One of my co-workers is a young, smart, sassy, sexy and well-educated young women. We sometimes chat between classes and do the usual "witty teacher repartee" thing. Before you think it, no. There's nothing to this. Just nice to have someone at work a little closer to my own age - most of the other young teachers are absolute tools, for a litany of reasons I can't be bothered going into right now.
While we were both waiting for photocopies to spit out this afternoon we were having a chat. Knowing that she only worked two days a week I asked her whether she was working elsewhere blah blah. Making smalltalk basically. She replied that she did volunteer work on the other days. How wonderful, I thought. I'm way to self-involved to devote much time to that sort of thing. But then she followed it up with the bombshell I could never have ever predicted.
"I'm a Jehovah's Witness."
I'm a little ashamed to admit this, but I actually had to physically restrain myself from taking a couple of steps backwards. It took every single ounce of self-restraint to keep my jaw in place and my feet firmly planted. I told her how fascinating that was and then begged off to run other errands.
Jehovah's Witness huh? Well, my knowledge beyond the whole door-knocking thing is limited so I came back home and did some research. Before I was afraid out of ignorance. Now I'm just really fucking terrified. I regularly joke about cults, and think I would make a fantastic cult leader someday, but this organisation is seriously a cult. Granted a very large one considering their membership. I'm stunned this girl can even bear the sight of me. If she knew the shocking truth (teehee) then she'd never walk in to our workplace again. I'm still reeling from this stunning revelation from the smart, pretty girl that works with me. How? Why? But she's so smart!!! Yes I'm showing my own prejudices, but have a read up on this crowd. Truly scarifying.
Oh yeah, and I've booked a trip to Singapore for Easter. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Could be worse, she could be a Scientologist.
All you have read about JW's is what former members who have been removed or zealots formother religions who want to try and discredit the religion have written. You really only know what someone wants you to know!
Wouldn't it make sense to actually ask your coworker about her religion? Especially since you realize she is fairly intelligent.
Thank you for the suggestion Matt. Funny that your suggestion was one of the first things I thought of on the day I found out and have already asked her to give me the full scoop, under the condition that she knows I'm inconvertible.
Oh yes, and just to be sure. I didn't actually read up anything from ex-members in the previous research. It was all from current members.
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