Why not open the door and ask?

Jehovah's Witnesses are happy if they can share a single Scripture with a householder, or explain a single bible teaching! A common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to get a householder to "convert", when that simply is NOT the purpose of their ministry.

In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses would go from door-to-door even if there were no hope that anyone would change their religion, or even if no one would listen to them!

That is because Jesus Christ specifically assigned the house-to-house ministry to the Christian congregation, with no regard for specific results.

(Luke 10:1,2) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

Jehovah's Witnesses are trained to direct attention to the bible, and move on when their message is unwanted. Since each congregation in the United States tries to call at every home in its territory at least twice each year, there is strong motivation for them to move on where little interest is shown. Also, the Scriptures help the Witnesses to expect little interest from most:

(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching ...and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.

Learn more:

http://watchtower.org/e/jt/

http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm

I have studied with Jehovah Witnesses before. The took many passages out of context, and read into other passages what they wanted it to say, not what it actually said. They were serious - but only about their doctrines, not about everything the Bible said.

Simply reading the rest of the passages around what they chose was enough to clear up much of what the Bible was actually trying to say.

rofl. Why would I do that? I think their religion is one of the most messed up ones on the planet. They'd be one of the last I'd ever consider joining even if I was looking.

So, no.

because if i was meant to know, i would already know.

and i have an infinite ammount of better things to do with an afternoon.

I answer the door naked and they don't want to talk to me :( --

I ask them about dinosaurs and they quickly leave, usually.

No thanks. I like christmas.