What would be the best way to politely decline a persistent Jehovah's Witness at your door?
I was in med school when a JW lady knocked on my door. She said she had a book from her order and said it cost a quarter. I asked her: “Is your religion for sale?”, to which she was taken aback: “Oh, no!”, she said. She shared some stuff while holding onto a bible. I asked if she believed in the Bible and she said, “Oh, yes!”.I then said: “Some other religious folks had come by, and brought this”, I produced a Four Spiritual Laws booklet. I asked about John 3:16 in the book: “Is this in the Bible?”.She turned to it. There it was: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”. I asked: “Is this true?”, “Oh no!”, she exclaimed. What about this: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). There it was in the Bible. Is this true? “Oh no!” she again said. “God demonstrates His own love toward us...