If you want the 'cease & desist' letter I started a thread so I can access it when needed. Again, it is only good for one year. You must send it every year to be put on a do not call even then they 'forget'.
My friend wants to know how to stop the JW's from knocking at her door
by Velvetann 24 Replies latest jw friends
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hillbilly
a specific "NO JW" sign should be clear enough... and a call to the police if it's ignored.
Trespassing laws have a few loopholes from state to state... JW's could argue that they are on normal business that some states allow in the trespass laws.
~hill
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blondie
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Box HowshouldmattersbehandledwhenahouseholderinsiststhatJehovah’sWitnessesmakenofurthercallsatthathome?When we encounter a sign at the door that strictly prohibits calls of a religious nature and specifically mentions Jehovah’s Witnesses, it may be best to respect the householder’s wishes and avoid knocking.
Sometimes we come upon a sign prohibiting salesmen or solicitors. Since we are doing charitable religious work, that does not really apply to us. It would be appropriate to go ahead and knock at such doors. If the householder objects, we can tactfully explain why we feel that such signs do not apply in our case. If the householder then makes it clear that the prohibition includes Jehovah’s Witnesses, we will respect his wishes.
When we are working the territory, a householder may become visibly upset and emphatically insist that we do not call again. If he refuses to reason on the matter, we should comply with this request. A dated note should be placed in the territory envelope so that publishers working the territory in the future will avoid calling at that address.
Such homes are not to be avoided indefinitely. The present occupants may move away. We may contact another family member who will respond favorably. There is also the possibility that the householder to whom we spoke will have a change of heart and become more agreeable to having us call. So after some time a tactful inquiry should be made of the occupants to determine their current feelings.
The territory file should be reviewed once a year, making a list of the homes where we have been advised not to call. Under the direction of the service overseer, some tactful, experienced publishers can be assigned to visit these homes. It could be explained that we are calling to inquire if the same householder still lives there. The publisher should be familiar with the material in the Reasoning book, pages 15-24, entitled "How You Might Respond to Potential Conversation Stoppers." If there is a reasonable response, future calls can be made in the usual way. If the householder continues to be antagonistic, no further calls should be made until the following year. The local body of elders can decide if the circumstances in a particular case make it advisable to handle things differently.
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cognac
I wonder if you could get a restraining order...
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WTWizard
Here are some legal methods: First, make sure to get on the Do Not Call list, and do not be polite about it. They will probably give you a hard time about it and "forget" that you are on that list.
Next, get the No Trespassing sign, and especially a No Jehovah's Witnesses sign. Then you have legal recourse if they ever show up again.
You could also get a supply of apostate tracts. The deal is, they have to take and read one of those if you read one of theirs. They cannot accept such a deal. Alternatively, give them a tract from another church and agree to take their littera-trash only if they agree to take and read the church tracts.
One thing that works is getting to Ephesians 2:8 and 9. That is where salvation is by grace alone, not by works. Now, you have them in a pickle. The longer they stand there, the more you argue that their salvation is not by means of going out in field circus, and that they are wasting their time and committing fraud against you.
Or, when they pull out the Bible Teach book, you pull out a copy of Crisis of Conscience and try to place that with them. Of course, they are obligated by the religion to refuse such trade. Tell them that, if they ever decide to come back, regardless of whether they have children or elderly people with them, you are going to discuss solely out of the apostate literature, whether or not they like it.