’t considered part of the universities property) and sometimes when I get a chance I decide to have a debate over blood transfusions with them (I’m a nurse so I’m a big believer in transfusions) and half the time I catch them off guard and it’s just so funny! 😂
I remember a few years ago I stopped at my house on my lunch break to get something and there were some young Mormon kids (maybe 16) going door to door. I guess these kids weren't getting any of my neighbors to answer the door and when they spotted me they saw a chance to at least try to push their religion on me. They kept trying to talk to me and i told them I wasn't interested and ran in the house. When I was leaving they were still milling around and I just jumped in the car and drove off.
Owen I literally just got those stickers last week and have been putting them up at crosswalk buttons, on garbage can lids at the dog park etc... anywhere that gets high visibility and traffic...I'm using them with discretion because these activists are paying out of their pocket so definitely worth supporting them if you can...in the package there's all the info you need to print out your own which I plan on doing since I live in Canada and they were cool enough to send despite...I see them around town every day so nobody has ripped any down yet... keep up the good work, I appreciate what you do 🤘🇨🇦🤘
Hey Owen, just wanted to let you know that I am a huge fan and I love your videos. I watch you almost everyday during my evening commute back home. Thanks for the videos and all the awesome content you put out! Have a wonderful day!
Wouldn't want those poor kids knocking on my door as my husband answers the door naked when he knows they're on their way (all our neighbours call to warn us when they show up). My mom told me that back in the sixties, their neighbours did the same (warning the rest of the street, not the nudity thing lol)
I always chat to Witnesses when they knock. I sometimes let them in and tell them they can come back - they never do... I wonder if the 20-odd dragon statues/pictures, tarot cards on display and witches broom put them off!
That said ... I tutor and some of the best tutees have been from Jahovas witnesses - no they don't talk to me about it. They mention it around Christmas "oh, we're Johavas Witnesses - we don't celebrate, can we have a lesson over the holidays?" To which my reply is "sure - I don't celebrate Christmas either!" (This isn't a lie, I celebrate the pagan festivals). Doesn't come up otherwise.
Years ago, there was a website where you could print out a sign that said “You may have ‘The Truth,’ but I have the Rottie-and he *hates* the doorbell!”
When I think back to my childhood as a JW in Joplin Missouri during the 80's, I feel lucky to have survived!! I was sent with another little girl ALL the time!!
Like owen, I was raised a JW I gave my first ever comment as a 3-year-old That's also the age when I learned how to read my book of bible stories My mom, who took me to meetings as a baby, got baptized when I was about to be 4 years old I still haven't gotten baptized And don't regret that I stopped attending meetings when i was 21 years old And finally had a say in what I do
I'm grateful to God and thankful to Mrs ROSE JUDE SARAH trading services, Their services are very genius and experienced in the market for over a decade and counting, they changed my life from a poor plumber to a better and middle class family man with 2kids.
FWIW, the title of that youtube video on those decals is "Escaping Jehovah's Witnesses: Inside the dangerous world of a brutal religion | Four Corners"
This is very different from my experience with JW's. We had a large van pull up in our apartment complex at night, drop off about 20 people at various buildings and just rapid fire knock on doors and drop off fliers about a kingdom hall and Jesus and salvation. If I didn't know what watchtower publishing was I'd have no idea what they were doing. It lasted like 30min just a van rolling around dropping people off ad buildings, picking them up and repeating. I honestly thought this was a group of burglars trying to either case apartments to hit later or just get into places when people weren't home. Not to mention we're in the south so if you knock on a door after dark there's a good chance you'll be greeted with a gun barrel. Scary stuff all around.
I find those booklets in the restroom at my work sometimes. When I find them, I make sure I take every one of them, rip them to shreds, and throw them in the trash. They place them on the toilet paper dispenser in every stall. If I could, I'd check the men's room for them too.
My coworker (not a JW) told me about how her 10 year old cousin was made to go door to door and started by going to my coworkers house knowing damn well my coworker had no intention of ever converting. The ln got angry when she didn't open the door.
On the subject of making them leave a place, I used to play a game where me and my friends would fight each other with foam swords, sometimes the place we usually met was taken by someone else (it was a public space that didn't have that much people passing by) and we would find somewhere else. Two of those times we took a spot that was right beside a JW stand (neither of those times I was the one picking the place, and I don't think the people who chose was thinking about the JW, because it was really the best option nearby and we went there other times too). The people on the stand were a bit uncomfortable, and I wish I looked at their reactions when we started talking about RPG, magic and things like that.
I grew up in JW's family and when I was younger they'd always take me to service. It always felt really awkward to just show up unannounced and tell them about stuff they didn't care. I didn't care about this either and never said a word infront of the door, just kinda standing there waiting for the person to close the door so we could walk away
Frankly I suspect that Tony Morris' obsessing about tight pants isn't because he hates them but rather because he loves them very much, and he's been trying to fight it because he believes that it's wrong. I also wouldn't be surprised if his removal had some connection to his tight pants fixation.
anti witnessing JW stickers: owenmorgan.com/standifyouareable
Sadly not a joke but PPP could stand for Paedophile Protection Propaganda. Thank you for doing this Owen xxx❤️
I hope you'll cover the ABC JW video sometime!
My mum is evangelical & she would invite JWs in & try to convert them! She also gave religious pamphlets to trick or treaters & we weren't allowed to celebrate Halloween.
There's a kingdom hall right around the corner from me. I could put a few of these stickers in the general area, maybe at bus stops or poles nearby(Not AT the hall, of course. That might be seen as too hostile maybe.)
Sophia should have brought the Magnifying Glass to Service that way she can finally spot the Bull Crap in her book
“We don’t want to give anyone any reason to find fault with our ministry”
*covers up copious amounts of child SA instead of reporting it to the police*
-Will also disfellowship people for the most trivial thing and shun them/force their friends and family to shun them until they come back begging for forgiveness
-Children are not allowed to celebrate any holidays or their own birthdays, not even a friend's birthday
-certain media is banned and children are manipulated into thinking consuming it will make their Sky Friend unhappy
-discourages any higher education unless it benefits the JWs, expect free labor from members with terrible conditions
-children can only be friends with people in the JW, unless they go to school and convince children there to follow their beliefs.
You believe that the JW organization covers up copious amounts of child sex abuse? What national inquiry magazine did you read that from? There is no denying that CSA exist in all cultures and religions around the world. Sex is one of the main lures Satan uses to get people to violate God's moral laws. Before you place judgement on the JW organization I would read what the official attitude is when it comes to CSA and then learn what it means to be a Christian and a follower of Christ Jesus. Learn what Christian love means and how it is applied even to gross sinners. As a Christian how many times do we forgive? Once you learn all that then get an idea of the local laws as they effect the congregation elders and how slander plays a role. Then find out what the bible means when it says Christians are in a war fighting for their lives. Do you think gross sinners [ CSA ] are not benefited from Christ Jesus sacrifice and should be executed by God? Maybe people's mental illnesses are a result of Satan and his demons. JWs believe that all people even the gross sinners if repentant can be acceptable to the true God. Look at ancient Israel, God's people who were practicing gross sex worship and bestiality along with child sacrifice and the true God continued to ask them to return to true worship. Read about the Israelite king Manasseh who sacrificed his own sons and promoted false worship. King David committed adultery and had the womans husband killed. JWs are trying to save people not destroy them knowing that Satan is a formidable enemy.
Let's see the proof? There are over 120,000 congregations get to work.
@@ronhansen8471 Well lets see.....Last year, in Colorado, a male cult member was arrested for unlawful acts against children.....then....there were the 3 arrested for similar offenses in Pennsylvania. It would have been 4, but one unalived himself as the police were closing in.
Then...there was the puvbished discoveries of the Australian commission that found many incidents of cult members doing disgusting things to children.
Its all documented....so....your lame attempts to protect the cult will come to naught
@@ronhansen8471bro doesn't understand what "cover up" means
I'll never forget a Saturday, years back of a van letting out a group of people dressed up in suits and dresses and they all dispersed going down several streets. I saw a little boy about 5 years old dressed in a fancy-looking suit and carrying a small brief case. I was an older teen at the time and remembered being so angry at seeing that. I still remember my train of thought regarding the sight.
"That kid should be spending the weekend at a friend's house, eating cereal and candy and watching Saturday morning cartoons! Not parading around trying to sell something he doesn't understand!"
My mom was having a yard sale at the time, so none of them approached our house, but it soured my mood a bit for the rest of the day, thinking about that poor kid.
Reminds me of the time I heard about a mother berating her daughter in the grocery to the point of the child crying. She was telling her daughter she would have to memorize everything to serve her husband.
Like, so much for "freedom", and "freewill".
@@thisistheaccountname Sadly, that is what these cults are about, stop curiosity and free thought.
@@thisistheaccountname Did that mom mean memorizing the brands? Like, does she know that grocery stores change their layouts periodically and brands change their packaging (and sometimes their name, and new brands show up)? And why do that anyway? Usually when you've done enough shopping (and helped or "helped" your parents shop depending on age) you sort of pick up the general idea of how grocery stores work by osmosis. That's how that sort of thing is supposed to be learned. Not this sort of unnecessary pressure.
@@lsmmoore1 sadly, people like that mother rarely use logic.
I was about 11 riding bmx with my mates in Melbourne Australia we had a homemade jump and a mini QP. These two twin brothers in suits with satchels about our age came around the corner. One of the older kids called them the Shining twins. They started telling us we were going to hell so...we beat the shit out of them. They should not have been on the streets.
I love black cats. I've owned many over the years. The JWs knocked on my door, my little queen cat Taz, aptly named, came with me to the front door. She had catitude, I was listening to their pitch, she sticks her head between my legs, and starts growling at them. This woman took one look at me the cat, and ran off kid pitch. That was weird, but I picked Taz up let her muzzle my neck, and thanked her profusely. Gave her some roast chicken as a reward.
Good cat :). Cats are awesome, so are dogs XD
What a good kitty!
My late dog really really hated the JWs lol. She would get pissed even when they weren't even on our property yet, and she would growl angrily, it was really unlike her. I was really young so I was appalled and always told her to shush and stop growling at the nice people. The JW's gave me their pamphlet my mother got really mad at me for having it I tried to hide it but I think she found it and took it away.
@HearMeOut17 What a smart dog! I wonder how did the dog know that they were JW'S? Did she growl at anyone else that came to the door or just the JW'S?
@@melissacooper8724 I have no idea how she knew, it was just the JW's and another guy at the gas station another time. She did sometimes bark at other people who came to the door but it wasn't in the same aggressive pissed off way. It was just different idk, like she had a special hatred reserved for the JW's and Gas Station Guy.
As a child, my family lived in a ruff area. One day, we had a knock on the door when only my older sister and I were in, I answered, thinking it was either my Aunt or one of my mums friends but it turned out to be two Jehovah's witness men (for some info I have autism and anxiety and was arund 9 at the time). I start having a panic attacked, because starangers are stalking to me and trying to hand me a leaflet, when my sister pushes me out of the way, dressed in black and hot pink punk attire, looks then dead in the eye and tells them in the most deadpan voice, "I'm a witch, get off my land or I'm cursing you." I've never seen two people in slacks and dress shoes run so far since.
Strangely, we stopped getting the weekly door knockers after that.
Your sister is awesome
You're sister is cool and a hero.
W sister
Your sister sounds absolutely amazing.
amateur, she shouldve cast an actual curse, just to spite them
In the early 90s I was living in a six floor apt building in Queens, New York City. It was a hot humid Saturday morning in July. My doorbell rang. I opened my door and found a mother with her five year old son who were Jehovah Witnesses. The poor boy was 5 years old and was wearing a suit and tie and carrying a heavy suitcase. The poor kid was sweating like crazy. The mother asked me what was the biggest problem in the world. I took a look at her son and said Child Abuse. I gave the kid some water and I told the mother if you do not take that kid home, get him out of that suit and cool him down I would call the cops on her. She apologized and left. I'm sorry I did not call the cops on her.
I am sure that boy appreciated you standing up for him and giving him a cold bottle of water. Poor kid, I hope he's going better now.
thank you for doing that though, that’s sickening dude
They don't have any self awareness, it's crazy
I grew up at the end of a long driveway, and I remember my parents teaching me that when people in suits came knocking, you would just not answer the door and pretend you aren't there. My parents very much didn't want any Jehovah's Witness stuff at our house, as we preferred our privacy.
Yes JWs are well aware of hiding in your houses and it doesn't work.
Yeah. I'm not religious, my girlfriend is a Christian. If we ever adopt a kid, I'm going to be extremely clear that if they want to try religion then fine, but NO mormon or jw bs. Almost anything else is fine.
Wow the same thing my granny told me.
Yup sounds very familiar
same thing my parents told me
Sending a kid to go door to door by themselves. This is totally not the start of a true crime story. They'll be fine, they're just knocking on strangers' doors by themselves, they'll be fine.
I love how every-time you talk about Caleb and Sophia or other JW lore you recap what or who they are for new viewers no matter how many times you already have done so….that’s so sweet and kind of you Owen
Caleb and Sophia programs are taken from the bible. If you do not understand what the bible teaches you will not understand the reason for the videos.
@@ronhansen8471 I know that
@@ronhansen8471Their interpretations of the Bible are quite farfetched
@@minngael JWs understanding of the bible is farfetched to people that do not know what the bible teaches. (Matthew 11:25) At that time Jesus said in response: “I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to young children.
I'm pretty sure Caleb and Sophia's dad is either Spanish or Cuban judging by the accent. His entire character seems to be "But do you remember this thing that happened in the bible somewhere...." My dad actually got off on theologically debating Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons right there at the door. It was so embarrassing.
It could also be Mediterranean or a warmer Slavic accent. It's ambiguous by design
I remember someone in Darth Magog’s comments thought he was Brazilian. I think they said they’d met his voice actor when they were still a JW.
@Benny he sounds so brazilian!
As a rule JWs do not waste their time with people who want to debate or try and use trickery, Here is the thinking (Matthew 7:6) “Do not give what is holy to dogs nor throw your pearls before swine, so that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open.
My father is that stereotype but in real life. Everything I say or do is always brought back to something in the Bible and any time I try to open up about something shitty going on in my life, it becomes my dad telling me to hang in there because all my problems will be resolved in paradise if I continue to have faith. For reference, I'm someone who has stayed associated with the JW religion even though I'm well into my 20s because I'm terrified of losing my family. I saw first hand the trauma my sister went through when she was disfellowshipped (shunned) by the religion and being raised to be overly, unhealthily dependent on my family makes the thought of that happening absolutely terrifying. So sick of this life.
Yeah, sending children door-to-door by themselves seems perfectly safe.🙄
They’ll definitely not get kidnapped.
At my old house, JWs knocked with a small boy, around 7yrs. I made sure he made friends with my dog (whose by our cultural norms deemed 'agressive').
That poor child. It was really difficult not to let rip on the cult members while giving him the love in my heart (& showing him how much my dog really adores kids).
As far as I know they usually have adults with them, typically a parent, though I could be wrong. Either way it's wrong though.
Last time a JW knocked on my door it was very attractive younger girl, maybe 21. I saw a JW dude walking by to the next house and I yelled at him for her going to strangers does by herself. They probably thought I was the weird one.
There’s definitely that one person every so often who gets pissed about the religious BS and gets violent with the person at the door. Nobody should knock on doors about religious shit, and they definitely shouldn’t send kids alone
The 3 "P"'s:
1. Persistence
2. Prattle
3. Pants that aren't too tight. There are gay men in the fashion industry and they *love* to see you in tight pants.
Edit: WAIT SO THEY FIRED TIGHT PANTS TONY?
They did lmaooooo
His alcoholism just got out of control (see: Bottlegate)
Tight pants Tony 😂😂😂
I really hate it when a child comes to my door and turn them away. I usually say no, but my heart breaks that these kiddo gets these things done. One of them actually always noticed my cat who was giant black fuzzball
I felt bad for a little boy once who was trying to sell popcorn for his scout troop. He and his parents didn't go door to door. They were in front of a Wal-Mart. He was discouraged when most of the shoppers politely told him no. I gave him some encouragement because I went through the same thing selling Girl Scout cookies when I was a girl scout.
@Melissa Cooper I get Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, usually my friends send their kids at me when they find out I am a former Girl Scout knowing full I will not say no to cookies.
JW kids though I feel like crap, these kids can't get out of this mess. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts at least learn that not everyone can have cookies and popcorn. These kids dang, it's like a setup to fail and I am standing at the door thinking what the hell is the problem, these poor kids need to know that they matter and also JW organization is just doing harm
I was one of those rare people who was too nice to turn them away, and besides which the particular JWs who kept showing up were very brief and the lead one was a very sweet old black lady, and I might not mind 10 minutes of bible chatting once in a while (I'm atheist but not particularly antagonistic plus too agreeable). For like five years it was cool, I was even really surprised they stopped door knocking for the pandemic. However this year it eventually went on so far they had me scheduled for weekly studies and giving me all these giant fat workbooks to complete, and to the point where they've even given me a dress to wear to the kingdom hall they've finally invited me to. But I already knew all the niceness was a front to recruit, and bottom line is I'm so terminally lazy I can't even keep a schedule for things I WANT to do, let alone boring church work. Like I don't even communicate with my loving family once a week, like fuck are the JWs were getting that much attention out of me lol. I finally got the nerve to tell her I wouldn't participate in any activities or bible classes (which is what they try to claim it is but I know it's more than just that lol) and she took it surprisingly well. Haven't heard from them in about 5 weeks, though I'm sure at either the 3 or 6 month mark they'll try to touch base again because that's what salesmen do lol
Their effort in going door to door has to do with people's lives. Life is precious and they have the knowledge that can bring life to the people that listen.
@@ronhansen8471 I was already alive before they knocked on my door
@@ronhansen8471 They try to waste my life by this thing and their too instead of doing useful occupations like volunteering in shelters.
@@Iruparazzo Someday we all die one way or another or if you live to Armageddon on the wrong side of the true God your death could be permanent. Knowledge of God's word means a person's life which is why JWs go door to door. If we had the knowledge to save a person's life, would we run away and let that person die? If so, wouldn't that make us blood guilty?
..wow you've the patience and interest of a saint lol
If a Jehovah Witness ever came to my door I'd say "Sure, I'd love to hear about your cult", just to see their reaction.
Now, I'll admit to being religious myself, but what I do when encountering members of other faiths who want to tell me about their religion is that I tell them I'll make them a deal. I will let them tell me about their beliefs, but I will time it, and when they're done, I will get the same amount of time to tell them about my religious beliefs, as that's only fair, right? It's not an illogical argument or being rude or anything like that, but (perhaps unsurprisingly) I have yet to have a single taker.
"Oh my god, we've never came this far before! What do we do now??!"
Ugh the memories. I was an intelligent child so they loved to put me out front. It was awful as we lived in a small town and I inevitably saw a classmate or two which made for a dreadful Monday morning at school. At 60 years old they're still trying to recruit me back. Thank God for therapy ❤
Better God than Jehovah lol
@@samboi123 so true 💖
Answering the door wearing a speedo and chewing on a raw steak works better than a no solicitation sign any day.
What if the speedo’s in the wash and you’re out of steak?
@@FlawedPefection wear a tight pants and The Smurfs t shirt.
@@FlawedPefection That works even better. Trust me.
@@КактусиноГенриэттоAnswer naked, that's what I would do, I would even drop the leaflet and turn around to pick it up on purpose.
Honestly forcing your religion on your children is just so selfish, socially stunting them for the sake of YOUR god. I’m so glad I grew up in a home where I was encouraged to research and find my own beliefs, i was never forced to go to church or when I told my mom I didn’t want to pray she didn’t force me.
its because that is the best way to keep the religion alive and grow. i think they realise that if they try to indoctrinate people when they can think for themselves. that the likelyhood of them accepting it decreases. so they try to get them as young as possible. this should probably be illegal. but thats not happening untill the gouverment becomes secular
Same, I would have been a fucking nightmare if I was forced in to this crap XD. Broke as many rules as possible, made them hate me, or make sure they knew how much I hated them.
I was born into a family of atheists and they were very open to letting me go to church (catholic), my dad was the one who always accompanied me even though it bored him to death. Eventually I stopped attending, especially because the priest was transferred and the new one was awful, but it was an interesting experience.
I feel this I have kids now, and we don’t practice religion, kids shouldn’t have to worry about religion when they literally CANT understand it. Kids don’t understand religion no matter how much people wanna shove it down their throats
(I was force fed Christian bs for years and now an adult I’m agnostic and just don’t care for any religion)
@@rabidunicorn46
_"Kids don’t understand religion no matter how much people wanna shove it down their throats"_
Adults don't even understand religion.
If you don't start subjecting kids to the trauma of harassing strangers and then having their lives threatened how else will they make their cult insanity sound like a safer harbor than the safest era of human society in history
Is that what you call it harassment? 1st century Christians were jailed, tortured and killed because they would not stop going door to door. Do you think everyone at the door postures themselves with threatening language or with a gun?
As far as training children is concerned. (Proverbs 22:6) Train a boy in the way he should go; Even when he grows old he will not depart from it.
@@ronhansen8471 dude this IS harassment -_-. Not everyone cares about this bs and alot of religious nutjobs can't take "NO" as an answer.
@@ronhansen8471 Where in the Bible does it say Christians preached "door to door"? That's a WT term, not a biblical term. And, Proverbs 22:6 is not describing the JW/corporate WT religious protocol.
You've been hoodwinked by WT propaganda that tells you their brand of religion represents primitive Christianity and what was allegedly happening in the 1st century.
_"It has been found that the best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery."_ -Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister
@@adamantiumbullet9215 JWs do not use tyranny to discipline their children but they do use love.
As a brazilian, i can confirm the dad is brazilian. When he says "intimidating", the way he says the T kinda like "chi". We pronounce it like this.
As a brazilian with a brazilian dad, i could also tell
Crazy to think I’ve been watching Telltale for ~4 years now and the Caleb and Sophia content always hits just right 🤌
Who wears tight pants?
(We wear tight pants)
They're such tight pants
(We like tight pants)
Who wears tight pants?
(We wear tight pants)
The Three Ps of WT:
1. Profits (corporate)
2. Ped*philia
3. Pants (tight)
They've resorted to sending letters through the mail now. Just got one yesterday and it was literally handwritten.
Me too and mine had handwriting that looked very childish - would they get kids writing these?
@@molybdomancer195 . They do. At least it is somewhat better because it improves the child's calighrapy
I got one after my uncle passed away. I think they were looking up obituaries in the newspaper and sending letters to grieving families. I think a couple of my relatives received one as well. I think it asked said something about avoiding his fate and coming to the religion in order to get to paradise. We ended up burning it.
I received one. I wish they'd given a return address. I'm a teacher and I corrected the grammar. Then I realized it was pointless and threw it away.
@@bratzanimegirl12 I would have found away to sent one back just saying "fuck you" XD
I was traumatized going out in service as a 5yr old kid being forced to give the Watchtower spiel at a strangers door🤯. I’m happy to say that my child will never go door knocking.
Wow, Owen, this video is ON POINT. Content like this is why I got addicted to your channel. As an ex-jw who left 20 years ago, I rarely get triggered watching your videos but when you went through the mock script of what we used to say at the doors I felt like I’d just drank 10 coffees. And hearing about the whole sunk costs locking us in almost brought me to tears. You have just described my childhood and adolescence. I feel seen. Bravo
I remember meeting a witness for the first time. I was 6-7 at my grandmothers home. A man and his young daughter knocked on her door while i was staying there. We both opened the door and almost instantly the man asked the girl to enlighten me.
Most awkward conversation ever. She called my barbie doll “against Jehovah” or something along those lines, and started reading quotes to me. I just stood there thinking how weird that girl was. Looking back I feel so bad for her. She was probably so isolated and alone in her childhood.
In the end my grandmother called me back and closed the door on them. Never saw her again. Hope she’s doing well and managed to get out.
Why would the Barbie be against Jehovah
@@BubbafanforeverBarbie encourages girls to be independent
@@asahisangel Ah. Right. I should’ve known.
I have a dog who’s super friendly, but has the most ferocious sounding bark. One morning, I was sitting in the reading room in my house and two Jehovah’s Witnesses started walking to our front door. Right as they reached the door, my dog started barking ferociously and those two Witnesses BOOKED IT all the way back to their car and drove off! I was watching through the window, laughing my ass off the whole time!! 🤣🤣🤣
I just say "my mother was disfellowshipped" and they go away like magic.
I’m in an assisted living building (usually over 55 but I’m 32 and my husband is 59) there’s a JW in our building, he occasionally leaves the leaflets all over our reception desk but also let’s in JW door knockers. We’ve been instructed by management to immediately use our pull cords if they turn up because they’re banned
You are right 100% A bible translation requires more than a PHD: Very accurate knowledge of ancient languages, archaeology, literary criticism and history, etc. None of which any of the JW witnesses who pretend to teach the Bible up to the governing body, are not capable of.
I feel soooo bad for all the children having to go door-to-door, as a painfully shy kid myself I would have been mortified!
@VriskaNines That's so upsetting. 😢
@VriskaNines I am very sorry to hear that and I hope you find a way out soon.
@VriskaNines I'm so sorry to hear that dude... stay safe out there and hopefully you find away out :(
I did it for Girl Scouts back in the 90s to sell cookies before they stopped doing that. I HATED it. I’d visit 3 houses of people I knew and then just walked around saying I did but didn’t lol
Me too man and we should be sleeping till like 9 or Smith while we wake up at 7 :(
I remember seeing kids from school when I was "preaching" in the neighborhood. It was truly embarrassing
Me too. The worst. Then seeing them on Monday at school. Oy.
Why is it so shamefull? Because you felt something wasn't right about preaching, or only because you knew they'd make fun of you because they weren't able to believe in Jehovah?
@@grenade8572Because maybe saying that the world will explode and we will all die isn't exactly a good way to introduce a religion?
I am naturally kind of a shy and awkward person, or at least I was when I was younger, and I'd have these same Jehovah's Witnesses come to my house every week for quite some time because I was too awkward to tell them directly that I wasn't interested. They were determined, sometimes they'd bring different things with them to try and appeal to me somehow. They even made a habit of finding times my father was in work as he was a lot more assertive than me so they could avoid him. I eventually was able to make them leave me alone, but it's honestly quite uncomfortable how easily they find vulnerabilities to get in.
On the other hand, I had witnesses coming to my door at the studio I rented when I was a student. I was really happy to have a rgeology discussion.
When they asked me if I alteady heard about Jesus, I answered that I've sometimes been at the catholic church in my chilhood (my grandma was believer) and have done (I don't know how to say that in english: you know, this kind of religious classes for children, one when they are +/- 6yo, and the other one when they are almost teenagers). I said that I tried to find Jesus, but never achieved that.
I don't know why, they said they'd come on another day but I've never seen them again. 😅
I was also forced to go door to door when I was little. I remember how sick it would make me feel to do it. And then I would feel guilty for feeling sick. Good times.
Fear and guilt. WT uses them expertly.
This whole video brings back so many tough days. Saturday mornings one afater another in misery, fear, guilt.
I think it's so funny that the dad says "we don't want to intrude on their property or *_privacy_* " when that's literally what they're doing
Wouldn't it be better to take ALL that door knocking and replace it with volunteer acts for the community
I think taking kids door knocking is important because its hard to say no to a cute kid.. especially when they look hot and tired. If you have kids, you want to let them rest and play for a while. Its sad, but surely calculated.
I was born in, never baptized, and finally refused to go to the meetings anymore when I was 15 (thankfully my dad isn’t one, just my mother) but I remember those theocratic ministry conversation starters 🙄…and I’m pretty sure when I was super tiny they still charged a quarter for each magazine but they quit charging because that made it even harder to place the literature. But everyone LOVED taking us kids out in service!! Mother and the sisters always said I had a strong “theocratic knock” (wtf does that even mean lol?!) But the adults I was out in service with ALWAYS intentionally used the fact that most people didn’t want to say no to this cute little kid so I had to talk at practically every door because I could place the hell outta the magazines and they took FULL advantage of that till I quit being so cooperative. The whole culture of indoctrination is just f**king disgusting.
I had a very funny interaction with two Jahova's witnesses a couple of months ago, I'm from Panama, they don't go around that often since when it's sunny here, it will destroy your skin so when they do, they come kind of early in the morning, like at 9 AM or something... One day I was going to college and there were two not that old women at the door... They started with the regular questions like "how are you" and "where was I going", then asked if I was really ok with how I live my life, I said yes and they then proceeded to ask if I would be better with Jesus around, I just said "I don't think so", it seemed like she was expecting me to correct her and say that Jesus was actually in my life so she asked "why" and I just said "because I'm an atheist"; looking extremely uncomfortable one of them just said "oh, ok, well, no one has ever told me that before... Have a good day young sir" and they both left awkwardly... They never came to my house again since then 😅
They were probably terrified of you lol
They're better at drawing in nominal Christians who don't really understand theology than atheists. A Christian might argue with them about who Jesus was - whether he's God Almighty or the archangel Michael and about the trinity - but an atheist is difficult territory. You challenge them in an unfamiliar arena. They have "theological" arguments for most basic (and I mean basic) Christian talking points, but not for someone who's like - sorry, I don't believe in God at all.....
I pissed them off by leaving the JWs then going and getting a theology masters and a Doctorate of Divinity. I speak Latin, Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek. By the time I'd studied for three months I saw the ridiculous holes in their doctrines. I'm great with atheists, they have solid reasons for not believing and I can totally respect that. I love a good argument with my atheist friends. But I have zero respect for people who think JW theology holds water, it's literally cobbled together by Fred Franz and his ilk and can be taken apart by a first year theology student.
@@xletragedyxThis guy gonna curse them lmao
We had some people walking around our neighborhood the other day, so I asked what they were doing. The lead lady said, "He are here to make sure everyone gets their invitation..." and I immediately said, "ah, got it. I'm an apostate" and followed up with, "Hey, what terrible thing did Tony Morris do," and they all gave me dirty looks.
Tony Morris did nothing wrong. Did you ever think that maybe he is sick and cannot participate anymore? That is what happens when a person gets old and reaches end of life. Death is our sentence and there is nothing we can do about it so have fun in your old age.
@Ron Hansen if that were true, then JW would have said, "Tony Morris is sick and cannot participate anymore, " instead of nothing. Did you ever think of that?
Who is Tony Morris?
@Melissa Cooper in other words, "I didn't watch this video" 😉
@@melissacooper8724 check 9:00
Really angers me that they're like "bring your big bible, your notepad and your guidebook with you" but no "take a water bottle in case you're thirsty, a map in case you get lost and a phone or a talkie walkie to call for help in case of danger", because if they're gonna send kids outside on their own, at least make sure they're safe!
I once had JWs at the door. I politely said I was working from home and spending time talking to them would be the equivalent of stealing from my boss so I needed them to leave. They did and they never came back. More recently in my new house I keep getting letters inviting me to stuff
I'm a Portuguese speaker, I can tell you with full confidence that the dad is Brazilian, 100%.
If they bring a child, I'm always kind, at least to the child.
Once, I got a visit from a very angry man and a very insecure child. I told the man he wasn't welcome, and I told the child, that if he ever needed a place away from his angry father, then my door would always be open.
I may troll a little if it's just adults. I once asked two adult women if we could agree, that love is the most important thing in life, and that love can never be wrong. Then I asked why my love with my girlfriend was wrong. I didn't get an answer. I never do, when I ask religious fundamentalists about that.
Why tou told to the child warmed my heart!❤
I’m a Mormon and don’t understand why other religions are this disrespectful. I’m aware of how members in ours can act, but our basis of our beliefs is to love all people no matter circumstance l, but to live god first. You sound like a great person, but the reason that same sex marriage is seen as bad is because of intercourse between a man and a woman being there to create offspring. It gets pretty complicated to explain, but I just wanted to explain that a bit. Again, you sound like a great person, and there are many great people who aren’t Mormons or in any religion. I’m glad you are expressing your agency and want you to know that god and Christ love you even if you don’t care for what I have to say. I wish you and those you care for well.
@@NathanKnight-kc7yj, thank you for your kindness.
I have however read both the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and while you seem like a good and kind person, I can't say the same about your god. Even if I felt the need to be religious, it would not be this god I would turn to.
This life is a statistical miracle, and surrounded by family and friends, one life is enough for me. I have no need for another.
But if your religion brings meaning and joy to your life, then we have different needs, and that is okay.
I wish you peace and a joyful life.
@@Raztiana I understand your views and am glad to hear them. This life and world truly is a beautiful one, even if there are people that would judge either one of us, we can find joy in others presence as you have.
@NathanKnight-kc7yDo you have magic underwear? j
A friend had four autistic kids at home; high functioning. But very little adult interaction. She invited them in: the kids talked to them for two hours. They never came back. Huh
The 3 Ps of Preacheching
1. Projection
2. Prosperity Gospel
3. Predatory Behavior
So much of taking children out is to keep those poor kids in the religion. They see people being mean, slamming doors in faces, etc., and then get told all non-JWs are evil; it's horribly manipulative, and it's got to wreck some of the self-esteem of a lot of those kids, even if they get out one day. 😢
That's clever. You gave me a light bulb moment. Thanks - I hadn't thought of that.
Funny how I used to get JWs at my door back when I had a young couple living next door who were witnesses - when they moved and the downstairs door code was changed, no more visitors.
I had JW show up at my door when my eldest was a baby. He was really unsettled for about 5 minutes before they arrived. I don't normally answer the door to JW, however this time I was caught off guard. The door bell rang. In frustration, I shoved his dummy in his mouth and took him to the door with me. I opened the door, two people with Bible in hand standing there. My son proceeded to let out one long cry and spat his dummy out at them. They looked at both of us and said "they could see I've got my hands full we'll go." I said yeah bye and shut the door in their face. Funnily enough, my boy settled after that. 😂
There's a good reason to bringing a child with them, tends to moderate people's mood and language.
It’s not the same exactly, but… I was an Avon lady when I turned 18 - it was a dream, I made it happen. This was in the days when we still went door to door, ding dong Avon calling. One apartment I ding-donged at was an older guy who invited me in, ordered a whole bunch of stuff, and while I was distracted with the dollar signs in my eyes, sexually molested me.
I still put in the order, but never had the stomach for delivering it (duh) so ended up buying all that crap myself. Plus got molested in the bargain. Knocking on doors isn’t safe now-and it wasn’t safe in 1978 either.
😮 Did you report this to the police?
@@EVIL-C of course not. It wasn’t *done* in those days. The blowback was too brutal. Nice of you to ask tho. 💕
That is so horrible. I am sorry this happened to you.
Saw the other video about how they handle sexual abuse towards children.
Sending children to knock on strangers' doors is dangerous if done by themselves.
That one video with “PPP” feels like the Krusty Krab training video episode of Spongebob. “People Order Our Patties”
child abuse pure and simple, We have alot of them here in Los Osos CA. and they are ruthless. My mail from FFRF keeps keeps getting stolen right out of the mailbox.
The best way to react to people showing up to the door is to ask them what they believe in, then proceed to dismantle their beliefs.
I really pissed off a Jehova Witness at one point because I flat told the young man at the door that his Mythology didn't have any more supporting evidence than any other Mythology. I still hope that kid figured out his dad didn't know what he was talking about.
I was forced (basically) to go to Catholic school for 3 years. I wasn’t baptized so that happened right away. Anyway. I decided early I wanted to be an alter boy. My mother wasn’t happy but she was like, whatever. The reason why I did it is because I wanted to get out of class.
I have heard that before. The altar boys also get tips when they attend a baptism or a wedding, from the family of the baby or the couple getting married. When I was a kid, I remember altar boys bragging with the big tips and bragging that they would secretly drink from the altar wine!
@@brigittea5110 I never did baptisms only did one wedding. But I did many funerals. Never got a tip though. And yes I did drink the wine. Lol. So did one of the priests.
Altar boys also get one on one lessons with the priests.
I scared the crud out of a JW one time. lololol!!!!! My family lives out in the country, so we never get uninvited guests almost ever. The school I was going to at the time did not have school on Monday, so I was always home alone that day. We had a JW show up a few months before on Monday and I was just being nice (big mistake lol) and had a conversation with the lady about my school and my family's beliefs. I had mentioned that I don't have school on Mondays (another mistake), and the lady left. Fast forward about 2 months and we had had some break-ins at our neighbors' homes. So, everyone nearby had been walking around with some sort of weapon on them, just in case. That Monday a JW again came to our door; I answered the door with my 20-gauge shotgun slung to my back, and my skinning knife was on my belt. The look on this lady's face was priceless. She dropped off a paper and left, they never came back on a Monday. lol
I gotta ask, WHY do these JWs keep popping up everywhere in the world??? I'm 100% serious; they're like roaches that can't ever be squashed out. I dislike hating people based on religion, but I've had enough of my fair share in my tiny hometown that it's getting annoying.
God, this takes me back.
I used to think going out in service was so special. If anyone's ever read H M Sealey's Kingdom Rising series - when I read that and I saw how the character of Rick is dragged out to preach on doorsteps for his cult - it was like looking in this mirror. I saw it from another point of view. I saw someone who had to earn God's favour and it was like a treadmill. I swear the author was either a JW or know a lot about them.
But I got out of being a JW after reading those books (so did my family which was a massive relief, I didn't mind being disfellowshipped from Kingdom Hall but I'm not sure I could leave my parents) so I'm so grateful.
Year's ago I thought I could converse with them when they came to the door 🚪 ,but found out when they came back and I didn't open the door they stayed on the porch for an hour or so waiting for me to open the door, but I never did and they finally gave up ! I didn't know they also send children!
Yeah, they waited a good ten minutes at my door last time. My dad was wanting to open it, but I said ‘do that and they’ll keep coming back even if you say no’
_"they stayed on the porch for an hour"_
They weren't interested in you. They were interested in counting an hour.
I'm very good at telling accents, more so in my native language (Spanish) but still, I am guessing that Caleb's father is Brazilian, with all love and due respect to Brazil of course, it's just the English accent!
He sounds like he's doing a cartoon voice, like Barney, but with a Brazilian accent. It just doesn't sound like he's speaking naturally
I'm from Brazil. He does sound brazilian to me
Brazilian here and in my opinion he sounds like the english teachers we have here
“What we’re the three Ps? We had Preparation, Personal Appearance, and…*cut to ad* meet the Perfect Pillow” 😅
They never came back to my parents house. I opened the door as a 14 year and they started talking to me. My mum got really pissed and told them to never ever knock on our door. And if she sees them talking to me without an adult around she is calling the cops. Never seen her angry that fast. Mamabear-mode was activated.
How does this not qualify as child labor
When I was that age, I worked at the family farm doing chores and caring for the animals. It's just commonplace for a kid to be partially responsible for family duties.
Also, they couldn't force a kid to do it alone. The kid could just walk up to a door and say obscenities and the parent would be none the wiser. They just have to convince you that you *WANT* to do it and that it's a basic family expectation, like doing chores or getting good grades.
This presents way less expectations than the Scouts selling cookies.
@@Nylak-Otter tldr
So you support this crap then
That's what I got
This explains to me why I received visits from a JW man for 10+ years. I always was friendly, polite & accepted the magazines. Recently I told him that I disapproved of the GB,multiple false (1914,1975) predictions, shunning,"new light",etc. I don't think he will ever return.
I live in Poland and haven't had JW's at the door in years. What they seem to do now is set up stands with materials in public places and stand next to them. They don't engage passers by unless the passers by address them first.
Does that happen elsewhere? Does it count as service?
It is a thing here, but we (Czech Republic) have stuff technically "banning" door-to-door proselytism so I'd think it wouldn't happen elsewhere unless they had to. Then again, I now recall seeing two ladies with a very familiar wheelie stand in Germany, so... Maybe an European thing for some reason?
Also, unfortunately, what our JWs consider "engagement" has a very low bar, so I get talked to way too often lol
Edit: I also saw them in England like that
It does, at least in my area. I had a JW coworker, and she told me about her brother and her doing it at the supermarket. This was during COVID, but to be fair, I've never seen a JW in our area in all my years of living here (Southern California, USA) and I've seen more than a few JWs and Scientologists on the street.
I used to work in a government building that included the courthouse, and there was a lady with a stand there. She was really nice but it was extremely exploitative. Imagine people at their lowest, they lost their kids, lost their license, got sentenced to prison, and there's the JW to help fix your life with Jesus. Barf
@@xletragedyx Just after the russian invasion of Ukraine a lot of people were arriving by train (and I often go through the train station to get to work). Not too far from the official registration point there were signs (in Polish and Ukrainian) with the initials JW (roman alphabet). After a while I realized that they had their own system. It was weird because JW in Polish would be ŚJ (no idea what it is Ukrainian....
They do that here in the UK. They stand outside where I work, outside the school, opposite the school. No matter the weather. They never talk to anyone unless you talk to them. I have seen many of Owens videos that show that JWs don't like outsiders.
I saw a young boy fully decked in a suit at the railway station - everyone said "no thank you" for the magazine. in the long run, I cannot imagine that in the long-term that would be a good for his mental health. Honestly the suit, I thought was a step too far on a young child in the middle of the week at the station, especially when most people these days, were casual clothes to work or a uniform, as this is near major hospitals and a university. The only people ever stopped were who presented their own strong Christian faith against JW - I remember the adult JW was extremely uncomfortable, eyes wondering as to almost say "get me out of here".
My aunt let a jahovas witness couple in my house during the pandemic to speak to my gran while I was out walking. I will never let that go. She had no right.
There are always JWs preaching outside my uni (like at every exit that isn’t considered part of the universities property) and sometimes when I get a chance I decide to have a debate over blood transfusions with them (I’m a nurse so I’m a big believer in transfusions) and half the time I catch them off guard and it’s just so funny! 😂
The 'dad' voice actor has a Brazilian accent. 100%
I remember a few years ago I stopped at my house on my lunch break to get something and there were some young Mormon kids (maybe 16) going door to door. I guess these kids weren't getting any of my neighbors to answer the door and when they spotted me they saw a chance to at least try to push their religion on me. They kept trying to talk to me and i told them I wasn't interested and ran in the house. When I was leaving they were still milling around and I just jumped in the car and drove off.
Owen I literally just got those stickers last week and have been putting them up at crosswalk buttons, on garbage can lids at the dog park etc... anywhere that gets high visibility and traffic...I'm using them with discretion because these activists are paying out of their pocket so definitely worth supporting them if you can...in the package there's all the info you need to print out your own which I plan on doing since I live in Canada and they were cool enough to send despite...I see them around town every day so nobody has ripped any down yet... keep up the good work, I appreciate what you do 🤘🇨🇦🤘
what's in the bag? answer is everything I need to not make friends.
I remember preaching as a child I was always sick to my stomach.
Hey Owen, just wanted to let you know that I am a huge fan and I love your videos. I watch you almost everyday during my evening commute back home.
Thanks for the videos and all the awesome content you put out! Have a wonderful day!
In the EU writing down people’s personal details can be problematic especially if the KH record them in a central database
Oh I'm so sure nothing could possibly go wrong with this idea!
Wouldn't want those poor kids knocking on my door as my husband answers the door naked when he knows they're on their way (all our neighbours call to warn us when they show up). My mom told me that back in the sixties, their neighbours did the same (warning the rest of the street, not the nudity thing lol)
So, your mom does not mind your husband answering the door naked.🤣 It could be a group of girl scouts selling cookies!
I love the neighborhood teamwork your community has.
@@brigittea5110 it literally says the husband answers the door nude specifically for JWs
@@samboi123 Still , some girlscouts could be coming at the same time. 🤣🤣🤣 I am joking!
After listening to him for a while, the dad definitely sounds like Dracula 😂
I always chat to Witnesses when they knock. I sometimes let them in and tell them they can come back - they never do... I wonder if the 20-odd dragon statues/pictures, tarot cards on display and witches broom put them off!
That said ... I tutor and some of the best tutees have been from Jahovas witnesses - no they don't talk to me about it. They mention it around Christmas "oh, we're Johavas Witnesses - we don't celebrate, can we have a lesson over the holidays?" To which my reply is "sure - I don't celebrate Christmas either!" (This isn't a lie, I celebrate the pagan festivals). Doesn't come up otherwise.
Years ago, there was a website where you could print out a sign that said “You may have ‘The Truth,’ but I have the Rottie-and he *hates* the doorbell!”
W Telltale as always, keep making the good content
When I think back to my childhood as a JW in Joplin Missouri during the 80's, I feel lucky to have survived!! I was sent with another little girl ALL the time!!
Hey Owen!!!! Love ALL your anti-JW videos and all your other videos!!! Keep it up!! You're doing GREAT!!!! :) :) :) :)
I have massive respect for Owen.
@@thepianoplayerkid4726 I do too! :) :) :) :)
@@pinedelgado4743 :)
Like owen, I was raised a JW
I gave my first ever comment as a 3-year-old
That's also the age when I learned how to read my book of bible stories
My mom, who took me to meetings as a baby, got baptized when I was about to be 4 years old
I still haven't gotten baptized
And don't regret that
I stopped attending meetings when i was 21 years old
And finally had a say in what I do
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FWIW, the title of that youtube video on those decals is "Escaping Jehovah's Witnesses: Inside the dangerous world of a brutal religion | Four Corners"
This is very different from my experience with JW's. We had a large van pull up in our apartment complex at night, drop off about 20 people at various buildings and just rapid fire knock on doors and drop off fliers about a kingdom hall and Jesus and salvation. If I didn't know what watchtower publishing was I'd have no idea what they were doing. It lasted like 30min just a van rolling around dropping people off ad buildings, picking them up and repeating. I honestly thought this was a group of burglars trying to either case apartments to hit later or just get into places when people weren't home. Not to mention we're in the south so if you knock on a door after dark there's a good chance you'll be greeted with a gun barrel. Scary stuff all around.
I find those booklets in the restroom at my work sometimes. When I find them, I make sure I take every one of them, rip them to shreds, and throw them in the trash. They place them on the toilet paper dispenser in every stall. If I could, I'd check the men's room for them too.
I also get those StandIfYouAreAble stickers. I never thought to stick them where I've seen them cart witnessing. That's brilliant!
My coworker (not a JW) told me about how her 10 year old cousin was made to go door to door and started by going to my coworkers house knowing damn well my coworker had no intention of ever converting. The ln got angry when she didn't open the door.
On the subject of making them leave a place, I used to play a game where me and my friends would fight each other with foam swords, sometimes the place we usually met was taken by someone else (it was a public space that didn't have that much people passing by) and we would find somewhere else.
Two of those times we took a spot that was right beside a JW stand (neither of those times I was the one picking the place, and I don't think the people who chose was thinking about the JW, because it was really the best option nearby and we went there other times too).
The people on the stand were a bit uncomfortable, and I wish I looked at their reactions when we started talking about RPG, magic and things like that.
Just letting you know they’re doing door to door service back again since Sep 2022 after a long pandemic hiatus.
I grew up in JW's family and when I was younger they'd always take me to service. It always felt really awkward to just show up unannounced and tell them about stuff they didn't care.
I didn't care about this either and never said a word infront of the door, just kinda standing there waiting for the person to close the door so we could walk away
This should be a playlist. Caleb and Sophia videos.
Father sounds like Count Dracula!
The dad's voice gives me the vibe of Kahn Noonien Singh from Star Trek...
Frankly I suspect that Tony Morris' obsessing about tight pants isn't because he hates them but rather because he loves them very much, and he's been trying to fight it because he believes that it's wrong. I also wouldn't be surprised if his removal had some connection to his tight pants fixation.
Maybe they just don’t look good on him, and he’s so jealous that he doesn’t think ANYONE should wear them
It's a Portuguese(Brazilian). My family on my mom's side sound like this.