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How to see whether a Chinese handmade teapot is well done or not - quality of the spout is an important standard. 

I left after a couple months, I stayed just long enough to see that they explicitly believe women are inferior to men, and of course, that homosexuality is a sin on par with murder.

The whole missionary door to door thing is NOT how Jehovah's Witnesses recruit. That is how they convince their members that the world is out to get them. One of the first things they teach is that Jesus requires you to try to convert non Christians to the faith. (They say non Christian but mean non JW.)

Then they say, "look how people treat us, just for the crime of wanting to save their soul"

They have long time church members tutor the incoming members to smooth the process over. They're trained to smooth away any doubts you may have about the church.

CC: Here's why you should not try to scare Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses that come knocking on your door.

It might be funny in the moment to say "Oh, sorry, I can't go to church on Sundays. That's when I sacrifice aborted fetuses to Beelzebub."

But it can be damaging in the long run to anyone that is thinking about escaping their cult.

People who are in cults are told that the outside world is evil, and while they might not like the conditions of the cult that they're in, they're guaranteed that the outside world is ten times worse.

And you trying to scare them away can reinforce those beliefs.

What's recommended by cult experts (and cult escapees) is that you take the time and listen to them if you have the time.

Then you can politely deny, and say "Sorry, I'm not interested," or "Sorry, I'm (this other religion)."

I like to give snacks or bottled water to anyone.

If it's Jehovah's Witness kids, I like to ask if they watch Caleb and Sophia, which is a popular Jehovah's Witnesses cartoon.

And you do not have to talk to them about religion, or take the lessons. Say you are comfortable in your beliefs, and ask if they'd like a beverage (Don't offer alcohol, coffee or tea to be a dick - soft drinks or water) or bite to eat, ask how they like the area, if they're adjusting well, etc. Another thing is that Mormon missionaries will jump at the chance for service. Ask them if they would like to help you weed the garden, go deliver supplies to homeless shelters, or do other service work, and you can give them something else to do for once as well as showing that non-mormons are just like they are.

Note that they (especially women missionaries) will not go alone with people of the opposite sex.

Me in 2020:

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