To not want random strangers to come to my door to spread a message from the Bible?

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Just had someone buzz my doorbell (waking the baby up ) to "spread a message from the Bible". Am I being unreasonable to not want random people coming uninvited to my house to preach to me?

Whether I am religious or not I just think it is rude to go door to door imposing on people preaching about anything. I told them no and asked them not to come back (they said they come around every three months) so now I feel guilty that I might have offended them. Jeez, I don't need this emotional turmoil before 10.30am!

When I worked nights, I used to hate it if I was cold called by phone or knock at the door.

Would usually tell n-power, jw etc to fuck off and slam door in ther faces.

I'm generally not in favour of being rude to people, but I make an exception for people knocking on my door and preaching to me.

they come up our street reguarly and knock on the door just across the road from me - which does make me as it's the vicarage (very obviously so) and needless to say our lovely Vicar sends them grumbling on their way

NPower and Jehovah's both annoying. Can't they see the copies of Watchtower in the recycling bin? Also last time I foolishly engaged one in conversation he told me that JWs are the only pacifist religion in the world. My husband was raised a Quaker but that wasn't of interest to them of course...Buddhism too.

Next time I will answer the door in my daughter's witch hat with a copy of Aleister Crowley under my arm.

I agree Kathy. I think it's quite lovely that they don't want me to burn in eternal hellfire. In fact I remember feeling quite hurt after listening to a fire and brimstone sermon at SIL's church that she didn't try to convert DH and I, if it really was going to be so terrible!. Doesn't she care?

But I do think thy should accept refusal more willingly.

YANBU

I find it incredibly annoying & intrusive. I tell them quite honestly that I'm an atheist, that I'd rather they didn't come back & we won't be opening the door to them in the future. The JWs have been pretty good & not come back but we get lots of American Mormon 'missionaries' (mostly pretty girls in their early 20s) who are more persistent.

I really don't care what motivates them.

I don't get bothered by anymore. I live at the end of a small close (5 houses) and 9 times out of ten the only the car outside one of the other 4 houses belongs to soldier who is in afgan at the mo. I think they think no one at home.

I did once get stop by someone 'collecting for the school of light' unfortunley i was with a freind who was a very born again christian. They got into a debate, which after 15mins the Hare Krishna was desperate to get away from my freind.

I tell them I'm Pagan, and most just beat a hasty retreat .

Some like to think they can 'save' me but I just politely tell them my faith in Paganism is as strong as theirs.

After a few visits when we first moved here, they don't call now, I think they keep notes of people not to visit.

fab - moon mother!

< wonders off to hang pentangle and rowan berries at front door >

Unfortunately the cold calling religious cranks people are usually JW's. My late father used to love to argue with them about their opinion on religion. My best friend was a JW when I was about 10. Her father used to call to ours which was quite nice as there was no pressure. I used to think it was awful because my friend did not get Christmas presents, to a 10 year old it was tragic! I do get quite offended though now as I want to say to them, thanks but I am CofE and how often do I come and preach at your front door.

well, I am a christian but do not believe that JWs etc have got this right at all, it annoys me just as much as the next person, and I have rarely got time to enter into debate

never thought of putting them off with the blood donor thing though.

I had to have a 3 unit transfusion after birth of DD1 as I haemorraged (sp?) badly

and DD1 herself has had to have a transfusion at the age of 5 because of severe anaemia caused by coeliac disease

so if I just tell them that hopefully they won't come back!!

I've just closed the door on my MIL who had come to preach at me, complete with Bible passages already marked .

Oh no- you are absolutely not being unreasonable.!
Some had a stall in the street the other day, and I said -
"sorry- wrong person- I'm a staunch atheist"

• and he smiled and said -

"Oh, we have a booklet for you"- to which I replied- "Oh- you won't convert me you know"- and he shoved this booklet into my hands called FOR ATHEISTS.

They even go to all that trouble! I gave it back and said they should save God's trees... how pompous of me... but I wish I'd taken it to see what on earth said...

coclepew- - g-d how dreadful to have it in the family?
Does she alwas bring a bookmarked bible?

my parents are jw's. They believe they need to knock on doors to give everyone the chance of hearing about "the truth". Those who believe will be saved at armageddon, those who don't will die.

Imho, I think they really should keep their beliefs to themselves. i disagree strongly with them knocking on doors. WHATEVER you do don't get involved in a debate with them, they'll take this as a sign you really want to be coverted and will call back on you.

If you tell them you don't ever want a call again, and are very forceful about it, they will mark you down as a complete lost cause and never come near you again

Put give blood stickers in your front window, they've never bothered me since!

YANBU. I made the mistake of being nice to some JW who knocked on my door and getting into a debate with them. They keep coming back which is annoying.

Was staying at a friends last new year. 9.30am on New Years Day, doorbell rings, it's the JW!!

Also had the scary looking Mormons in the area for first time recently in their black suits and sharp haircuts. Didn't answer the door as I had walked past them on the way home and they had aldready tried to talk to me then.

I always check who it is before answering the door and ignore it if it is JWs.

You can, apparently, contact the Kingdom Hall in your area and ask to be put on the do Not Call list or something. so JW Mners have said. There's no need ot be rude to them.

Having said that, one once told my mother she could "repent" her decision to save me by allowing me to have a blood transfusion at birth.

I'm a Christian (CofE) and do think its rude to be constantly pestered but I don't see why people have to be rude back - just don't answer the door. I just politely tell them that I'm happy with my faith and my church and they usually accept that. However a couple of times I have managed to send them away with some of MY leaflets and newspapers.

NR39, I think she spied an opportunity, I'm at home after having an op and she obviously thought I'd be easy prey. She didn't even get over the door. It was a passage about if my children weren't accepted into the church they would burn in Hell. Nice.

Put a sticker by your doorbell asking unsolicited callers not to ring.