JW's put kibosh on Door to Door solicitation

[Polishprince]

With such a large portion of the world under Stay at Home Orders, you would think this would be the ideal time for Jehovah Witnesses to catch people at home. They really didn't catch a break here.

‘People Would Be So Receptive Right Now, and We Can’t Knock on Doors.’ (Published 2020)

The pandemic has put a stop to the activities of one of the nation’s most visible religious groups, Jehovah’s Witnesses.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Moonglow]

Considering that the virus doesn't care who you worship, they made the right move.

 

[Newtonian]

However - we have not stopped fulfilling Matthew 24:14 which is part of Jesus' prophecy about the last days - preaching the good news of God's kingdom - mostly by phone, e-mail, etc. For me including here.

We made that decision in part because of our love for our neighbors in view of how this pandemic spreads. We also hold our meetings by Zoom download.

There is also this wise proverb:

Proverbs 22:3
The shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself,
But the inexperienced keep right on going and suffer the consequences.*