Handout for Jehovah’s Witness

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Sometimes Jehovah’s Witness comes to my door and I’ve brought up that I’m a Catholic, and they aren’t very receptive. Too add to future encounters (and in an attempt to evangelize) does anyone know of a downloadable pdf or printout (one or two) that I can hand them when they try to give me a copy of the Watchtower or other materials? Thanks.
 
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It’s typically wasted effort. JWs are forbidden to read such literature from us.

They usually refuse to take it, and if they do take it promptly throw it away without reading it.

Deacon Christopher
 
They’re pretty rabidly anti-Catholic (Whore of Babylon and all that nonsense).
 
I figured they might not accept literature from us. If they refuse it from me, it would give me an excuse to refuse their handouts. Thanks.
 
A loving conversation has far more lasting effect than does a flyer. They are trained to throw away/turn in any literature you give them. Be kind, offer some cold water or hot tea, just talk.
 
My brother lives in a suburb of Augusta, a more densely populated place than I do, I live out in the country, we both live near Augusta, for those of you who don’t know, Augusta is a city in Georgia. Anyway, there are quite a few Jehovah’s Witnesses near where I live, or at least a lot more Kingdom Halls than you would think. Sometimes when I’m at my brother’s house, and I’m outside with my nieces and nephews they will come and give me literature, and then leave, they don’t ask me any questions or tell me anything, which is kind of weird because my understanding is that Jehovah’s Witnesses are usually very upfront. I would love to sit down and chat with them. But, I know from my dad debating Mormons when I was a child living in Illinois that a good place to start in these debates, is where you agree. I know that might seem kind of hard with Jehovah’s Witnesses , but there are things that you have in common. Then you talk about the differences. I would love for these people to come to my door, because I really do want to talk to them, and I am concerned about their salvation.
 
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Back when they did come door to door i always asked for additional copies of what they were handing out so i could put more of it in the trash where it belongs.
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Heh, I should’ve thought of that.
 
TheLittleLady said:
A loving conversation has far more lasting effect than does a flyer.
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For two years there was a young JW guy came to our door every couple of months. He was a university student, my dad had been a prof, and we talked about school whenever he came. On the way out he’d grab a Watchtower mag from his satchel and say, “oh, ya want this?”. I always took one. Even read it once in a while. 😄
 
I’m sure they will refuse whatever you print. They are expressly taught that the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon. Doesn’t get more anti-Catholic than that.
 
I like the responses, but I usually just take what they offer and say, “Thank you.”
 
I once had a Jehovah’s Witness chap come door knocking several years ago. He was quite young: around my age (early 20s) at the time.

In any case, I asked if he wanted to come in and sit in my study to talk. We had coffee and cake whilst browsing through the Watchtower magazine, and I also brought down some books (Greek NT, Hebrew OT, Augustine, Cappadocian Fathers, etc.) from the shelf to have a look over.

I didn’t structure the talk as attempting to evangelise him away from the Jehovah’s Witnesses, but I thought it might be a good opportunity to broaden his horizons. I suppose that’s what bothers me most about their community: how closed off they are.
 
There was a lady on another forum who said she tried politely asking them not to come around anymore, to no avail. Finally she started answering the door naked (she was a huge gal). They stopped.
 
I have been hard on the church in the past mentioning the corpses many would rather sweep under the rug…

That said;

JWs out stripe deliberately what the Catholic Church ever did by mistake.

Like come on, we (as Catholics) may have had an abusive priest here or horrid practice there but Tower members barely blink at some of their wretched practices. Very common place ones I may add like letting children die rather then get a blood transfusion.

Like really, I wouldn’t offer them a hand out. I’d invite them in and systematicly ripe their entire religion to pieces. Then after having left them absolutely stammering or crying I’d politely remind them I have their business cards and if they want out of that cult let me know. They can crash any time.

My brother at the age of twelve had their preacher completely dumbfounded with his biblical expertise. My parents never even had to say a word they just let him ask them questions. Questions they and their pitiful excuse of a education system never had answers for.

Example how Jesus was the son of God based on the OT prophets and the translations of that text.

That’s the only way to deal with these people. Forget pamphlets. Grind their sad excuse of a cult till whatever half way logic buckles under the strain then offer them a way out.
 
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My mom was JW and my brother would get into arguments about it with her. I took the other road and talked to her about the beliefs we had in common. I still practice this. I’m not JW, I’m not catholic, I disagree with things in both religions but I’d rather focus on what we have in common and the love of God. My mom was a wonderful person and loved God. The bible said not to get caught up in arguments. Let’s just love each other.
 
I always try to talk to them and I gladly take their literature. I’ve found that any rudeness or attacks against them or their faith merely bolsters their resolve and reinforces their belief that they are “in the truth”.

Rather then engaging in a bible verse shootout, I just talk them about themselves and why they became witnesses etc, etc,. After listening to stories of converts who left their religion and became Catholic, many of them point to a time where they were met with kindness and respect and this helped them to leave.

So I hope and pray that I can do that for them one day.
 
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