AIBU to not expect jehovah's witnesses on Christmas Eve!

[Dizzybintess]

This afternoon we had 2 jehovah's witnesses knock on our door and my DH answered and they began preaching about the fact that they were spreading the word that Jesus didn't exist. My DD who is 5 attends a church school so started preaching back to them that Jesus is the reason for Christmas. DD was giving quite a compelling argument. The couple looked quite keen to leave!
AIBU in not expecting this on Christmas Eve!

YABU not to expect them...Usually not at any convenient time...I do always wonder if they ever had stats on how many doors they knock to convert one person?

There's been some nice Latter Day Saints lads from America around here lately. I smile, I say "good morning!" and "Oh, sorry, no thankyou but have a nice day!" and am super pleasant but they still yell after me down the street "What does Christmas mean to you?!"

They must be grumpy they could have been sent anywhere in the world but they got my grim little town.

Yep had them a knocking too.. ignored of course.

Jesus may not be the reason for a winter festival, but he is the reason for Christmas. Clue in the title.

Goodness luttrell how can they afford to jet around the world to convert people? How do they make money to do that?

It's Saturday. Often the day they go about door knocking.

Not a stealth boast at all.
I don't mind people talking about other religions at all. We have friends from all however I wouldn't dream of going to someone's house who are clearly celebrating a certain religious festival and try and talk them out of it.

If I knocked on the door of someone celebrating Eid and started trying to persuade them that they were wrong I would expect a swift bye too.

As far as I can see, OP is not knocking the JWs for their beliefs so much as their choosing to

a) bring those beliefs unsolicited to her door and
b) do so on Xmas eve.

Replenishing the coffers is a year round job.
I just don't answer the door to them.

Why does the OP's DD have to be critisized or OP accused of boasting? Why shouldn't op be proud of her DD for listening in school? For what it's worth, I'm a Christian but I wouldn't dream of ramming it down anyone else's throat, each to their own, live and let live. And I would never be critical of anyone else, or their faith or lack of it.

They appear around here this time of year. My DM says they seem to creep up to the door and freak her out. I have to answer the door to them.

Actually we haven't had any for ages. I think since I stopped one who was headed up our drive. He looked rather terrified. I was very sleep deprived with a small baby at the time. This was also seen by my JW neighbour. I asked them never to return. I may have been rather abrupt.

They were round my mums area earlier.. told them not to bother knocking they can keep Christmas in their way and I will keep it in mine... I don't knock on their doors when they are reading the scripture and tell them to knock it off

YANBU to not expect them anytime.

I find them massively unreasonable in terms of how they attempt to convert

Why does the OP's DD have to be critisized

She wasn't.

Just tell them politely that you're not interested, and close the door. Or if you disagree strongly with their beliefs and want to say so, engage them in a civilised theological debate.

I once lived somewhere where the window cleaner, who was a JW, used to come on a specific day. Our day happened to fall on Christmas Day, so he came and cleaned the windows. It was a touch awkward to be sitting down to Christmas lunch with some bloke whipping his squeegee about on the other side of the glass! He got a bit of a surprise when I paid him when he knocked on the door... not like we could pretend we weren't in!

I know quite a few JW who are window cleaners. There must be a connection there.

Well the op sends her child to a church school to get their particular brand of indoctrination so no wonder she doesn't welcome jehovahs trying to convert her dd.

By the way children arguing with adults that don't know well isn't big or clever.

JW's aren't a cult, they don't believe in hell but they do believe in Jesus.

It sounds like those who think they shouldn't knock on doors don't believe in freedom of speech. It's a great thing to be able to speak freely about your beliefs.

They are obviously successful otherwise they wouldn't continue to do it.

We had them one year when I lived at home on Christmas Day when we were trying to get the lunch done. . My mum told them it was a pagan household and we were celebrating the old gods thankyousoverymuch.

My mum was an expert when it came to politely turn down their religious views.

One time they did annoy her to the point that she told them it was an awkward time as we were about the slaughter a goat for Satan.

It's a great thing to be able to speak freely about your beliefs

Yes indeed, speak as freely as you like in your own home or out in public where people can walk past you and ignore you. Don't purposely invade someone's personal space in order to exercise your right to free speech. Free speech comes with the price of other people having the freedom to respond as they see fit.

They are obviously successful otherwise they wouldn't continue to do it.

Or they're unsuccessful so they have to keep trying.

DD was giving quite a compelling argument.

Dizzybintess' DD

op would you like a goat?