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This may have been done before, but how do i stop Jehovah's Witnesses calling at my house?

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Yannah2006 · 08/03/2013 11:35

It's happened 3 times in two months- two were within a week of each other.

They're always very polite, and i totally respect and understand why they do it.

However, we're humanists. We don't believe in gods and won't until there is significant evidence to sugest otherwise. Every time they call, i just say 'no thank you, we're humanists' and close the door. But they call at the worst time (10am on a saturday morning when we're [embarrassingly] still in our pyjamas). I've also recently lost a cousin (he was 30, an only child, married with a toddler and had suffered with leukemia for 5 years) so i'm not really in the mood to be discussing the existence God, as i'd like to give him a piece of my mind if i could!

The fact thats it's happened so often sugests to me that they're not going to stop any time soon. Is there any way to change this? If i asked them to stop calling at our house, would they oblige? It's a different person every time, so i'm not sure the message would get passed on. Could i contact the local Kingdom Hall and ask them that way?

I'm not really sure what the protocol is- can anyone help?

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 12/04/2013 19:08

A friend of mine used to ask them to come back later, when he'd finished sacrificing the goat. That, plus the fact that he is six foot of burly biker seemed to do the trick.

unlucky83 · 12/04/2013 19:26

I just tell them the truth - an old family friend is a senior JW (converted in later life) - and if he can't convert me -they aren't going to be able to and can they stop coming round -please....

GossipWitch · 15/04/2013 17:39

Paganism seems to scare them a bit, I've only had 3 visits in 8 years and the last one consisted of a very timid looking lady trying to stumble over a verse about sinning, I replied with "that's nice" really wanted to say " I could put a spell on you that'll turn you into a frog ! " but I didn't.

worldgonecrazy · 16/04/2013 14:38

Move to a poorer area. I used to live in nicer areas, we had them all the time. Since I moved to an ex-council house, I've had one visit in 10 years. (Perceived) Poor people are obviously of no interest to God.

MrsBucketxx · 16/04/2013 14:44

ask them how many will ve saved on the day of judgement, they will say 144000.

then ask how many Jehovah's witnesses they are ( its about 19 million worldwide) and ask them to do the math,

mine haven't been back since.

LottieJenkins · 16/04/2013 14:57

My friend had them call on her a few months ago. She very calmly told them that if she had become a JW her son wouldnt be alive now. When they asked her why she told them about the umpteen heart operations and blood transfusions her son had had and then closed the door on them. I used to have a couple who called who discovered that Wilf was deaf and used BSL they asked if they could call again with their deaf friend and i said yes but that i wouldnt be discussing religion with them. They called for several years. They used to leave their books which always went in the bin when they had gone.

infamouspoo · 29/04/2013 12:03

the mezuzah doesnt work. I have one on the door and can see it from the living room. After they spent a while trying to make it work as a doorbell they found the real doorbell...

slug · 29/04/2013 12:26

I've been blacklisted at two different addresses. One using a version of the maths equation MrsBucketxx mentions. I asked them how they could bear to have children as it statistically reduced their chances of heaven. The second time I put down to an indepth discussion about Leviticus and a few pointed questions about shellfish eating habits.

I knew that degree in religious studies would come in handy eventually.

ZZZenagain · 29/04/2013 12:36

we used to have them coming rounf for about 2 years. I always told them I wasn't interested but after a few weeks another pair would turn up on the doorstep. I was moaning about this to dh once when the doorbell rang and I knew it would be them . Told dh not to answer, just pretend to be out, but he said it was fine, he'd talk to them.

Heard him invite them in jovially and then just his voice pretty much for an hour, kept hearing "the Virgin Mary". Dh is a lawyer, a Jesuit school boy and totally Catholic. I don'tthink they knew what hit them . Saw them back out the door after an hour or so, dh was still talking the entire time, something about St. Augustine. They never came back

dothraki · 29/04/2013 12:47

I had forgotten how irritating they could be. They have started coming to my house every few months. I found a good solution I just laugh in their faces - I hadn't realised that some people get very offended when you laugh at them
I don't think they will come back

StarlightMcKenzie · 29/04/2013 12:49

I had two come the other day. They were very nice and polite and went away when I asked them to, politely.

You don't have to answer the door. They are more than used to that.

dothraki · 29/04/2013 12:55

Starlight - maybe next time I just won't answer the door.

Poledra · 29/04/2013 13:07

Haven't seen any since th time they knocked on the door when I'd just fallen asleep on the sofa having been up all night with a poorly baby (poorly baby was safe asleep in her pram, BTW, not on the sofa with me ). I wasn't rude but was very direct about how annoyed I was. Haven't seen 'em since and the poorly baby is now almost 5

My DSis found wishing them a merry Christmas and hoping that Santa Claus had been good to them was a very successful deterrent - she didn't actually mean to be rude about their beliefs, but they had called at her house on Christmas Day and she thought they were friends who were due to arrive and she couldn't quite engage her brain before she opened her mouth.

ZZZenagain · 29/04/2013 13:12

surprised the y do the rounds on Christmas day

Poledra · 29/04/2013 13:16

So were we ZZZEn! I know they don't believe in Christmas but, y'know, everyone deserves a day off!

dothraki · 29/04/2013 13:22

Christmas Day
Go on Poldera - tell us what did you actually say

Poledra · 29/04/2013 13:31

No, honestly, that's what my sister did say! The knock came at the front door and we hadn't unlocked it yet. So, as my sister was unlocking it, she was calling through 'You're not getting in unless you're Santa Claus!', thinking it was our friends. She then opened the door to see two very serious young men in suits standing there, who gave her some guff about finding God in our lives. So my sister, who was a little embarrassed about shouting through the door at them (and might have been on the sherry a little already ) said 'No thanks, we're not interested. But happy Christmas anyway!' She closed the door then quite literally slid down it, laughing hysterically at herself.

theapostate · 27/09/2018 14:28

I read that this works. If anyone is successful with it let us know.

The JWs stand outside my local shopping centre these days; I'm planning on standing with them with my protest signs.

Simply say, "I was a Jehovah's Witness myself; in fact, I was a Special Pioneer before I was disfellowshipped." Say that to a JW and they'll never come back.

Using the right jargon is crucial.

PurpleAndTurquoise · 28/09/2018 17:58

Zombie thread. 5 years old now so I should think the OP has got it sorted.
Anyone know how to stop political canvassing? We are getting them every few days?

Jason118 · 28/09/2018 22:00

Set fire to them

Hopeful2gofar · 29/09/2018 20:52

I used to welcome JWs with open arms and tell them ALL about my theology course! Think it must have had an effect as we’ve not seen any for years. Along with trick or treaters and carol singers.

Then again the 100 decibel greeting from our dogs might also have something to do with it!

Frogletmamma · 30/09/2018 13:43

I know someone who is a pastor for a pentecostal church. He cheerfully invites them in, gives them tea and cake and talks to them for two hours to explain the error of their ways,

I just see them coming up the road and pretend to be out.

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amwa · 06/10/2018 13:11

Hi, I know this is a really old thread but the same applies now as always. If you want Jehovah’s Witnesses to stop calling for whatever reason, ask them to put your house down as a Do Not Call.It will be noted down so anyone in the area knows not to call. If for any reason someone does, it is either a genuine mistake or someone just checking every year or two that you still feel the same way or if you’ve moved.

Jason118 · 06/10/2018 22:47

So they still call then?

specialsubject · 07/10/2018 11:00

Yes, but then it is justified to give a serious earful - I did after they breached no call and they have not returned.

Filthy cultists dragging their kids around. No prisoners taken.

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