I tell them I have my own beliefs and then I close the door.

I enjoy planting seeds of doubt in Mormons. I read enough of their book and of the Bible to know how to confuse them.

Oh! I also played a joke that backfired. I let them. They sat, gave good hospitality, water, offered snacks etc. My kids were there. They invited us to some airplane at an airport you can go in. Sounded cool. My kids were thrilled and said to their mom, my ex, we were invited to go on an airplane and pray, ?. I played it off and said its just an old war plane at an airport. The morning came back often and expected the same treatment and I was always at work and my ex was home so she had to entertain them. She was so mad that I let them in. ? sometimes I don't mind them and I talk to them normal and straight out and honest but they can't return the same sentiment because they are so freaked out that I don't believe and you can see the worry and pain they have in their faces as they look at your children and they fear the children will burn in hell. My children were babies and they have done no wrong. They say but if they don't worship they will go to hell, etc. You know the testing the story. Always the same. ?

I did a bad thing! Lol! When I was 22 I believe we got a lot of knockers almost daily it seemed. We put a pentagram on the door and never had a knocker again. Lol!

You responded really well, you were honest and civil.Most would just shut the door in their faces, or say they don't have the time. ( ex: having dinner with the family, have to get ready for work, etc )

I just tell them that I'm not interested in their product.

I was in a gas station once buying snacks and drinks for me and the kids. I said to the person behind the counter why did she give me a Lotto ticket, you can't win if you don't play. And she said I don't play the Lotto you wanna know why?(I know I should have said no but I didn't)I said sure why not. And she said, if my god wants me to have $1,000,000 then he'll give me $1,000,000. And I said that's fine I'm an atheist. And she said, if you're Devil want you to have $1,000,000Then he'll give you $1,000,000. And I said, no you don't understand, I'm an atheist. I know she didn't understand what I was saying. But I think it's a great story. It's just not worth arguing with a sick mind.

Engage with them without becoming irascible however blinkered their views on such existential subjects.Few door knockers know much about science and their big argument these days is that despite all the advances in knowledge we still do not know how life began ( although Lawrence Kraus and other top physicists may disagree).My usual reply is that even if their is a deist god who started the whole process of life and the universe in which life exists, there is no proof that there is a theistic godly figure who sent his son to earth to die for us, that we were born in sin or that He sent a further messenger in the seventh century as a final call to arms for those who believe in an after life.

No mutually satisfactory conclusion is ever reached at the door but a I have usually enjoyed myself whilst the caller is happy that the door was opened and a conversation occurred.

Open door say " I'm a Atheist I don't believe in God" then shut the door. They tend not to come back.

I love it when religious door knockers come knocking at my door. I have heard of many people slamming the doors on their faces, but not me. I invite them in and ask them questions. I used to be a Christian for many years and thought I knew what I believed and why I believed them until I started questioning my own beliefs, and I found out I really had no good reason to believe these things any more. Now, I use the same techniques on them as I used on my self. When questioning them, it is easy to find out from them that they are not fully sold on what they themselves are being sold, which they begin to manifest by their stuttering and stammering. All in all, I handle them by questioning them not to show them up, but to help them as much as I have helped myself. I can still remember that I was once where they are not very long ago. It doesn't offend me that they sometimes express sympathy toward me for my non beliefs, because I was once where they now are. I have had good conversations with believers as well.

I don’t answer the door, someone knocking on my door is such an anomaly that is freaks me out (I live in the woods on 8 acres). My back up plan is what my old boss used to do - answer the door naked with a beer in hand.

It depends on what I'm doing at the time. If I'm just hanging out or practicing scales on my mandolin, I might invite them in to hangout with me. They are people too. I don't let them preach at me though, and I don't answer any of their questions.

I deal with door knockers in the same way I deal with charity muggers who accost me in the street ; "permiso, no hablo inglese". It works a treat here in Australia where virtually no-one speaks Spanish.

I like to start with the core stories in the Bible. Noah is obviously the best one to bring up because it is obviously rediculous. Most of them that come to your door have little knowledge of what they are even trying to sell and haven’t heard real arguments from the other side. I keep the discussion simple but go for the throat with facts that can’t be disputed. Works every time. They never come back and it is always fun for me. Not for them but for me ?

If your gods wants to tell me something s/he should know how to contact me. I do not deal with intermediaries!

I invite them in. I never mind discussing. Since I am a school teacher, by nature I am open to others expressing themselves as they make sense of the world around them. We all need to connect with others. Many door-knockers are surprised to be invited in. I've learned that one way to say "No" is to find a way to say "Yes."

If I'm feeling particularly chatty that day, I'll invite them in, offer them a seat and refreshments, and then move into the discussion. But those days are rare, so I normally just ignore them.

Same thing happened to me. They're most nice people and generally very courteous.

My sister turns the sprinklers on them.

I have 3 things I do:

1. Open door see thumpers, scream "AHHH thumpers go away!" Slam door.
2. If they are white, I call the cops & tell them I am being harassed by a gang of scary looking people.
3. Invite them in & try to convert them to a religion I made up called poontology.

(opens door)
(before they have a chance to talk I ask...)
Do you have time to talk about our dark lord Satan?
He gave us knowledge from the tree instead of keeping us ignorant.
He accepts all sinners instead of rejecting them.
He is the definition of unconditional love. ? ? ?
Lmao that should be enough to make the scurry away

I don't even answer the door if it's someone that I know. Anyone who knows me knows this.

Usually casual Conversation turns into relentless fortune telling about my eternal demise. That turns into asking for supernatural evidence and they always turn up nil. I always offer a polite return when they can wow me with godly powers or intuition, but until then I'll trust what I can see ?.

This seems to be a good deterrent....[agnostic.com]

When I lived in a neighborhood where people would go door-to-door, I posted a NO SOLICITING sign. Of course they would ignore this. My first question to them was to ask if they could read. When they said yes... I told them they must have missed my NO SOLICITING sign. They automatically jump to the "Oh, we aren't asking for money!"

It was then I would reach into the little drawer in a plant stand I had by the front door. I kept slips of paper in there with this printed on it...

so·lic·i·ta·tion

/səˌlisəˈtāSH(ə)n/

noun

noun: solicitation; plural noun: solicitations

the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone.

I would hand them the definition, then close the door.

No thank you. Never come back. If you or any of your friends return I will interpret your actions as a threat to my safety and I will use options up to and including lethal force to remove you from my property. I have a stack of cards with this message printed on them. I open the door hand them the card and close the door.