Same basic reason the Mormons do it, recruitment. I always answer, and stop them in the middle of their pitch to tell them I'm an atheist, and to have a nice day. ?

A lady approached me at a truck stop with a bible and some pamphlet. Before she could say anything I said ma'am I'm not interested in your religion. She said have you ever read the bible? I said yes, have you ever read a science book? She just walked away.

we don't go around there houses telling them how to fuck and drink booze

Get a big dog that barks. My dog Sassy keeps the snake oil salesmen away.

"According to your beliefs, I'm already condemned. According to my way of thinking, you're selling snake oil and I don't want any of it." Door then closes.

I'm polite to them and just say no thank you. My dad used to say he belonged the the round church so the devil can't trap you in the corner.

I was raised Christian, the ones I knew were very good people. I try to be polite as I can while I let them know im not interested.

As long as we have humans who cannot handle reality,we will have silly superstitions. Look at Scientology. Why would anyone with half a brain believe that nonsense in the 21st Century, but it goes well beyond common sense.

Say to them, "Let me tell you about our savior the devil. I have some borchures (grab anything paper, fold it, and offer it to them.) I think they will leave.

I taught my children that simply because someone rang the doorbell, it doesn't mean we had to answer it, same with the phone. I think teaching boundaries is important and this is a boundary issue. We should not feel compelled to allow other people take up our time when we don't want to give our time to them.

This is proof of their Iron Age mentality and shows their rigidity to any new ideas. I feel sorry for ignorant people, but it's not my job to be their entertainment.

I've never understood why people are nice to them. They rudely interrupted your day, so I personally see no reason why I need to gently tell them I'm not interested. Before I had my demon gargoyle watchers I just told them I wasn't interested and forcefully closed the door.

I always open my door and have a little fun Biblically jousting with them.

Yup, religion can be sad.

Engage them in conversation, I haven't yet with JW, but did with some Mormon missionaries. Interesting discussion.

I used to live in an apartment, they came knocking, I cussed them out and told them not to come back. I now live in a house on the opposite side of town, same ladies came knocking this past Sunday, I cussed them out and told them not to come back. At this point I feel as though my freedom of religion is being infringed upon. I guess everytime I move I can expect at least one visit from them.

Some religions have a mandate to proseletyze. Their aim is to make sure everyone has the chance to be "saved" by receiving and accepting "the word of God". It doesn't seem to occur to them that many of us don't buy the malarkey, and don't want to be bothered with it.

Probably the most annoying thing at my house is that the damn dogs go ballistic when the doorbell rings, happens every time.

If you tell to put your address on a do not return list thay will do so, there Just lost people at least the ones on the bottom anyway.

I've always answered the door when they've knocked. It's always been a polite exchange and have never had an experience where they've tried to sell me on god and JW's.

I'm old enough to remember the Fuller Brush Man.
He was more useful.