I just hid in my kitchen!

There is absolutely no reason why any of us feel compelled to answer the door to anyone. We have been programmed that if we don't we are being anti-social or something and that is a bad thing. I would not be surprised if most people, if they knew who it was before they opened the door, would rather not have. Of the other side of it. You have to give it to them. What other religion even comes close to promoting their believe like the Jehovah’s do. It takes nerve and a very firm conviction to go door to door trying to convince someone else about God. I live in the country. So we have not had them stop by here. However when we lived in town they did and yes it is uncomfortable. Usually what I did was simply let them talk. Ask no questions or make no comment and they will give you their track and move on. I was born and raised a Baptist. Strange that I am not a Lutheran but that is another story. Back in the 50's my mother use to answer the door and because what they believe and what the Baptist believe are so different it was easy to engage them in, shall we say a discussion. My mother could not resist. however like you said once it the door so to speak they came back often and she soon tired of trying to convert them while they tried to convert her. She did love the challange however. One day she just told them that it didn't look like they would ever come to an agreement so she would make them a deal. After the Lord comes back to earth and it proves out they are right then please come back and they could talk but until then it made no sense for them to talk. They agreed and never came back. Don't feel bad about what you did. You were alone and your assumption may have been wrong. You and your baby's safety is far more important than listening to them.

I would have hidden, too. I think with these door to d ocallers like you describe, they are invading your privacy and your peace. I have my own thorn in the but Jehovah, and it is exactly as you describe. One of us spoke tohim one and he just keeps coming back despite trying to politely warn him off.

Hi, you know, it is your house and you do not have to answer the door if you do not want to. It is even okay to be rude and stay in your own living room. If you ever do happen to end up talking to any roving missionary types, Jehovah's Witness or others, just tell them that if they leave any materials, you will put it straight in the trash, they should save it for someplace that it will be read. You can tell them "No" do not come back, and they should listen. You can put up a "no soliciting sign" It is very practical not to answer the door to strangers.

I'm not a Jehova, the bases of their religion conflicts with the nature of mine. Not afraid to discuss since the reality is that every religion is different and that's ok. As for the fact that they come to the home more often than any other religeous following that can pose a problem for alot of us. I don't like strangers in my home and for most of us it is hard to tell the Jehva's to leave. I think they know this and they do not let it bother them, since they don't know when to leave. You have to pose a good arguement in order for them to get the idea that you may or may not be different from them. If you are one who does not agree with their beliefs, they stay til you believe like they do. Yes, this can create a big problem if you are in a robe with the baby half dressed on a saturday morning. The bigger problem is when they come in the middle of the day when the children are away and you and the husband decide to make whoopi. It's a no win situation. I can't imagine if they decided to show up while you are preparing dinner or grieving over the loss of a loved one. You are fine to hide, I would of!

I don't answer my front door, at all. The people that know me always come to the side door and that is the only door that I will answer. I'm not being rude, ths is why.... When I was 6 months pregnant with my first child I had someone knock on my front door. There was a gentlemen at the door, dressed very nice carrying a case of products that he was selling. Once I opened the door and talked to him for a second, my phone rang, it was my neighbor telling me not to let him in my house. As I turned around to tell him that I wasn't interested...he was standing right inside my door...I NEVER invited him in. I gasped a little and my neighbor (who was still on the phone with me) said "he just walked in, be calm I have already called the police and they are on the way". To make a long story short, this guy that had just came into my home was a "suspected" rapist, he was tackled by 6 police officers right in my living room, handcuffed and hauled off to jail. 3 months later he was setenced to a lenghty prison term for 2 counts of rape and 2 counts of kidnapping. Thank God for nosey neighbors! So, if it's rude of me to not answer my door...Oh well.

I think if more people where honest we would all say we have hidden from someone at our door sometime or another. I use to hide from the Jehova witness people all the time. When I was growing up we lived in an area where our farm animals could be loose. Our goats where lose one day and a Jehova witness person who would not take no for an answer, kept coming to our home. When she got out of her car my mom went to talk to her. She handed mom the Watchtower. Well mom had it in her hand and one of our milker goats came up and started eating it right out of mom's hand. The Jehova Witness person did not come back again. This same woman had come to our home several times. One time she got mad because mom and dad where not home and my sisters and I had the stero up and she wanted to know if our parents "Knew we listened to such bad music and if they allowed it". Guess what it was the radio and it was what mom and dad listened to Country & Western music. Another time this same Jehova Witness lady came and when she got out of her car the geese chased her back into her car but she kept trying to convert us to her religion. That is dedication to her religion. Do not feel guilty for not answering the door. I know your son is now running round not reading because you disturbed him. It's your door its you kitchen and your life if you do not want to answer the door then don't. Just answer the door if I come over because I will be bringing the coffee for us and a new book for your son. LOL

I don't have a problem with Jehovah's Witnesses coming to my door and I'm an atheist! The routine usually goes - I exchange a few pleasantries with them, tell them I have no religious beliefs and am unlikely to be converted by anyone, take a copy of The Watchtower and tell them I'll read it (and I really do read it) and then wish them a good day. It's really no big deal! They are doing what they believe is the right thing to do and I respect them for that. Some people are just incredibly rude to them - my neighbour actually stuck a sign on their front door saying "No Jehovah's Witnesses". I really think that's unnecessary. They don't do any harm and surely people can spare two minutes of their time even if it just to politely say "no thanks".

I have found there are about 3 to 4 ways to get rid of them,(1)hide,(2) give them an argument about your religious beliefs against thiers,(3)try to convert them(I did this once,worked well,I was not bothered again till I moved)(4)tell them no,and if they insist,have them charged with trespassing. They were at my dorr last week and I just told them I was a pagan and had no intentions of changing,they told me I was bad to be one of them,so I told them to leave or I would cast a spell on them,I never seen anyone move that fast in a long time.lol I am all for every one having their own beliefs,but do not bother other people about it.

Honestly I dont care if it hurts their feelings or makes them mad or whatever.. I love God and Jesus and all that and me not answering my door for a bunch of strangers isnt going to change my love for him... those jahova witness people get on my nerves SOOOO bad. they are ALWAYS knocking on our door.. yeah, one time we did answer and talked and accepted a video from them but after that they do come by all the time.. they are tooooo pushy. they arent too much different than a telemarketer really..

I don't think they should be allowed to go door knocking, I think it's very rude. I had a couple of old ladies and I was nice enough to listen to them for a bit. Then a couple of weeks later, these two ladies came back so I told them I don't have time to listen because I am really busy. I thought they probably won't come back after that, but a couple of weeks later they did. I told them I am just going out. As soon as they left this time I put a sign up saying no religious people or salespeople because I can't stand the sales people either. I had another lot of religious people turn up a few weeks ago. I saw the lady look at the sign a couple of times on the camera we have at our front door and she was still thinking of knocking. I just yelled out, you have seen the sign and she said ok and they left. I couldn't believe she was still thinking of trying after she read the sign.

A few years ago a nice lady of the Jehova's religion used to come to my door about once a week. Being I knew her as she is also a customer at the restaurant where I work, I would ask her in and we had some very nice conversations about our families. She never once tried to preach her religion to me but always said at the end of our visit that she had some materials that I may be interested in. I would always accept the magazines and glance through them when I had time but I think she understood that I had my own beliefs and that I understood that she was simply practicing hers. It's funny how some of these people are so pushy and others are so pleasant. We now have a huge dog and he doens't care for strangers. The last time she came, I think the dog jumping up on the door scared her with his barking and growling. I felt bad and apologized. I see her at my workplace sometimes and we still have nice conversations about everything other than religion. As for others who have come to my door, I don't answer as I don't feel safe to open my door to strangers anymore. I don't think you should feel badly or stupid for not answering your door. In this day and age, you never know if that person is a Jehova's witness or someone trying to gain access to you and your home with bad intentions. I wouldn't even think about opeing my door to a stranger if my lil man and I were her by myself and I live in small town USA.

I put a hand written sign in my front window saying, No religous callers thankyou, as far as i am concerned if i want to find god seeing as i am not religous i will seek out a church for myself. I do not need these people coming to my front door preaching to me, i can find religion all by myself seeing as i am an adult and i do not want it shoved down my throut, if i want religion i will find a church, hello its not hard seeing as they are almost on every corner.

There are times I have hidden from them and times I have not. Once I was outside working in the garden and I wanted to continue what I was doing. I didnt want to feel I couldnt be in my own front yard. They stopped and talked, I told them I wasnt interested, they continued. I looked the woman straight in the eye and said Look I am trying to be polite, but if you want me to be rude I can be. She left. I have even hidden from people I know. Hey its my house and I can answer the door or not, it is my choice and I dont feel guilty at all, and you shouldnt either...

It's your house, if you don't want to answer you don't have to. If they won't leave, you can call the police. I think it's their right to try and tell you what they believe,and it's also your right to not have to listen.If you really want to learn about it,you can go online and search about what they believe,or go to the library.There really isn't as much of a need to witness door to door like that because everyone knows about them,however,it is still there right to try if they want.They know most people won't want to listen,but like a salesperson they know the more they try,eventually someone WILL want to listen.You just aren't that person.It's not your fault,it's just how it works,and they should know that. So, no need to feel bad, you don't have to open the door to anyone you don't want.

I was driving up my street the other day when I saw the gentlemen walking door to door. I got home and said to my husband, "We better leave quick before they get here!" I don't know what happened to them because I think I ended out not going out. They probably skip our house because of past experience but it's weird because it's not always the same people. What, do they have a little black book or something with our addresses in them? - who to go to and who not to go to? The first time they came I did talk to them and take the material from them. After that I said, I am Catholic. I am a member of the St. Timothy's church and I do my preaching from the pulpit where I read the Word of God. I don't go door-to-door. I think that must have stopped them. Funny though I had a customer who was a Jehovah's Witness and I only knew that because I was selling "greetings and gifts" from a catalogue. I mentioned something about a gift for a certain occasion and she told me she was Jehovah's and that they didn't celebrate any holidays or even birthdays. But she never, ever talked about her religion to me. I don't just hide from solicitors. I hide from friends of my husband too. LOL!

Don't feel bad about hiding. I have a hard time with any kind of "sales people" whether it be a magazine salesman or the Jehova's Witnesses. I admire them for their beliefs and getting out and trying to spread the word, but I have my own church family and my own beliefs and I don't need people coming to my door to preach their ways to me while I am trying to clean, play with the kids, nap with the kids, etc. I have hidden from from solicitors before and I don't feel bad at all for it. At least I am not being mean to them. At least that is the way I feel about it. I would feel worse slamming the door in their faces. LOL That is why I don't answer the door...I have a hard time saying no. I also don't answer calls from people I don't know because I know if it's a telemarketer or something, I just have a hard time saying "no" and hanging up. :)

I know plenty of people who do just what you did. LOL! My dogs would bark so much that I'd have to go answer the door just to shoo them away. I've never had anyone try to push past the dogs to come in and talk to me. :) If I didn't have the dogs, I might ignore the door if I knew who it was, but if I was in plain sight, I'd just tell them I wasn't interested.

This is funny, i really understand you. No. you do not have to open the door if you do not want to, you know who they are, it does not fit you, so do not answer it. especially not on a saturday. but the baby ruined your plans lol. it put a laught at my face, when you said that he wanted to open the door. i think that it is good that you did what you wanted to do. let them go and disturb other people on their saturday's.

the jehova witness ppl don't come to my house. i live in a bad neighborhood and they are probably afraid they will get shot if they knock on the doors.....maybe this is the neighborhood they need to be witnessing to, these people in this area certainly need some sort of moral teachings.

It is your right not to answer the door of someone knocks, especially someone you don't know. As far as I am concerned, I look at that as solicitation and I don't answer. If they think I am being rude, oh well.