Bridge of Reason

  Friends, it is happening. After two and a half years of not door knocking, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have been given permission by the Governing Body to return to house-to-house publishing today – September 1 st , 2022. After reporting of their great success in letter-writing, phone calls and online bible studies during the Covid pandemic, I like many, wondered if they would ever return to our streets. But they are back. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses have spoken of their great joy in being able to get back on the doors. Social media is awash with sentiments like ‘ Yes ’, ‘ Can’t wait ’, ‘ So excited ’, but for every positive post I saw, I believe there will be an equal number wanting to scream ‘ Nooooooooo ’. Knocking on people’s doors is hard work. I speak as someone who has done it as a JW and a Christian, and I can say with the utmost conviction that it is much easier to write letters. Still, you cannot be a Jehovah’s Witness and say ‘no’ to door-knocking, or rather say ‘no’ to...