JEHOVA'S WITNESSES..what do you do with them when they call round?

I live in a locked apartment building so I don't have to put up with them any more. When I had my own home, if I saw them coming up the walk, I'd just let them stand there til they got tired of it. If I didn't see them, and opened the door, as soon as I knew who it was I said "I'm not interested" and shut the door in their face. They're just like cockroaches, though. You think you're rid of them and they just keep coming back.

I politely tell them I am not interested and I do not take their literature.

I always open the door. Although I do not agree with some of thier beliefs, I respect their dedication to spread out and reach people. As a follower of Christ, we are like disciples, fishers of men. I applaud their dedication. We serve the Almighty God, Jehova, Allah, Senor Dios, He is One.

If I'm not horribly busy and I have anything to offer them hospitality-wise, I let them in. Hospitality is a big deal in my religion. I'll tell them up front that if we're going to talk religion, they can share their beliefs and I will share mine with them. I've had a few actually be really nice and agree to do so, but most just leave when they find out what "my religion" is, before I get a chance to "corrupt" them with it. When I was the manager of a vitamin & nutrition type store, there was a Jehovah Witness lady that often shopped there. Every time she shopped she would leave me brochures, which I sometimes even read out of curiousity, but mostly threw away.I put off telling her what my religion was for a very long time, even though she asked me repeatedly. I really didn't want to lose her as a customer over religion. However, when I finally did tell her that I'm pagan, she was actually really nice about it. I was pleasantly surprised.

I usually just accept their literature if I have to open the door. If I can get away with pretending I'm not home, lol, I'm sorry to have to admit but this is what I'll do. I'm really not at all interested in joining their religion and I don't like that some of them are quite pushy. I don't push my religion in anyone's face and I'm happy when they don't do it to me either. I don't mind if they just say a little about whatever scripture they are working on that day and hand me the literature and then leave. If that's the way they all were then I'd be more than happy to listen to it. Irregardless though I have no interest in becoming a Jehova so they are basically wasting their time coming to my door.

I usually just hide and don't answer the door until they go away.

Hi! The last time I had a visit from two rather insistent women, I told them I was not going to change what I believe and not to waste their literature on me because I would just throw it in the trash. They left and I haven't been bothered since! :-) PS My sister takes a more drastic approach. She tells them she is a druid and worships trees. Just another way to get rid of them fast! LOL

I do understand that the reason they do this is that it is part of the expectations of their religion, but I prefer not to be interrupted when I'm in the privacy of my own home. If they come to my door, I do not answer the door. They have caught me in the yard before though, and I just tell them that I am not interested and I try to be polite about it.

I usually will talk to Jehovah's Witnesses even though I have no interest in their religion. They don't come by often and they are always such nice, polite people, it's kinda hard to be rude to them.

hmmm...well we do end up shutting the door in their face. My dh's brother and family turned Jehova just 3 years ago. They stole christmas, birthday's and holidays to their two beautiful girls. Now we are just mad with the Jehova's. We just tell them haven't you done enough...stay away from our home. It's so mean but they've really really hurt us. It's a sad programming cult and it's sad that it captures and breaks apart so many families. Sorry I had to write such a negative response...it is definately just one touchy subject for me and my family!

I don't shut the door in there faces rather just say i'm not interested with a smile no need to be rude. But what i hate is the children they drag round with them they teach to repeat things to get you to talk

When they do call I usually explain that I have my own beliefs and do not feel the need to go around knocking on strangers doors. I try to always be polite.

I had a bad experience with someone who wasn't mentally well and some Jehovah's Witnesses were trying to turn her mind so now I will not tolerate them at my front door and tell them that I'm a Pagan and to let people make their own mind up about religion and not to shove it down our throats! It usually works and normally I'm not a horrible person but I don't believe people should be force fed religion! Great discussion!

I usually allow them in. I let them start talking and then I pull out my bible to compare notes on discern what is different from their teachings and mine. Once I do this, I'm not sure why, but it usually only takes them about thirty seconds to make a bee line to the door! :-) Of course, hospitable host that I am, full of southern charm (lol) I always assure them that they are welcome back just any old time! LMAO It works!

My husband would tell them not interested and shut the door; I would tell them I already have a religion I follow and shut the door.

Go to http://www.defendingyourdoorstep.com for some great information on how to respond to and door-to-door missionaries, whether they be Mormon or Jehova's Witnesses.

Usually i pretend that i'm not home. I usually don't answer the front door if i don't know who it is. But if i happen to open the door, i tell them nicely thanks, and goodbye. i try not to be mean, because everyone has a right to have their own religon. Even if i disagree with it. I have Christ and that's all i need.

they are great evangelist! i salute them that even thru the heat of the sun they go from house to house just to spread the good news of the Lord. but, i usually tell them straight-face that i belong to another church and would rather not hear another evangelism that would confuse my (confused) faith.

If I'm busy I'll just say I'm not interested but if I have time I will engage them in a conversation at the door and question them asking why they have their beliefs. It is interesting to see why people belief that stuff and how they try to argue their point with you.

WOW, a lot of people are afraid to hear what others think. I think I'm confident about my personal beliefs, but ALL religion is "dogma"...and needs to be questioned now and then. I don't see any reason to be rude to anyone who knocks on my door. If I have nothing better to do I like to hear their spiel. If I'm busy, I say so...and away they go. It's sort of like telemarketers....no reason to scream "I'M NOT INTERESTED" ....just hang up quietly. no reason to get upset about any of these things.