To be annoyed by Jevoah Witnesses constantly knocking on the door

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I'm catholic i don't impose my beliefs on to others but nothing annoys me more than when Jevoah witnesses continually knock on the door (loud) despite a No cold calling notice, slamming my letter box and waking my child up.

Surely faith is a personal choice and shouldn't be forced on to everyone else?

I have only had them at the door once. Got in to a discussion about the bible with them. I am one of those annoying people who can quote books, poems ect and teach RE so pretty good at quoting the bible and different historical sources. Have never seen them again.

Be really excited and tell them you so miss the community since you've been disfellowshipped!

Being disfellowshipped is their equivalent of excommunication and they won't be allowed to talk to you if you're one of those people. Worked like a charm when I lived just down the road from their place!

We had a couple try to disprove evolution by asking if we'd ever seen a monkey turn into a dog

They also explained that the world was made in seven days, and if that doesn't seem long enough to make a whole universe that's because they were GOD DAYS - and God days can be as long as God likes!

Endless party anecdotes from just that one little knock on the door. I say it was worth it.

I'm pretty sure they believe only 144,000 will get into heaven (RS A Level, still drilled into my head years later) so surely they've converted enough by now?

I can usually see them coming - I'm usually in the front room that has a bay window looking into a very narrow street - and they are readily identifiable. I ignore them while they wait outside the front door, expecting me to answer the door bell. I also have a side window that looks onto the front door, and I expect they can detect that I'm there. The longer they spend hanging around, waiting for me to obediently answer their summons, the less time they have for hassling other people.

On the occasions when I'm elsewhere in the house and answer the door, I give them the same treatment as any other cold callers. I say nothing and shut the door in their faces, and audibly engage the Chubb lock. I can't be doing with people who waste my time.

I feel so very sorry for the young children who are sometimes carted around on those missions - they're just tools being used by the adults.

My friend used to reply by asking if they were interested in her lord and savour, Satan.

😂 they always ran apparently!

I had two young girls knock on my door the other day and ask if they could practice a few college questions on me...stupidly said yes. Proceed 10 min presentation about 'God the Mother' and long list of patronising school type questions. It was very JW-esque, but they were from Elothim (?) college. I have never heard of it, and couldn't find anything near me about it either. Any experiences of this, anyone?

I was going to write to them to politely tell them not to come back because I literally had to close the door on them to stop them asking repeatedly when they could come back! But I can't, because it appears it doesn't exist

They knock round here all the time. They also have a mobilestand that they cart around and put up outside local shops. Feel so so sorry for the kids who have to stand there in town with all their mates walking by.

They seem to have given up the door to door round here and just stand outside railway stations instead. I heard that it was a requirement of their faith that they were supposed to spend a certain amount of time trying to spread the word but nowadays they prefer to spend it standing around with a stack of leaflets rather than going to people's houses

Tiddles Elim Pentecostal movement, perhaps?

Ah no, quick google reveals that to be Elohim Tiddles

'I'm Jewish' (the mezuzuh on the doorpost should be a bit of a giveaway) didn't work for me with the god squad because I've had people try and say 'ah we're all children of Abraham!'

'I'm an atheist' (also true, I'm a Jewish atheist, ie culturally Jewish but don't believe in God) hasn't worked as they try to convert me

'I'm a satanist' seems quite effective

I also used to work near the Scientologists on TCR and would get accosted on the pavement for a 'free stress test' on a daily basis. 'I'm a satanist' worked reasonably well but my favourite was 'I don't really like science fiction'. They HATED that one

Ridemesideways that was it! they had it engraved on everything! I could find some strange websites, but nothing about a college around where i'm from which they said they belonged to.

Worse than any JW's i've ever spoken too...they were physically trying to stop me shutting the door on them. If they hadn't been two tiny girls I would have been a bit worried!

We've got one of those Elim churches up the road.

I'm hoping my inflatable Jesus puts them off too. If not I shall use him to re-enact the resurrection and add in the Buddy Jesus statue as well.

Buddy Jesus usually lives in the fridge.

When I was a mouthy student with time to kill I used to invite them in for tea and theological debate. There was one rather good looking once who I quite fancied and I rather looked forward to him coming. I used to dress up (or down) for him and everything.

One day I heard the door and went to answer it in tiny shorts and a crop top. He was there with a very stern older man. I invited them both in and chattered. The younger man looked sheepish. The older man glared.

Then they left and I never saw them then again. I don't know if I was marked down as a time waster or as a foul temptress (aged 19 I loved the idea of the latter) but the JWs avoided that flat for the rest of the time I lived there.

bananafish81

Bit of a kindred spirit. I was only once accosted by scientologists, but I discovered that pointing out that their founder wrote rather bad scfi, so I seriously doubted he's done a better job inventing a religion raher shut them up.

YANBU, you can deter them bu putting a Blood Donor advert in the front window.

I tell them I was disfellowshipped and can they help me to join again. They always run!

"I'm Catholic" scares them off around here. Not as quickly as my fil and his "I don't worship Satan, I just like his system of government " tshirt though...

My partner has a lot of tattoos so she answers the door whenever they knock - the older man always takes a step back when he sees her!

The last time they knocked she wasn't well and was having auditory hallucinations and full body tics. They left really quickly that time as she kept replying to the hallucinations and hitting herself when she twitched.

Mental illness really scares our local JWs.

I'm on the 'no knock' list, they call about every 4-5 years and I remind them they are not supposed to knock on my door. They appologise, thank me for being nice and leave.