They are at my doorstep again!!!

@alnilam (969)
United States
November 27, 2011 9:00am CST
I mean seriously this is the 3rd time in 14 days that dear religious people are trying to sell me their religion. I appreciate they try to broaden their community but 3 times a week. I am not opening the door today! I am tired of saying no... This might be their strategy though hehe. What is your opinion on door to door religion "sellers"? If you are one do explain why you go to the same houses (if you do) so many times, it is unlikely people change their minds so fast. I have nothing against religion but this is just to tiresome :)
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@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
27 Nov 11
Just don't open the door. I do not go to my door unless someone has called and notified me that they are coming or are calling to set up a time. Simple solution. I've had two or three times this past week where I just didn't answer the knock.
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• United States
27 Nov 11
"Just don't open the door." Yeah, especially if they see you through the window...
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@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
27 Nov 11
Stop being so nice to them, or tell them something to freak them out. Put a "No soliciting" sign on your door, and tell them you will call the police if they harass you again. Tell them to go help some homeless people or other noble cause instead of wasting their time with you. Any of these things will solve your problem. Personally, I think that it is disrespectful to come to someone's house and tell them that they are going to hell if they don't join their club.
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@alnilam (969)
• United States
27 Nov 11
I once thought that I would open the door covered with occult stuff, maybe even shout to my room mate to feed the sacrificial maiden so she does not starve but that would probably only give them more material for discussion on how to save my soul. Threatening to calling the police probably will take care of the problem, I don't generally like to threat with calling the police but when there is no other way... Now just to wait for another doorbell :) it will probably take only a day or two judging from past experience :/
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
29 Nov 11
That's actually not a bad idea you have there, Sketch. Better yet, find out where they live and go knocking on their doors to spread your beliefs whatever they may be. Make it Sunday morning when they are getting ready to attend their service or their dinner hour. I don't think they would like it if the tables were reversed. I understand that their religion commands them to spread their word but knocking on doors is not a good way to do it.
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@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
27 Nov 11
Well, like you indicated, they should know by now that you are not interested. They are harassing you and that's not right, regardless of what they may think. If an atheist went to any of their doors with Dawkin's The God Delusion, they probably would call the police or threaten you themselves right on the spot.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
29 Nov 11
I find it to be a very rude practice to be honest. They show up unannounced and don't consider that they may be interupting something important or waking someone up...they do not seem to care. In their minds, they are just taking up a little minute of your time. No...they are invading my personal space. If a person wants a religion then they will seek one out and usually through a friend. Most people either already have their own religion or don't care to join one. Many people don't care for friends just popping in unannounced. I bet even more people don't appreciate people trying to push their religion knocking unannounced. Last Christmas I had my family over for Christmas Breakfast and to all watch the kids open their gifts. They had the nerve to knock on my door early that morning and interupt our get-together. I was more than a little irritated. You have told them you aren't interested. If they continue to return,I would say it's harrassment at that point.
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
27 Nov 11
The two main groups who do the door to door selling of their religion in my parents area do not even come to my parents house. My father is agnostic at best, but leans more towards atheism. He will gladly talk religion, but makes the person work for it. In the end, the people end up wasting a bunch of time and leave frustrated or down right angry. They have stopped coming around.
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• United States
27 Nov 11
I can't understand why they would come to your house three times in one week. Are you sure they are of the same religion? I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and part of our beliefs is to preach the bible from door to door. We follow the command and example that Jesus and his apostles set for us when they preached the good news from house to house, door to door, and town to town. That being said though when we are told that someone is not interested we are supposed to make note of it so as to not bother that person again. True people may change their minds and be more open to listen to what we have to say, but usually not in the same week. So I can't understand why they would visit your home three times in one week. It doesn't make any sense.
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@alnilam (969)
• United States
27 Nov 11
Yes they are the same because the exact same couple is doing this. I do not know which religion though because we never get that far - the only thing I know is they have a Bible. By the dressing style I could only guess that they are Mormons - but this is only a wild guess. I do know they are not Jehovah's Witnesses though, their local "camp" is not far from us and I do know most of them - they drop by once every year or two which I to consider normal/acceptable.
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• United States
27 Nov 11
Was it the same people, or different ones? It could be that they don't communicate to each other which neighborhoods have been canvassed. Kind of like vacuum cleaner salespeople. I can't stand it either. If I want to hear about anyone's religion I will call up the church and ask for someone to visit me.. I don't need anyone witnessing to me.. and I don't need anyone riding bikes in white shirts coming to my door either. I believe in god and I'm already a Christian and I don't need anyone from some other sect to tell me I need their brand of religion.
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@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
29 Nov 11
Not bad if they invite you to attend a worship services or anything. But if they come to sell something that maybe another story... Talk about religion is really good. Just be open minded enough to listen and understand if the religion they preach really in the bible...if not on the bible better to ask them whey they teach something which is not found on the bible. I'm sure, my friend. They never coming back into your door. If they prove that religion they teach is according to the bible...just listen and I think that's a good chance for you to have it
• India
2 Jun 12
I too have had such experience. They are too annoying.
@hvedra (1619)
28 Nov 11
So it is the same couple three times a week selling their religion? I'd consider that a form of harrassment but it will depend on the laws in your country as to what you can do about it. I don't know what they expect to achieve by constantly turning up, it doesn't exactly endear them to people. Can you find out which church they are representing (if any) and maybe talk to your neighbours and see if they are bothering them too. The more people who complain about them the more chance you have of getting them to back off.
@mantis36 (4219)
• Philippines
29 Nov 11
some of them are riding in a motor tricycle and parking to a corner street and keep on preaching words of God but plenty of people by-passers and never listen to every bit of words came out of megaphone....
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@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
28 Nov 11
I must give credit to this person who gave me this idea. I took a taxi and the subject came up about door to door saleperson. What the taxi man suggested was to sell something to the person. Maybe you can do that. Be persistent and irritating. Actually I find this suggestion funny. See if this works, I love to know if it works. My cousin told me what she did when she was a teenager, she pretended to be mentally impaired. Another story that she told me was when the saleperson came to their neighbours door, the neighbour pretended to be deaf. I know maybe with these religious people you will get some sort of a scolding so be careful.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
They can not go near you, if you don't open your door when you see them coming. Besides, you have said no to them, so the none opening of door anymore means that you don't like them to come again. Us, at home in our hometown, my father would just get those religious readings. But he also donates some peso, because he knows they are on tight budget too, and he pities them, because they are also kind people. But he wouldn't talk to them. He would just say i am doing something and get those reading materials they give.
@mantis36 (4219)
• Philippines
29 Nov 11
what they commonly said is: "The word of God is FREE" "But the materials like reading papers and magazines are NOT FOR FREE" so prepare a donations to give to them
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Nov 11
Correct! Always prepare a PhP5.00 . But then, if you don't want to be disturbed anymore at all you can request them not to anymore. They will understand and they are kind. Mostly, they are the Mormons.
@mantis36 (4219)
• Philippines
29 Nov 11
maybe they just follow what Jesus and His Followers did before a house to house spreading what God said, maybe Jesus and the saints too experienced a "closed door" whenever they are in house to house inviting the people to join them... what we only knew is all the good and never include those people who don't agree...
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
29 Nov 11
It is annoying but for many churches this is a must because they want you to pay them 10% of what you earn.Others have this belief that they should tell others about God and some like Jehova Witnesses will give you small books like "the end is coming.Are you prepared ?" "or who is the ruler of the world ?".That`s easy Satan is we already know that we don`t need to read it on a book.
@gaea23 (252)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
We are experiencing that thing here also. After the first conversation, refusing respectfully and still they keep coming almost every week. What we do here is, before they could step on our doorways, we closed our door and no one will answer if they knock on the gate. We're done already with our first acquaintance that we do not want to change our religion, either attend in their fellowship as a visitor. For me, I am not able to know the root of my religion and here they are trying to force me to change, for what? So, it's better to stay on the religion I am satisfied and I really do have faith.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Nov 11
after Jehovahs witnesses kept at me until I had to tell them I was going low blood sugar and still they did noit believe me but kept on talking til I ha d to stagger into my living room grab some orange juice. my son went out and told them " what part of my m oms sayhing she has low blood sugar and you must leave did you not understand? please leav e now or I am calling the police. they did leave and I felt bad about it bu t still when you tell someone you have serious health issues it befhooves them to believe you and leave.