Jehovah's Witnesses

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Interested to see what others have done in these situations or if they've even been in these situations.

6 months ago I had JW knock on my door. I answered not knowing who it was as I'm in an upstairs flat. Can't see who's at my door. I was polite, let them read their passages. Told them I was agnostic and have no faith that I believe in. I don't believe in God. They continue to return the next few weeks. Stupidly answer the door cos again, don't know who it is.

Started a job that meant I was out more. Came home to a note through the door with their number on to contact them. I ignored it.

Fast forward to two weeks ago. At home for an important gas inspection. Doorbell is broken so left a note addressed to the gas engineer with my contact number to let me know when he's downstairs. (Arranged through my estate agents so I had no contact details for him). Appointment was between 8 and 12. I'm not gonna stare about my window until he arrives.

He does the appointment, I rush off to the doctors appointment I had straight after. Then I get a phone call.

A woman answers asking if it's me. "Is this X? I see you have a gas appointment."

"Sorry who is this? I've had that appointment"

"Is this X? Your note says you're having a gas inspection. I'm one of the witnesses."

So I'm like fuck, witness to what? To a crime? Start freaking out (there was an incident that happened to me last year that involved police so I panicked that maybe someone had come forward to something).

"Yes this is X, witness to what?"

"I'm the JW"

At this point I was in a panic 😂 but annoyed she had looked at a note not addressed to her and taken my number. I make my excuses as I'm at the doctors and end the call.

Then she texts me. Asking to let her know when she can come back. Or she will come by when she's near. I ignore it.

Fast forward to today. Doorbell still broken. Someone's banging on the door downstairs loud enough for me to hear upstairs. I look out the window (while on the phone to someone) and can't see anything. Look again a few minutes later and there she is. Staring up at me shouting at the window.

"ARE YOU ON THE PHONE?"

"Yes... waves phone"

She walks off. She will be back. I know it.

WHY

I know I look like a might need saving from Hell but I made it clear what my views were.

I'm not good with confrontation. I'm always overly polite to people and kick myself for it after.

Why do they do this? I don't want to be a JW. I don't want a religion. She even brings a really old lady with her and it makes me feel terrible to want to say something to this poor old lady. I can't be rude to an old lady 😂

I'm not fixing my door bell ever. I'm annoyed she took my telephone number. (Not sure if IABU for that) and I'm annoyed that she bangs on the door downstairs. There are 3 flats here, not just me. Why disturb everyone else?

HAAAALP

*they

We used to live on the same road as a Kingdom Hall and were forever getting knocks on the door...until one day my goth brother answered the door holding a spider in a jar that he'd caught to release outside, and told them he was a witch! We never heard from them again.

Last time jw came round here I told them I was a christian but was interested in hearing about all faiths and religions from an intellectual standpoint. It seemed to confuse them and they haven't come back. Probably thought if I didn't take my own religion too seriously, I would be the same witj theres xD

An acquaintance of mine is a biblical scholar. They don't call on him any more as he invites them in and tries to convert them!
I used to be nice. Now I get fed up with the interruption and just slam the door in their faces.

OP You need a door viewer (peep hole).

I used to have the JW knocking on my door quite a lot years ago, they are so very annoying. They used to come in pairs, usually a Father and son combo, A man and his wife, or a man and his elderly Mother.

The first lot that came, was when I was outside,digging my garden one day, and they produced the usual brochures and things, and started to waffle off about their iffy religion and stuff.

I told them I was not interested in anything as such, but they wouldn't stop banging on about me needing bible lessons, either at a place somewhere,or they could come and give me bible lessons at home.

I was very polite to them,despite wanting to tell them to bog off with their oddball theories. The same lot came again a few more times,as they never seem to give up. I then saw the main man again,when shopping at my local Co-op,and he stopped me,asking me if I had changed my ways,and decided to have faith in them.! I told them never to call at my home again, and they never have done since.

I tell them I’m a satanist. Usually clears them off. Apart from one lovely old man who came in and we chatted for hours about our differing views. It was a really interesting conversation.

I'm really shocked they took your number from the gas appointment. Im really not sure they should do that!!

I would block the number she's called you from, after sending a text letting them know I feel it was a massive invasion of privacy taking my number from a note clearly not meant for them!

If you engage with them they keep a note of your address and will keep coming back. Your only option now is to move.

I live in a predominantly Jewish area and these fuckers still come knocking most Saturdays.

Actually weirdly, there are a LOT of Jewish families here. Like orthodox... I see them down my road several times a day.

@msmith501 oh my god 😂😂 to be fair, I'm not sure how I'd react if someone was banging on my door that early in the morning. I'd also think it was an emergency!

@goingtotown I'm in an upstairs flat. If I look out my window I can't see directly who is at the door. So I have to go downstairs if I want to see. But the front door is used by all 3 flats and has huge patterned glass. You can see there's someone there but you can't actually make out who it is 🥴 by then it's too late and they've seen someone is standing behind it 😂

@FunOnTheBeach20 no if I move, knowing my luck I'll get even more of them 😂

Maybe I'll fake my own death

I used to work with JW’s, in fact there was 3 generations and it was only recently that they started hiring non withnesses.

They all work PT to allow time for door knocking and as I understand, give a % of their wages directly to the congregation.

They should not socialise with non witnesses so drinks after work or a lunch we’re a no no.

Men and women weren’t allowed to be together unsupervised so it was difficult if you needed to stay late with one of them. They would call their spouses in to act as supervisor. If they found themselves alone with you, say in the kitchen, they would leave. Once had a business lunch and me and one of the witnesses walked to the same place separately!

It was obviously really troubling to them having non witnesses. Some clients were witnesses and would establish if you were a witness or not, if not, they wouldn’t continue to speak with you.

Don’t get me wrong, some were lovely (when the most devote weren’t looking).

Ours have got iPads that I presume they use to check who they can pester, we're now fortunately on their "leave alone" list after I told them I was an atheist and didn't believe any God would rather a child die than receive medical help.

They walked past last weekend with a very miserable looking little girl trailing behind.

I just tell them I can't get enough oral sex and they don't come back.

BettyPitts, thanks for the LOL!

My grandad used to invite them in to talk about socialism

I love these threads. Always have a good laugh reading the bollocks-that-never-happened stories.

A few years ago when my now 14yo son was about 7, two older women came knocking on the door. My husband and son answered and the women started asking questions about religion. My son was a chatterbox and quite intelligent and so started giving his opinions on it all and asking questions. The women were delighted and asked if they could come back and speak to him again. For some reason husband agreed. They came back a few times and sat with my son talking to him about the bible and so on. Anyway, if we weren't in they would put books/leaflets through the door. It was only when a friend came round and saw the magazine lying around and said she didn't know we were witnesses that I realised that they were jehovah witnesses, I insisted on hiding and ignoring the door after that.
Really don't agree with the non blood transfusion, I remember there being a story about a new mum dying because her husband refused to let her have one, and I only recently discovered they don't celebrate birthdays, I couldn't do that!!!

I used to get regular knocks in my last flat (open basement with it’s own front door), they finally stopped when I answered the door while wearing a t-shirt that had a huge picture of a naked man on the front.

They all work PT to allow time for door knocking and as I understand, give a % of their wages directly to the congregation.

That isn’t true. Like a lot of the other bollocks on this thread.

a couple of years ago one came to our door so i told my son to tell them we’re not interested, he actually answered the door and said ‘we worship the devil in this house’ in the creepiest most monotone voice ever, and then just shut the door. they never came back again 😂

I had a period when the Witlesses were calling every couple of weeks, despite being asked politely not to call again. I kept telling them I'm an atheist, to which they had little comeback except asking me how I explained the beautiful world and its inhabitants (uh... science. The Big Bang. Evolution.). This was until we got a chap who said “Ah, let me give you our issue on atheists!”, and gave us a copy of Watchtower that huffed indignantly ”Atheists Are Getting Millitant”. Because we spend our Sundays knocking on people’s doors, interrupting their peaceful days to tell them they’re wasting their time with their quaint belief systems and they could just stop believing crap, do good things because they're the right things to do and generally have a nice time instead of a nasty one. Apparently.

@FunOnTheBeach20 a lot of that isn't true.
They don't all work part time. Many give part of their wages but it isn't a set % and you don't have too.
Men and women can be alone.

Don't get me wrong, they're crazy and it's definitely a cult, I just don't think spreading false information creates confusion about if they're actually awful, which they are.

They all work PT to allow time for door knocking and as I understand, give a % of their wages directly to the congregation.

That isn’t true. Like a lot of the other bollocks on this thread.

The JW I worked with told me he gave a tithe. Didn't work part time, though.

They treat it as a full on military mission. Because you said agnostic you will probaby now be on a list as a possible. I cant bloody stand them, they're medieval in the way they treat their members as well.

All this nonsense of devil worship, going to a coven, grabbing a black cat sent them all running away....really? A simple ‘no thank you, please take me off your list’ is all that’s needed.