Saturday, March 16, 2013
I got "The Visit" and I returned the favor
Got a visit from three Jehovah's Witnesses today. They were young; the leader of the group was a "Twenty-something;" an adolescent girl and a young boy were tagging along. The young woman started to tell me about some ceremony coming up soon, wherein the J.W.s are going to "commemorate the Day Jesus Died." I quickly revealed that's I'm an atheist, and took exception to the "picture of Jesus" on the pamphlet she handed out to me as we were conversing. I pointed out that Christ, if he even existed, was not German, Slovak or Irish, and that he could not possibly have had the reddish-blond hair as he was portrayed in the "Witnesses'" illustration. The young woman tried to tell me that "Jesus's physical appearance isn't as important as what he stood for, as well as Christ's Message for Mankind here on Earth," etc., etc.
But I kept pointing out that a man born two millennia ago in Bethlehem would be hard-pressed to look like Brad Pitt. I also pointed out that Christ was not born on December 25; the aspiring professional proselytizer agreed with me and even pointed out, on her own initiative, that nowhere does The Bible maintain that Christ WAS born on "Christmas Day." (I assume we were both correct about THAT at least.) We both agreed that "Christmas" is derived from ancient pagan celebrations, and that "Christ was actually a Pisces." Hence the symbol "Ichthys," or "Sign of the Fish" logo used to depict Him in the ancient Greek-speaking world and elsewhere. Well, we went on exchanging various claims and counter-claims for a while in this manner. But I kept on harping about their erroneous representation of the "Person of Jesus Christ" so persistently the woman decided to wish me well, but it was time for her to move on. It was obviously time to seek "greener pastures" and a more gullible audience. Somehow I don't think I'll be attending their ceremony, nor do I plan to join up with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
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