Knock, Knock

What This Book Covers

1. Prologue
2. Chapter One - The End Is Nigh (and Always Has Been)
3. Chapter Two - Charles Taze Russell: The Man Who Started It
4. Chapter Three - The Machine Behind the Message
5. Chapter Four - They Don’t Celebrate Birthdays (Or Anything, Really)
6. Chapter Five - The Sacred Lines Jehovah’s Witnesses Refuse to Cross
7. Chapter Six - The Knock at the Door
8. Chapter Seven - Disfellowshipping
9. Chapter Eight - When Prophecy Fails But the Faith Remains
10. Chapter Nine - Life After Jehovah’s Witnesses
11. Chapter Ten - The Curtain Closes, The Door Opens

Excerpt

PROLOGUE YOU KNOW THE sound. You’ve heard it on a Saturday morning, way too early for guests. Two quick knocks, sometimes a doorbell, followed by silence. Not Amazon. Not a neighbor. They’re standing there in dress shirts. Sometimes a tie. Maybe even a small child in tow. Holding pamphlets. Smiling politely. Waiting. You pretend not to be home. Or maybe you open the door out of curiosity, or guilt, or just to see what they’ll say. “Good morning. We’re here from the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Have you ever wondered what God’s plan is for humanity?” And just like that, you’re inside a worldview you never asked to visit. This book is not a takedown. It’s not an expose written...