How to handle unsolicited religious callers?

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I am working from home today ,well working from my bed due to a broken ankle.
I had a sleepless night due to discomfort and not in the best mood.
Just had 2 women knock (very persistently) at my door, so i struggled down stairs and was greeted by 2 smiling gurning stepford wives dine up to the nines asking me "How due you view the future"?
i was discombobulated from lack of sleep i think and almost entered into a discussion about world events but something about them was weird and i managed to blurt out that i was busy working, they were undeterred and went into a full religious speech. i stood my ground and and maintained that i didnt a have time to discuss,they wanted to make an appt to return and i felt pressured .
When i tried to evade,they pressed further.They werent rude or impolite just doggedly persistent and unnervingly odd looking.
After a while (felt like forever) they thrust some pamphlets into my hand and left.
AIBU to be annoyed by the intrusion?
Or should i be more tolerant?
How is it best to handle these people?

Get a Ring doorbell or call to them from an upstairs window, say sorry you are on the loo with the runs so can't come to the door.

No thank you and close the door. The aren’t bailiffs, they’ll leave

These people are fairly extreme, religion-wise, and they are pushing their ideology onto strangers in an aggressive way. In that instance I'd have absolutely no qualms about telling them to fuck off and closing the door on them!

It is NOT 'kind' to intimidate people on their own doorsteps with lies and religious propaganda. It doesn't make it 'kind' merely because they themselves may believe that they're doing the right thing by trying to 'save' you. Would you feel as conflicted about being polite if it were a very far right (or far left!) political party who turned up out of the blue and essentially told you very bad things would happen to you unless you espoused their extremist beliefs?

No. Down with this sort of thing.

and grow some balls/a spine for heavensake. We are all conditioned to be polite and kind, regardless of how aggressive/offensive/batshit insane someone else is, and this is where it leaves you.

I tell them I’m a devout Catholic (I’m not practicing but went to catholic school) and I’m not interested in other religions 😂 thank them for their time and shut the door.

Two very handsome young Mormon men managed to persuade my completely atheist Grandmother to get on her knees and pray at her front door, many years ago. She was in her 50s, and mentally agile, but they were able to completely draw her in. It was only a chance visit by another family member which ended the bizarre doorstep worship.