do you answers your door to jehovas witnesses?

Question

i have just beem left a leaflet called "would you like to know more about the bible?" not meaning to sound rude but if i wanted to find god i would go to one of the nearby churches (there are a few) and ask, to me they are like insurance salesmen, if i wanted that i would go get it, why do they have to pester you at home? i dont like to be rude so i find it best to hide from them!!!

Answer 1

No. In my house, family and friends all call at the back door, not the front, so anyone knocking on the front door gets ignored............ they probably think we're deaf

Answer 2

Yes, I'm Jewish. I welcome all missionaries who come to my door.

I do explain to them that I'm Jewish and I will only study the section of the Torah Jews are studying this week. If they like they are welcome to sit and study with me.

The only condition is we will stick pretty closely to the plain text of what's there and say nothing that will disparage the other person's faith.

So, then I open my Tanach and start reading the Hebrew. Surprisingly none of them know Hebrew, so I provide a translation and explain some of the nuances of the Hebrew. Usually they are very interested and they get an insight into the Torah they didn't have before.

It's always a pleasurable experience when missionaries stop by. In fact, I'd enjoy spending my whole day learning Torah with successive groups of missionaries.

Shalom,
Gershon

Answer 3

Best way to diffuse them is, if you know they are operating in the area go into a local Christian Bookshop, by a fish sticker or two. Stick that on the front door and they avoid you like the plague. I am a born again Christian and can give them a good run for their money, but they do not like us. If they see that sticker, they pass us by.

Alternatively, before you answer the door, put your coat on and pretend you are on the way out. If you answer the door and find it is a friend, you can always explain and take your coat off and invite them in.

They are very persistent and you may have to do this more than once until they move on to another area. Just do not engage with them or they will worm their way in and will not take no for an answer.

Answer 4

Yep.. and then I became one lol

Seriously though, I spent a lot of time "hiding". Even when I had a study scheduled, I wouldn't open my door.
Then I quit smoking, drew closer to God, studied a whole lot on my own and showed up at the Kingdom Hall one evening with my entire family of 6 (including myself :)). They asked me if I wanted to start studying again and I was confused. I thought the whole part of the study was to get me to the Kingdom Hall.
Not completely true. The study is to help people draw close to God in accurate knowledge.
8 months later, I was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and I've never looked back since.

**Edit to add**
If you want to get rid of us, please answer your door and tell them you're not interested. If you truly don't want the conversation to progress, politely close the door before it can continue.
We work areas called territories. If someone isn't home, we work it 1 to 2 more times before putting the area away. It's a waste of time and gas to return some place someone is hiding (and a waste of your time too).
I, for one, am always relieved when someone is honest and says they're not interested. Then I can move on to the next territory more quickly. (Of course I'm happier when someone IS interested, but then we just make that a "return visit" and go back to the person even after the territory is finished.)

Answer 5

I wondered when someone would ask this,As most of us know the Jehovah's are quite persistent,they wont take a simple no,they keep coming back,just like a bad smell.
One morning last year,I had just got home from a night shift,went straight to bed,my wife was at work,and yes you've guessed it,the doorbell went,so thinking my wife had some mail order being delivered,I dragged myself out of bed,opened the door bleary eyed,and this middle aged women was standing there with her son,about eleven or twelve years old.
His first word was,what do you think of Christianity?.
I was so angry,I turned to the woman and said ,Are you pulling his strings?.well she got the message and quickly departed.A few weeks later,I'm just driving up to my house,and my wife was at the door talking to(yes ,the same one)this women,well she looked around,saw me and scarpered.
Well before anyone starts screaming at me about their religion,I have no problem with people and their faith,I just don't want people pushing it down my neck

Answer 6

I do. I ususally engage them in Bible discussion - I don't let them use their publications to answer my questions. They seem somewhat overly-reliant on them anyway.

More often than not, the discussion ends with me asking them a question from the Scriptures that they find it difficult to answer, and promising to go away and do research so that they can answer it next time. No one has actually done this yet.

I find them pleasant, if misguided, people. If you tell them not to call, they don't.

Answer 7

They did come to the door. I let them in, they made their pitch, and I argued every point they made, using nothing but the contradictions in the Bible.

They haven't come back. I can't imagine why.

Answer 8

l do ,because l would feel totally ignorant if i didn't.when they start with there spell,l usually stop them there.l tactfully explain,that lam an atheist and they are really waisting there time with me.They then usually wish me a good day and off they go.

Answer 9

yeah, of course. i don't know they are missionaries until after i open the door and they tell me that they are. its not like i can spot a missionary a mile away by some kind of mystical black aura.

Answer 10

Depends, they're normally catch me unaware and in my underwear.

Normally I end up answering the door forgetting to hide my morning wood, and they don't try too hard.