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In reply to the discussion: When Jehova Witnesses ring my doorbell [View all]struggle4progress
(118,274 posts)of the Witnesses in Nazi Germany; but (3) I don't agree with them about everything; and (4) I'm happy with my current church; so (5) I probably won't become a Jehovah's Witness. This generally produces a short and pleasant conversation, after which they happily go on their way
My father, whose career was molecular biology research and who therefore regularly taught evolutionary theory and related topics, is a very sweet man, who (I think) would rather be eviscerated with a chainsaw than to offend anyone, and who is an optimist regarding the possibility of changing minds by conversation, once invited them inside to discuss their creationist views. Since then, whenever I have mentioned the Witnesses to my mother, she sternly warns me never ever to let them into my house, lest I be unable to get them to leave again