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• Just be assertive. (Score:1)

  by jordan (120)

  There'll be no scene if you just tell them that you aren't in the least interested in their religion and ask them to never return. Then, just shut the door, don't allow them to respond.
  

  If they return, point out to them that in most jurisdictions continuing to solicit after you have been told to leave is criminal trespass and suggest that they leave immediately.
  • Re:Just be assertive. (Score:1)

    by chip (65)

    Won't work. They'll leave this time, but be back in a few months. There's no "Do Not Call" list for religious nuts.

    There are procedures involving writing a letter, but implementation at the congregational level is spotty at best. Average intelligence of JWs is not great, and personal consideration is quite low.

    I recommend freaking them out with occult symbols and objects. That'll spook 'em. They may even warn their friends not to go.
    • Re:Just be assertive. (Score:2)

      by ziggy (25)

      Funny. I've always found "Sorry, we're Jewish." to be simple, polite and quite effective. :-)
      • Re:Just be assertive. (Score:1)

        by chip (65) <chip@pobox.com> on 2003.07.28 14:22 (#22474) Journal

        Hm. Well, I can't argue with success. But I know that when I was the irritator (as opposed to the irritatee), I wouldn't let a simple thing like Jewishness stop me. So maybe you've been lucking into the bottom, oh, 75 percent of the motivated and trained.

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        • Re:Just be assertive. (Score:2)

          by ziggy (25)

          Maybe. There have been times where I had to politely repeat myself a few times. Usually, after the only response they get is "Sorry, we're Jewish", to each of five consecutive questions, even the heartiest witness seems to get the idea.

          Of course, this strategy doesn't work at all when dealing with Chabadniks [chabad.org]. :-)