Why don't I get to have any fun?
I'm hanging out on my front porch swing and I look down the street and I see 2 young white men dressed in long sleeved white shirts and ties. Religious salesmen. Poor kids, they are just young teenagers that don't know nothing yet sent out to do a miserable job. I couldn't wait to talk to them. I even grabbed an atheist flier (a blank sheet of paper) to give to them. They never stopped. They didn't come to my side of the street at all. What a crushing disappointment.
Most religions have a code of conduct which it is known that the followers will break sooner or later. Then follows an act of contrition, some form of forgiveness is sought in penitential acts, later, the same acts are repeated again and again. In an unwitting and sadomasochistic manner, many are simply caught in a cycle of repeat performances.
They are sent out in order to annoy people, and get frustrated when they are blocked and meet with hostility. That reinforces their church's message that the outside world is a bleak and hostile place, and that the only routes to comfort and humanity are inside the churches community. The pastors who send them out know this, because they once went through the same learning process themselves.
It is not about converting you, but about brain-washing them, and deepening their dependence on the church. I think that like barjoe below, a good idea may be, to give them lunch money, and let them know that the kindest person on the street was an atheist.
I had a friend who stayed with some of those young Mormon kid's, he said that they would get high off their asses when they weren't out preaching. I don't know if it's the truth but they're not around their parents. Supposedly they have them all stay in an apartment and the pastor or whatever they call the guy, goes and checks up on them, takes them food and they're left on their own after hour's, so who knows.
Mormon kids. They used to come to my door. Back then I always had a lot of money so I gave each of them $5 if they promised use it to buy lunch. Back then $5 was enough. They said they would, and they can't lie, Joseph Smith and Jeebus are watching. I told them I wouldn't listen to anything about the saints. I was a lot nicer back then. Today, I'd slam the door in their face, if I answered it at all.
I remember I ditched school and stayed home. While home alone, I got high and the doorbell rang, I answered it. It was those young Mormons, slightly older than me, I had a conversation with them. I told them I was atheist and they tried convincing me, didn't work, I was laughing and laughing, they didn't understand! Lol!!!
@FvckY0u Ah man!!! Hopefully one day you'll have your chance!