Fed up with Jehovah's Witnesses calling at my door

[Sparkleandfizz]

I am fed up of having Jehovah's Witnesses knocking on my door. I mean each to their own, but you don't get people from the church of England knocking on your door trying to recruit you. I just think it's out of order that they go around trying to recruit people into some weird cult.

It's not just young women who are victims of this cult.

That is fiction yes, it wouldn't apply in real life, the mother would get in trouble for giving permission. But in real life, the doctors would override the parents decision anyway

Had this just last week. Smartly dressed elderly couple, and a few other couples they met with in a nearby street all got together walking along after canvassing several properties. DH just said we are not interested when answering the door. He was given a handwritten letter anyway.

OP, You might enjoy the drama, The Children Act, with Emma Thompson, ( based on the book by Ian McEwan) as a high court judge who has to decide whether to compel a teenage JW to receive a life-saving blood transfusion, against his religious beliefs.

I would get a front door sticker too.

I was brought up in vicarages, too, as my father was a C of E clegyman, but we could not put stickers up....they were fully aware they were knocking on a vicarage door.

This is a very valid point that people need to be aware of. So sorry to hear that you have been the victim of violence. I hope you are in a safe place now.

The next time it happens ask to be put on the 'No Call' list.

They do eventually come back but it lasts (for me) for about 10 years.

It's not random that they go to certain areas. If you live rurally you don't get them as often but occasionally they will hire a coach, make packed lunches and make a day trip of it.

Fully decorate your living room spooky style and then invite them in. Maybe a pentagram on the floor too and a couple daggers for full ambiance.

This is just devastating, those poor children😭

Aren't they just photocopied?
How often do they actually knock on your door?.
We get them knocking about once a year max. I just say no thanks and close the door

😂

They still call on our street, usually mid-day on a Saturday. You can tell who they are even before they knock because they look so wholesome and well dressed.

Thank you for the recommendation, I will take a look.

Just put a sign up saying no cold callers, not had any nuisance caller's since putting one on our door. Prior to the sign we rarely had JW knocking instead we got a stream of people after money for charity or to try and get you to sign up to their electric, gas it broadband companies

Just tell them that your German Shepherd doesn't like strangers.

Yes you can always spot them a mile off.

You don't HAVE to open the door 🚪
Get a Ring door bell

Back in the late 80's when Regan was President and he was talking about his 'Star Wars' initiative I was at my parents.

Dad answered the door to them by mistake - a young man with his wife & small child. Unlike most he wasnt that 'dim' When my father asked what he thought ogf nuclear war he said it was Gods way of cleansing the world of evil.

Now Dad had been part of (we think) Follow up Force L the first wave of support troops to cross the beaches after D Day and had then gone through France & Belgium before ending up in Germany.

he knew what conventional war could be like never mind nuclear and although as a driver he never saw combat had been very disturbed by what he had seen.

He was appalled by his attitude especially as he had a small child to care for

I had repeated visits, weekly, for a long time after my son died (not sure if this is relevant as I’ve always thought somehow they knew and therefore I was seen as vulnerable??). Always told them politely I was not interested but they kept turning up. One day I was getting ready when I saw them walk up my drive, I took my dressing gown off, opened the door to them stark naked and invited them in, that I was ready to talk to them! Strangely enough they backed off quickly and I must have been put ‘on the list’ as they never knocked again!

Yes, that’s a quick way which doesn’t involve discussion.

When a JW goes in to hospital the 'hospital liaison committee' come to visit. They say they re there to assist the patient and their Drs, in fact they are there to make sure you don't receive blood.

Although in recent decades they now allow 'fractions' of blood so you can receive things like haemoglobin.

Why bother with al these excuses about Catholicism, blood transfusions and so on? Just say you are not interested and ask them to ensure their records are changed to show they shouldn't call at your address again.

Tell them you’re Jewish

That would definitely do the trick! 😂
Sorry for the loss of your Son ❤

I also thought they didn't do this anymore but had 3 knock on my door last week, what I didn't like was that they had a child with them.

Just put a note in the door I’ve always found them to be extremely respectful doubt they’d. Knock