tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post5174024292004690425..comments2023-11-03T22:34:56.656+09:00Comments on I'm no Picasso: INP vs. the World Mission Society Church of God.I'm no Picassohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-4056527703770476462011-12-07T14:01:29.898+09:002011-12-07T14:01:29.898+09:00What they actually want is to wrap you up and take...What they actually want is to wrap you up and take you with them lol. They try to baptize people at the end of the first encounter if possible. The members get praise for their ability to recruit. That's kind of how they move up within the organization. And the deceptive recruitment tactics are sort of their M.O. Here are some websites that will explain more about who they are and how they have been hurting people and their families for decades.<br />www.examiningthewmscog.com<br />www.encountering-ahnsahnghong.blogspot.comFreeAtLasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931926755760301625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-28055292631852272572011-11-20T02:12:00.768+09:002011-11-20T02:12:00.768+09:00I was home sick with pneumonia and some women from...I was home sick with pneumonia and some women from this denomination knocked in my door. I answered in pajamas wrapped in a blanket thinking it was my supervisor and they basically pushed their way into my apartment. I was feverish and could barely stand and they just continued to show me video after video and explain about the passover. They even claimed that Jesus is a woman and that she has actually come back to life and is is Korean. I asked if there was a picture and they showed me this tiny thumbnail in a pamphlet. I am just astounded by the pushiness and inconsiderate behavior of these nuts, in addition to the fact that I have no idea what they actually wanted from me. After 40 minutes of waiting for an "okay so here's our card, hope to see you at church" or SOMETHING, they just continued as if they were just waiting for the chance to wrap me up and take me away with them. What's the point? Does anyone ever give them the impression that they are listening or suddenly convinced? What do they actually want?Previouslyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241868651009665796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-5014100291213921802011-11-09T14:01:03.025+09:002011-11-09T14:01:03.025+09:00The first time they asked about Heavenly Mother, I...The first time they asked about Heavenly Mother, I didn't know about their church too well and went on a different theology kick, too. The next time, once I had looked into it and read up on who she was, they were similarly blown away.<br /><br />Yeonsu is overrun with foreigners. They'll forget me the second they leave, so Jew today, Sikh tomorrow is all it takes.<br /><br />(That said, and I don't know if they were just messing with me, but some of the solicitors claimed to not know what Judaism is, including when I explained in Korean. It doesn't always work.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-78679346994259181122011-11-09T09:53:48.943+09:002011-11-09T09:53:48.943+09:00I'd join.
Haha. They got super excited when ...I'd join. <br /><br />Haha. They got super excited when they mentioned the Heavenly Mother being an original part of the Bible, and I nodded in agreement. Watching their eyes bug out of their skulls while I went on to talk about Gnostic theology was pretty classic. They gently shook their heads and let me know that I'd gone completely off the rails with my crazy talk, and that Heavenly Mother lives in Korea.I'm no Picassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-9954050394971330092011-11-09T09:48:14.579+09:002011-11-09T09:48:14.579+09:00sometimes I'm tempted to try and recruit them ...sometimes I'm tempted to try and recruit them into my own personal church... or the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose heaven features a beer volcano.Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-53765221674207520942011-11-09T08:50:03.525+09:002011-11-09T08:50:03.525+09:00Well, that's what I wanted to say. About the l...Well, that's what I wanted to say. About the lying. Basically, my introduction to your religion is that you will lie to me in order to get me to do what you want. I'm not into that, and I think just a little bit of critical thinking would help them realize that maybe it's not the best way to go about things. <br /><br />And as for claiming to be Jewish or Muslim.... I might do in Seoul. But, as will be come obvious in the next post or two, doing things like that in my little neighborhood usually ends up being pretty tricky in the end. I'm The Foreigner and sometimes I'll hear things like what I like to buy every Tuesday night at the local market from a coworker who heard it from a parent who heard it from the store clerk.I'm no Picassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-81759277480823843812011-11-08T23:10:20.886+09:002011-11-08T23:10:20.886+09:00Ugh, I had the same "it's for class"...Ugh, I had the same "it's for class" approach from the same group (but in Seoul) Must be training they get.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473761206434771645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-14533380272306725602011-11-08T22:39:05.123+09:002011-11-08T22:39:05.123+09:00I usually claim to be Jewish or Muslim, or if I...I usually claim to be Jewish or Muslim, or if I'm feeling like cracking out some of my old essay topics, Hindu. If they want to convert me, they gotta be on their game with fresh material.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-77248187675428827852011-11-08T20:29:45.958+09:002011-11-08T20:29:45.958+09:00I had that once - these people asked if they could...I had that once - these people asked if they could practice a speech, and the speech was one of those "nine minutes to having somebody accept jesus christ as their personal savior" sales talks.<br /><br />my dad's a preacher too, and I explained to them quite calmly that by starting their interaction off with a lie, they're undermining everything they want to accomplish.<br /><br />I also enjoy answering the questions they ask with honest, but also completely airtight answers, such that they have no toehold to start their talk.Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.com