What do you do when the Jehovah Witnesses come a knockin'?

I've never had the pleasure of answering the door to a Jehovah's Witness. I would quite happily invite them in to debate (it's a hobby... it's why I love MyLot). I do have one story though... when I lived in a student house there was a ring at the door early in the morning (read early as 10am). I used to have this terrible habit of yelling obscenities at the door because no one but my friends ever ring the bell without prior arrangements being made. I was somewhat hungover and wearing my bf's dressing gown as I stumbled out of the room, grumbling to myself rather loudly about being hungover, it being 10am and having to get out of my cosy bed with my bf... to find a housemate had invited a JW couple and their teen son in... they looked rather... horrified. Oops.

I tell them that Jesus and I are quite happy with our relationship and to have a happy day. They smile and leave. My brother in Phoenix called the child protective services on a couple of JWs. It was 118 outside and they had their baby with them in a stroller with no shade. The baby was very pale and breathing irregularly. The CPS hauled the family away and I hope the baby was ok. I hope they took the baby away from them--you're supposed to love and care for your children, not abuse them because your cult thinks you should be passing out tracts.

Oh, they show up on 8AM on Saturday morning about one year ago. Two man staying at my door. I said, "I don't care what you want, if you don't leave, I will call police." I don't trust anyone who call my doorbell. I told them to copy the house number for the future, because next time I will call police without talking to them. They should now better.

Jehovah's witnesses always visit our house when it comes summer time. I know it's rude but what I do to them is I just pretend I don't hear someone knocking. I don't really like dealing with them. There is one time when I said I am not interested but they keep insisiting. Then this guy handed me their pamphlet and said it is for free. Then when was about to leave he said he needed the payment for the pamphlet. I was so shocked but I just gave him the money so that he will just leave..

Hi there! When I gave birth to my son five years ago, I was most of the time alone in the house, there was a time when I was really bored and some Jehovah's witness knocked at the door and ask if they can talk to me. Having nothing to do, I talked to them, I had lots of questions about religion and they answered some of them but most of them they said, they'll answer in our next meetings. Then they gave me reading materials and then asked for donations with specific amount. I felt that they worked for it so I paid them. Then, I got a call from the office where I applied for the position of a data encoder/typist that I can start working. I had work and these people still go to my house early in the morning. Even when I'm obviously in a hurry to go to work they would insist to talk to me about the good news and all. When I was at work, they came back and told my sister that they are my friends and they have something really important to tell me. My sister gave them my mobile phone number and they called me lots of times and even though I explained to them that I don't have time because I am already working, they would still call. I changed my numbers.

These are quite interesting stories. We don't have Jehovah Witness nuisance over here, luckily. I can't say the Roman Catholic population over here is as bad as the JWs, but they certainly do try--with their holier-than-thou and we-are-God's-Chosen attitude. Anybody who doesn't go for Sunday mass is doomed to eternal damnation according to them, and is the world's worst sinner.

I came home one day to find Jehovah Witness sitting in their car waiting for me to come home from work. I thought that was so rude of them to just sit there and wait. If I am not home they should not be allowed to just sit there and wait for a person. They are so disrespectful. I took their literature so they would leave and then threw the literature out. If I am home, I will not answer the door if they knock.

I haven't been bothered with Jehovah Witnesses. I don't go to the door unless I Know someone is coming over. Brava for what and how you said it.They better be careful. There are some people that he says that to and he will wake up in the hospital Isn't it sad that some Christians Have to sell their religion door to door like a vacuum cleaner?

This is how you do it fpd, ask then if they believe Jesus was a liar, they will say "no", then ask them if they believe he is the son of God, they will say "no". Well, it's gotta be one or the other. This usually gets them pretty flustered. And if they get pushy I just tell them it doesn't matter to me anyway becasue I'm Jewish!! LOL! (I'm not Jewish, but their reaction sure is funny.)

Luckily I have a door that I can see out but no one can see in. If we are not expecting company, we dont answer our door. Anyone who knows us will call first. There is way too much nonsense crimes in the world. Stuff that you would never think would happen to you and then you see someone you know on tv in that situation. Its so sad.

I have had experiences that they are difficult to get to leave. Some have been quite pushy. I hate to tell you this, but if they came to my door today, I would hide until the left. I would just not answer the door.

It depends on my mood but usually I just ignore them till they go away, sometimes if I'm feeling mischievous I'll open the door and debate with them.

Hi I certainly can relate to that. I feel bad for the little ones they drag around in the rain just to get in the door. I don't deal with them. Its usually not to hard to figure out who they are through the peep hole.

My father always takes his coat out of the closet before answering the door and says he is on his way out or he gets a plate and a towel and says hes in the middle of doing dishes and they should come back later. I do not have a problem with Jehovah witnesses or any race/religion/denomination/ethnicity whatsiever. But i do not enjoy when people try to push their believes on me. I work in a convenience store and every sunday morning a jehonah's witness comes into my work and hands me some reading material. I generally lay it on the counter after they leave and let it be. The lady that used to come by would just had it to me tell me to have a nice day and that would be all. Revcently, however, a man had begun to deliver the reading material and then proceeds to explain to me the articles and what they mean. Once, while I was knitting at work, he told me how nice it was to have today's women doing traditional womanly things. Now THAT got under my skin

Just like Mormons the Jehovah's Witnesses have to make so many house calls to be accepted members. I find it is pointless to argue with them because they know their bible really well. I also don't like to read their literature. The most upsetting thing I find is their refusal to take blood transfusions or allow their children to have them to save their life. I just tell them thank you for coming by but I am not interested. Sometimes I get annoyed if one of them asks if I don't believe in God or if I don't care what happens to my soul. I just say look I see no point in further dialogue. I have a friend for over 40 years who embraced that religion somewhere along the journey of her life. We have a rule amongst all our friends that we do not discuss religion. So far she has always respected this.

no, I have not had a similar experience but there were some incidents in my childhood which happened to my mom. In my mom’s office there were a lot of Anglo-Indian ladies working alongside her and they all were like good colleagues. However, their religious beliefs were what hurt my mom a lot. You see, most Indian offices are multi-religion lot and people generally do and expect each other to partake in each others’ religious festivities. But whenever there was any Hindu religious festival at our home and next day my mom took some of the food to distribute in office, these ladies would always decline, saying that it went against their church to accept any food offered to any God outside Christianity. However, the same ladies expected mom to accept a bible and pray to the Lord whenever I was sick and mom would speak of her worries to them. They would also claim to have prayed in the Church on her behalf and bring some flowers and offerings of the Lord and expect my mom to take them home for an ailing me. While were are open to all religious discourse and exchanges, I strongly feel it should be a both-way traffic.

I get JW's come to my door every so often and i just say that Jesus is welcome in my home but they can make their merry way outta here!They push to leave me the reading material and i just pass it to my son and say Here's some more recycling! I had a big rift with a friend who got baptised as a JW because all of a sudden her children couldnt come and play with my kids when it was their birthday.We couldnt afford a party and thought it would be nice if her kids could have at least come for a play but all of a sudden it's a big no-no.So prior to that i guess her and her kids were destined for hell?? I really don't get it. It's cults that push and say their way is the only way.

I told two once I worshipped Satan 'cause they refused to leave my doorstep.. That was because I had worked 11pm to 7am that night and I was JUST getting home to go to bed. They still show up at my door like once a month. It's lame, and really annoying. I just don't answer the door anymore.

I have lived out at this farm for 6 years now, and the jehova's have shown up about 5 times. All but the last time, I was busy working with horses or something outside, and I said I was not interested and that I was busy so they left. This last time, it was early morning, and I heard our big dog, Diddles, barking his alert for unknown people. They were actually brave enough to exit their vehicle, I threw on my sweats over my pj's and answered the door. There were two of them standing on the porch. I opened the door, complete with my medusa morning hair, and they said "How are you today?" I replied, after seeing their Watchtower booklet in their hands, and said, "I am fine, Oh, you're jehova's, Go Away." and I slammed the door in their faces. The left, and with any luck, they won't be back for another year. I hate it when others try to push their religion off on me. Especially to come to my property and interrupt my day. If I was interested in their information, I would request it. No, I do not attend church regularly. As a matter of fact, the last actual church I was in for sunday service was I believe 16 years ago for my son's babtism. I was, as are my children babtized Lutheran. I attended church regularly as a child. And I do believe you should be babtized. However, I was fortunate enough to have parents who let me attend church with my friend's families as well, even though they were not Lutheran. That said, I have attended Lutheran, Catholic, Babtist, Methodist, Pentacostal, and even Jehova's Witness church services. Then I started to read the bible. Interestingly enough, towards the beginning, God said "Do not build temples to worship me". That pretty much clinched what I had begun to believe having attended all of these various church services. I don't have to go to a church to believe in God, I don't have to adhere to a specific religion to believe in God, and I don't have to give my money to a church. What I do believe is that if I need to talk to God, I can do it from anywhere, at any time. If you are a true believer in God, then he is with you all the time. There's a song, by Bon Jovi, that pretty much sums it all up. It is called "Bang a Drum" I went to see the preacher, to teach me how to pray. He looked at me and smiled, then that preacher turned away. He said if you want to tell him something, you ain't got to fold your hands. Just say it with your heart and your soul and believe it, and say amen. The last "church service" I attended was at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Springfield Illinois in July 2007. This service was sponsored by Cowboys For Christ. It was not what most would call a "Church Service". It was a horse breaking demonstration. This man, who was training this horse, proceeded to work with this horse, and explain how he came to understand God and what God wanted from him, through working with horses. How the horse wanted to do right by him, how he had to show the horse the right path, just like he was led to the right path after years of following the wrong path. If nothing else, I learned a little bit about how to train a horse, and became a little closer to understanding what God expects of me. That's what it is all about. The problem with most traditional religions is they preach from the bible but they don't have a way to translate it to today's society. Cowboys for Christ does. I learned alot that day. Cowboys for Christ is a neat organization. They hold services across the country, without a "temple". The services can usually be found at local rodeos. There's no Minister, no Preacher, but usually a few folks who will talk about what they have learned from God. It's pretty neat. I have considered getting a few extra "Cowboy" bibles to give to the Jehova's the next time they show up at my door. I'll make them a deal, I'll take their little phamplet, if, they will agree to read my material. I'll gladly invite them back to discuss with them the differences, if they'll seriously consider the material I give them. If all else fails, I suppose I could do what I saw on youtube where these college kids bombarded them with water baloons. Do a youtube search on them... It's pretty funny!!! And OH the language coming out of these "Godly" people. Quite the belly buster!! Check it out!!

A few years ago when I was having a hard time and very vulnerable I foolishly allowed these people to come into my house, they talked to me and they were actually ok, they didnt ask for nothing but they wanted me to become a part of their religion. They left me some of their brochures to read, which I did and there was a part in it about their rules and beliefs, it said that to be a jehovah witness you could not swear, which I did, all the time, something about not drinking, which at the time I did every weekend, that a child should not be born out of wedlock or that you should not be a single parent, I had broke both these some 6 years before!! Then there was all the stuff about christmas, you were not allowed to celebrate and give your family presents, instead you had a day with the jehovah where I think small gifts were allowed it all had to be donated to the cause. At that time I had a 6 year old who loved birthdays and christmas could you imagine telling him he wasnt going to have no more christmases! When they came a calling again to see if I had read it all, I said yes and you can keep it, Ive broken all your rules before I even passed the first page and im sorry im not taking christmas and birthdays away from my little boy! Now when they knock at the door I dont answer it.