Lift them off the surface of the door and knock them down upon the door, of course.

If its guys I just tell them I am a Catholic, no one can argue with that amount of crazy. If there is a girl, I look at her and ask her if she wants ditch the other guy and come in for some fun.

In the Netherlands we have stickers (provided by the local gouvernement) that you can put on your mailbox. In my case Yes to charity and No to sellers or religious proselytizing. It really works in the Netherlands and do not get interrupted anymore. It saves you time, frustration and you can evade those silly discussion. So I agree with Chainsmkmtair that a sign may be a very effective way of prevention. Otherwise you can also shock them by answering the door naked if they are too stubborn to respect the sign.

A good friend used to answer the door naked when the JW’s came around, they don’t come back twice.

I'm a certified Reverend of Dude-ism, so I just tell them and usually all the hear is Reverend, so they just leave.

I got ambushed by some Witnesses a few months ago out the front of my house. My reflex was to ask about their 144 000 reserved placements in Heaven. “Is it first come first served or more of a Deadman’s Boots system?”

They were polite and were on their way soon after.

I posted a sign on my door that reads. No so soliciting or pandering. I got the religion thing figured out as well. Don't knock ring or leave pamphlets flyers or trinkets. Exceptions. Thin mint and pop corn sale witches warlocks and princesses

I gave up on being polite. See, I walked away from Mormonism, and those guys are way too insistent. Last time they knocked, I opened the door, saw who it was, said “Nope. Not happening.” And closed the door again. I now basically have a no contact order, so they haven’t bothered me once this year (except for my mom). I feel bad for the missionaries sometimes, because I know some of them are desperate for a way out, but I do not have the answer for them. Well, I do, but no one mentions their doubt in front of their mission companion.

These people are sincere in their beliefs. I thank them for their time after explaining my atheism while acknowledging their intent. I think that they might reach a neighbour or someone who has a drug habit perhaps... Religion can indeed assist in saving people from hopelessness while giving them a supportive social network in the form if their church. Secularists are less likely go door knocking asking if someone has a problem. Hmm. Food for thought.

i tell them i've already been there.

Whenever someone comes to the door, the dogs begin to growl and bark. I do not open the door; there is too much crime. We live in a rural area and are wary of uninvited visitors.

I planning on opening the door butt ass naked next time and inviting them in for coffee and....

Offer them a cold drink on a hot day. It's not something I have encountered for a very long time. Maybe, just maybe, I won't stop my dog from humping their leg.

I don’t. Lol

Nope,thank humanity you encountered a still humane one.Most of them especially the Catholics and Church of Christ ones are very stubborn and will definitely engage you when you refuse them or better yet tell them you don't believe in their Gods(I know because I used to be a devout Church of Christ member and I used to be part of their door to door dogma propaganda teams,and with the Catholics I myself had a face to face argument with one of em)

Answer the door shirtless holding a beer eating pork grinds. If you can burp. A fart would be better.

Depends on how much time is available and my mood.

Some fun things might be asking them if they are Christians. Further inquiring about whether they just talk about Jesus or actually live by and follow his recorded example can be fun.

If they calim to live by his example, that's when it's time to invite them in with a big welcoming smile. Offer them a seat while you fetch soap, a foot tub with warm water and a towel.

"My feet are pretty grubby. Who wants to be first?" ?

Depends on how much time is available and my mood.

Some fun things might be asking them if they are Christians. Further inquiring about whether they just talk about Jesus or actually live by an follow hos recorded example can be fun.

If they calim to live by his example, that's when it's time to invite them in with a big welcoming smile. Offer them a seat while you fetch soap, a foot tub with warm water and a towel.

"My feet are pretty grubby. Who wants to be first?" ?

Depends on how much time is available and my mood.

Some fun things might be asking them if they are Christians. Further inquiring about whether they just talk about Jesus or actually live by an follow hos recorded example can be fun.

If they calim to live by his example, that's when it's time to invite them in with a big welcoming smile. Offer them a seat while you fetch soap, a foot tub with warm water and a towel.

"My feet are pretty grubby. Who wants to be first?" ?

Depends on how much time is available and my mood.

Some fun things might be asking them if they are Christians. Further inquiring about whether they just talk about Jesus or actually live by an follow hos recorded example can be fun.

If they calim to live by his example, that's when it's time to invite them in with a big welcoming smile. Offer them a seat while you fetch soap, a foot tub with warm water and a towel.

"My feet are pretty grubby. Who wants to be first?" ?

I tell them "I have my beliefs already, but thanks" and move to close the door.
If they get pushy, I get inappropriate.
I was challenged a few weeks by an Ernest young man who put his foot in the storm door..."may I ask what those are?"
That pissed me off.
Looking at his foot I followed it all the way up to his eyes.
"I believe you would look a LOT better naked in my bed"
He turned a few shades of red and pulled his foot back.
"You boys have a nice day"
I shut my door.

Bucket of water?

These days, I just don’t answer doors to anybody I don’t know or are expecting. On those occasions when I am confronted with them face to face, I typically politely brush them off. I don’t want to waste their time or mine. Especially mine.

I say I'm NOT a christian and NO I don't want to be saved! bye

When I was in my twenties, I was a little more mean-spirited. I would do stuff like lead the door knocker on for a good 5 minutes, before telling them that I'm sorry I couldn't convert today, because I was still a proud member of the Church of Satan, but thank you for your time.

As I got older, I got to thinking about their job or what they have to do for that day. I actually empathised with them. Could you imagine? You have to deal with people slamming doors in your face, or other silly religions like Christianity or whatever the fuck laughing at you because your silly religion requires you to knock on random doors, as opposed to sitting around getting overwieght, while wasting brain cells believing in your version of God, at least the door knockers get exercise.

I mean if there was a situation more funny than a Christian laughing at a Mormon or Jehovah's Witness or whatever the fuck, then I don't know what? I kind of thought to myself, that they atleast approached with the more noble free thought form of conversion, as opposed to brain washing impressionable children.

So, when they knock, I listen attentively. I take him seriously , and I was not condescending to them. I asked him if they were born into this religion, or was it something they converted to from a similar religion? Now when it came time to answer the question of what my beliefs were. I told him I don't know. I left it at that, grab the pamphlets, thanked him, and sent him on his way in a better mood. At least for 10 minutes they got a break from getting treated like loonies by just as dumb assholes from other faiths, It's easy to mock someone who isn't a traditional religious nut. They at least worked for their conversions...