Post by Logan on Jul 1, 2016 1:36:31 GMT -6
Jehovah’s Witnesses to gather in Spokane for first time in 20 years
“Jehovah’s Witnesses, they don’t celebrate Christmas, right?”
I could hear some of the editors of this paper discussing Jehovah’s Witnesses, who they are, what they believe. My ears perked up, like a dog when he hears a stranger come to the door.
Partly out of fear of the unknown, I’ve mostly kept my faith to myself. The newsroom has to deal with a vocal minority of crackpot religionists who decry us as the mouthpiece of the beast, so I’ve always erred on the side of discretion.
This time though, I had to say something. Ignoring the queasy feeling in my stomach and saying a private “now or never,” I walked over, sat down and said quietly “I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/30/jehovahs-witnesses-spokane-convention-2016/
“Jehovah’s Witnesses, they don’t celebrate Christmas, right?”
I could hear some of the editors of this paper discussing Jehovah’s Witnesses, who they are, what they believe. My ears perked up, like a dog when he hears a stranger come to the door.
Partly out of fear of the unknown, I’ve mostly kept my faith to myself. The newsroom has to deal with a vocal minority of crackpot religionists who decry us as the mouthpiece of the beast, so I’ve always erred on the side of discretion.
This time though, I had to say something. Ignoring the queasy feeling in my stomach and saying a private “now or never,” I walked over, sat down and said quietly “I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/30/jehovahs-witnesses-spokane-convention-2016/