Ask them what they’d like to drink vodka, gin, whiskey or scotch? That probably wouldn’t work with a Catholic as they do a lot of drinking.

In person I am Nice and Pleasant to everyone... Everyone.

I'm usually polite, but also short and direct. Get off my lawn!!!!

I peek around the door and tell them I'm naked and it's not a good time. Lol.

For Jehovah's Witnesses, I have three sentences in my back pocket:

"I don't believe in an invisible being that resides somewhere beyond the clouds."

"We are ALL atheists here," I say with a sweeping wave to include the entire neighborhood.

"At age four, I stopped having imaginary friends, like the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus or an invisible deity."

This shuts them up. While they puzzle, I smile, say goodbye and shut the door.

Jehovah's Witnesses don't knock on my door anymore. Perfect.

blasting death metal beer in hand and talking about quantum physics a

In the past I would answer and say no thank you because I am such a polite person ?. But my "kindness" was seen as a means for them to continue talking. So now I peak through the blinds and say Im not home.

I grill them until they run away crying.

Generally a polite turn down. If they start to get Aggresive then I return it at a lower level.

I attempt to be polite. It's up to them if I remain that way.

Ah! So much hostility here. You should never be mean to dumb animals! I go out on the porch and talk to them. They got no shot at converting me and I love playing the part of big-hearted, duplicitous asshole, with the privilege and honor of poking holes in their fabled. If it all gets too tiresome with the Jehovahs, I can always ask them what their numbers are, because if they're not one of the 144,000 chosen ones, they're wasting their time and mine. I mean, really? The all powerful creates a heaven that accommodates fewer people than Portland?

When I lived in England I lived on a hill and could see them coming down the road so I made sure I opened the door to engage in some healthy debate. My wife would chastise me for being pedantic!

Just waiting for the day have the 12 gage all ready.

Are they really trying to convert you? Or is it just that missionary work is something that their church requires and they really don't care if you convert or not? I tend to assume the latter and try not to be rude but to tell them thanks, but no thanks and to save their pamphlet or whatever for the next guy because I am really not going to read it and it will just go into the trash. I have never had anyone push it, at least not at my front door.

Dunno