To be hiding from jehovers witnesses

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Hiding in my own home crazy!
What do you think of religious people who come to your door? Do you answer it or ignore? If you answer what do you say?!?!?!

I just answer the door and politely say I'm an atheist but that if I ever change my mind I know where to find them, and ask not to be approached again.

Drives me mad. My dh is far too polite and takes their leaflets, which immediately get recycled. I am going to tell them to take my house off the list next time, I really hope it works, because I loathe them coming round, it really pisses me off. I tend to open the door a crack with the barking dog visible. He'd lick a visitor to death, but it makes them step down. I hate how they actually step up onto the threshold as though they're going to walk in.

A few years ago we had JWs calling on a weekly basis - DH is a HCP and deals with JWs by announcing he is a hcp and fully believes in blood transfusions and has both received and administered them (all true btw) - yet this seemed to get us crossed off the visiting list

I never answer the door to religious people or salespeople. I really need to get around to putting up one of those signs telling them not to knock in the first place.

My father used to hide from them. My mother actually asked a pair of them in once. They asked if there was anything they could do to help us out, so she put one to work doing the ironing, and the other helped my younger sister with her homework.

I remember them being lovely boys. They did chat a bit about their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but mom told them straight (but politely) that we weren't interested in religion. Even given that knowledge, they opted to stay and continue (ironing, helping with homework) so mom invited them to stay for dinner.

tl;dr they're not all awful relentless proselytizers, but I know some of them are! Each to their own. I'm a firm believer that if you don't fancy opening the door of your own home, to anyone, you shouldn't have to.

My DF always invites them in for a cuppa and natter. Same couple for years. So when I moved back to the area, DM told them I would love to see them again but I was at work. My lovely parents gave my work address...
I was not that happy to see them and...
I work in a Funeral home
A bit awkward!

Erm...it could be worse?! Couldn't it?

YANBU If you have told them you are not interested, get on the NC list...if they persist, just be very firm/hide quicker!

Laugh manically say 'even god couldn't get me out of this mess' while pointing behind you. Laugh manically some more. They'll leave.

There's no need to be rude. I just open the door, tell them that I don't want to take up any of their valuable time. I wish them a good day, smile and close the door. They go off quite happily.

Shouting at them won't change their views.

Ah, see I'm quite lucky in this regard. My dog usually scares the shit out of them and they don't hang around.

One actually just said "you can look us up online."

I have a Kingdom Hall at the end of my street, about 5 minutes walk away, so we get them fairly regularly ... I open the door and politely tell them I'm not interested and don't want to waste their time. Occasionally there's a pushy one who will try to say it's not a waste of time, we just want a chat so I just reply with "Thank you but any religious discussions I have are between me and Father Michael, my parish priest at St Mary's (I'm Catholic). God bless!"

Look them straight in the eye and say "I'm sorry I don't speak English" then smile

If you show the slightest interest or take their leaflets they just come back time and time again, as my DM found out.

The best thing to do is be polite and ask to be taken of their list.

The house I lived in previous (terraced house) had a JW Church at the end of the street. They were very polite and made sure that they never parked directly outside someone's house, they never actually knocked on the door either!

Why be rude? Just politely decline. That's all there is to it.

It must take real courage and conviction to do what they do. I don't think I could do it. I'd be too worried about the rude and dangerous people out there. I imagine that they get a lot of abuse both verbal and possibly physical.

No matter their views, there desire to share their belief shouldn't be repaid with abuse. A polite refusal (from one human being to anorher) is the decent thing to do.

My three year old daughter happily tells them that we love and serve Jesus in our house 😊 they accept our differences and give us a leaflet and leave us to it. They politely decline any Christian reading material though, it's against their rules to accept it.

I don't see why I shouldn't be rude - they are being rude intruding on my home.

I opened the door to a couple yesterday. A perfectly lovely, elderly couple who simply handed me a leaflet, commented on the weather and wandered off next door. It saddens me to read all these "tell them to F off" comments. No need to be rude ... just smile and say no thanks.

The last time they knocked on my door I just told them that was I RC got asked if I had always been RC yes right from birth now bugger off come back when you can explain to me where in the Bible it says that it's ok to stand there and watch someone die instead of giving them a life saving blood transfusion.

Someone knocking your door is intruding in your home? What a lovely society we live in. If you see no reason not to be rude then ...

They rarely knock. In the last 7 years, I've only encountered them twice at my door. All that happens is the door bell rings, I think it might be a delivery of some sort or that a neighbour wants to tell/ask me something. I open the door, the person says, hi I'm a JW blah, blah, blah. I say no thanks, smile, say bye and get on with my life. I don't feel violated or intruded upon. I feel more vexed if it is a package for a neighbour who ordered something knowing full well they won't be home to receive it.

The we used to get them all the time. I hate religious preachiness, particularly when the version of sky pixie worship at issue could be harmful (the blood transfusion thing). If they come to my door I might be polite the first time but not always.

I live in the centre of town so I get all the charity/political/religious etc etc knocking on my door and I just politely send them away with a no thank you.
cant not answer..It might be Amazon!

Someone knocking your door is intruding in your home?

It's not if it's the postman or a neighbour saying hello. It is when it's someone trying to force their skewed beliefs down MY throat.

I believe in radical feminism. Would it be acceptable for me to knock on people's doors and start waxing lyrical about that?

My DF passed away two weeks ago - his funeral was on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, my DM got a knock on the door from JWs asking to talk to her about having a happy family life. DM was very upset and told them to fuck off. Which is not at all like her but excusable in the circumstances I think.

Don't really get the hate to be honest. I'm an atheist, but understand that JW's genuinely believe they are doing a good thing by trying to save as many souls as they can. Yes it's BS, but it's their beliefs and it comes from a good place. I just take their leaflet, say thank you and then chuck it in the bin. They go on thinking they've saved me. I give it no more thought. Where's the harm?

They seem to send the little old lady ones to my door, I just can't find it in my heart to be rude to them so make some daft excuse!

One excuse once which backfired slightly was that I was just about to do some weeding in the garden

JW -"Oh, we'd love to help if you wish, we're very green fingered"
ME - " Er, um, yeah, I'm just popping in a bath first, sorry