Can't tell if it's a scam, Jehovah Witness tactic, or some weird donation tactic.

[45ED]

Ever so often we'll have a knock on the door. We never open it, but we'll look out carefully to see who's knocking.

It's always the same format - two adults with a child in tow. One of the first times it was two women with either a young boy or girl, all in semi-casual (business casual?) clothing. More recently, two guys and one young boy. Again, all in semi-casual clothing. When I watched them a bit while they walked away, I noted the little boy was carrying a flower (well, kind of swinging it around).

So is this a new Jehovah Witness method of "spreading the Word"? Or some scam? Or some way of soliciting money for some cause i.e. uses children to soften up potential people and then deliver the request?

Again, I never open the door when these folks come. But my curiosity is getting the better of me. And I can't find any other mention on the internet about people going through this. I'm interested if anyone has had these folks at their door and/or if they know what their business is.

...oh, for what it's worth, last couple of times, they (the kids, mostly) came with blue tote (?) bags. But not this time. One of the guys was carrying a brief case/business case.

[Hitman21]

Maybe you could open the door and find out?

[Royalsoldier]

These people are incredibly intrusive. A group comes by my house once a week and has the nerve to peek through every window (sides/back of the house). I already told them I am not interested, but they keep showing up. It's low how they use children as tools to aid their religious conversion tactics.

I opened the door once by accident thinking it was someone else and they will stick their hand over the door frame, put one foot in and ask "may we come to speak to you about the Lord Jesus Christ of ladder day saints" (some nonsense like that).

Personally, I have no time for these people and their "Awake" magazines that I treat like junk mail everytime.

[Kunman]

Have fun, troll them

Might turn out badly if you trolld religious extremists though

[cliffclaven]

A group such as this came to my door two weeks ago and I invited them in. I have them in my crawl space right now, but with the summer heat they are starting to smell.

[ssbtech]

These people are incredibly intrusive. A group comes by my house once a week and has the nerve to peek through every window (sides/back of the house). I already told them I am not interested, but they keep showing up. It's low how they use children as tools to aid their religious conversion tactics.

I opened the door once by accident thinking it was someone else and they will stick their hand over the door frame, put one foot in and ask "may we come to speak to you about the Lord Jesus Christ of ladder day saints" (some nonsense like that).

Personally, I have no time for these people and their "Awake" magazines that I treat like junk mail everytime.

Set up a webcam, take a photo, etc... print it out and stick it on a window with a note saying "if you're here, I'm phoning the police"

[45ED]

A group such as this came to my door two weeks ago and I invited them in. I have them in my crawl space right now, but with the summer heat they are starting to smell.

Lol.

[Ottomaddox]

Ever so often we'll have a knock on the door. We never open it, but we'll look out carefully to see who's knocking.

It's always the same format - two adults with a child in tow. One of the first times it was two women with either a young boy or girl, all in semi-casual (business casual?) clothing. More recently, two guys and one young boy. Again, all in semi-casual clothing. When I watched them a bit while they walked away, I noted the little boy was carrying a flower (well, kind of swinging it around).

So is this a new Jehovah Witness method of "spreading the Word"? Or some scam? Or some way of soliciting money for some cause i.e. uses children to soften up potential people and then deliver the request?

Again, I never open the door when these folks come. But my curiosity is getting the better of me. And I can't find any other mention on the internet about people going through this. I'm interested if anyone has had these folks at their door and/or if they know what their business is.

...oh, for what it's worth, last couple of times, they (the kids, mostly) came with blue tote (?) bags. But not this time. One of the guys was carrying a brief case/business case.

Yup, it's probably the JWs. People tend to yell obscenities at them less when they use their children as shields.

[Ottomaddox]

These people are incredibly intrusive. A group comes by my house once a week and has the nerve to peek through every window (sides/back of the house). I already told them I am not interested, but they keep showing up. It's low how they use children as tools to aid their religious conversion tactics.

I opened the door once by accident thinking it was someone else and they will stick their hand over the door frame, put one foot in and ask "may we come to speak to you about the Lord Jesus Christ of ladder day saints" (some nonsense like that).

Personally, I have no time for these people and their "Awake" magazines that I treat like junk mail everytime.

Unfortunately, the only thing that works consistently is being loud and belligerent to them.
If you find them snooping around your house, get a description, and call the police.

[hagbard]

These people are incredibly intrusive. A group comes by my house once a week and has the nerve to peek through every window (sides/back of the house). I already told them I am not interested, but they keep showing up. It's low how they use children as tools to aid their religious conversion tactics.

I opened the door once by accident thinking it was someone else and they will stick their hand over the door frame, put one foot in and ask "may we come to speak to you about the Lord Jesus Christ of ladder day saints" (some nonsense like that).

Personally, I have no time for these people and their "Awake" magazines that I treat like junk mail everytime.

You've got your religious fanatics mixed up. That's Mitt's people.

[ronin1701]

You've got your religious fanatics mixed up. That's Mitt's people.

Mormon (Mitt's people) missionaries walk around in white collared shirts and ties and wear nametags identifying themselves as "Elder so-and-so".

Jehovah's Witnesses are the guys who give out copies of "Awake!" (what he's describing above).

[ishfish]

We used to let them in, but stopped as they are all incapable of an intellectual exchange.
Mormons and Jws know surprising little about the development of their religion or the history of Christianity in general.

[hagbard]

Mormon (Mitt's people) missionaries walk around in white collared shirts and ties and wear nametags identifying themselves as "Elder so-and-so".

Jehovah's Witnesses are the guys who give out copies of "Awake!" (what he's describing above).

"I opened the door once by accident thinking it was someone else and they will stick their hand over the door frame, put one foot in and ask "may we come to speak to you about the Lord Jesus Christ of ladder day saints" (some nonsense like that)."

[RolandCouch]

I usually troll people like this for fun and they leave.

[ishfish]

It's latter day saints - not ladder. They are saints of latter days - to distinguish them from earlier saints.