You’ve all experienced that time when on a lazy Saturday morning you’re watching TV and are contented with the world you hear your door knocking and check who it is. Lo and behold it is a young man or two in a dark suit and holding a large book. So what varieties of missionaries have you met-Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon, Baptist, Scientologist etc.?
No idea. I shoo them away before they have a chance to get a word out of their mouths.
Jehovah’s Witnesses a lot when I was a kid, and in college I got a couple Seventh Day Adventists on my doorstep.
I have a mezzuzah on my door, signalling that I am in fact Jewish, so every now and then I get Chasidic Jews trying to get me to be more Observant (Jews do not proselytize to non-Jews, but “encouragement” of the already-Jewish is ok).
Annoying, because my standard missionary conversation stopper “I’m jewish” doesn’t work on them 
Other than that, Jehovah’s Witnesses mainly. I’ve met Mormon missionaries in social contexts, but never had one ring my doorbell.
I got a couple of Jehovah’s at my car. I was sitting in front of my house, putting on makeup before heading off to school, when one knocked on my window. Scared the crap out of me.
I’ve never heard of any other denominations go bell ringing (or car knocking).
I had a gorgeous blond girl approach me in a parking lot when I was maybe 17.
…of course, that’s how I knew something was up :rolleyes:
But she was all friendly, and kept asking stuff about me. We chatted for a few minutes.
I was just about ready to think, “Hey! She’s into me!” but as I was zoning out I still managed to hear “*blahblahblahblahHave you heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?”
snap out of it.
I’ve only ever gotten the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It’s always well-dressed middle aged black ladies you can’t bear to be rude to. (This is not an invitation to any Mormons out there!)
Rule#4 “If the girls in your neighborhood are now f-cked up little monsters, well maybe its time to stop driving carpool…”
Who is that hands out ‘the watchtower’? Them.
On the other side, as a kid and teen I went to a church that did door to door witnessing. I hated doing it even then and now I really understand how intrusive it is.
Cylons? 
I’ve only been bugged by Jehovas Witnesses, but not in a long time, back in high school when I was sick with the flu, these parasites came a-callin’, thankfully, I had my boombox with me, so I slapped in an Ozzy Osbourne tape (Crazy Train, I believe was playing), I went to the door, with it cranked up, asked, gruffly what the frak they wanted, as soon as they heard the dulcet tones of Mr Osbourne, they hightailed it out of there
A couple years ago, another pair came in when I was working on the garden tractor, trying to fix the mower deck, I was annoyed at the tractor, so I was rather…short with them, told them I was not interested in their little fairy tale, that they were wasting my time, and couldn’t they see that I was busy, I told them to go away and stop bothering me
they complied…
Maybe the belching diesel smoke from the tractor had something to do with it…
…or maybe the large adjustable wrench I had in my hands was a factor?..
Ugh, wretched typing! Sorry about that. (I think my mind was running faster then my fingers)
I’ve told this story before. Onetime when I was a toddler Mom took me to Grandma & Grandpa’s lake cottage. Dad was working and nobody else came up so it was just me, Mom, and our Collie mix Gracie. These two missionaries came to the door, both well dressed young men. They were very insistant, but Mom kept politely telling them she wasn’t interested and asked them to leave. When she tried to close the door one put his foot in so she couldn’t close it. Big mistake. Gracie then attacked him and he ended up in the ER. He then sued us. Not only did he loose the judge also made him pay costs because “the dog was merely doing it’s duty by protecting it’s mistress”. 
Mostly Jehovah’s Witnesses. The occasional Mormon. And once, a couple of young ladies from some obscure Asian cult that I don’t remember. I actually let them in because they needed a bathroom break. Hey, I’m not a monster.
I’ve never had anyone knock on the door trying to sell their brand of religion.
I’ve only had Mormons show up, and only 1 pair. That’s when I learned to never ever ask a missionary for more information, even if you stress that you do not want to be part of their religion, but that you just want information for purely academic purposes. They didn’t leave me alone until I moved to a different county. Even then only because I insisted I wanted to contact the local church myself, otherwise I’m sure I’d still be hounded by the beasts.
It was awful. How many times can you say “No, I do not want to be baptised next week. I am not converting to your religion.” before they finally get it?
I’ve had Jehovah’ s Witnesses, Baptist, Assembly of God, Mormons, and generic Christians at various residences. Two memorable encounters:
Mormons had a missionary’s apartment in my complex in my early twenties. (The young guys doing their mandatory service.) I lived with my female roommate and my infant daughter. When I was at work one day and roommate was babysitting, they knocked on our door, and when she answered, they turned pale and stammered “Uh, sorry! Wrong house!” I don’t know what that was about, unless maybe they thought we were a lesbian couple.
Baptists came to my door to ask if my kids could ride the bus to their vacation bible school. They invited me to their church, which they claimed was very friendly and casual. “We don’t try to shove our beliefs down your throat.” I said thank you, but I was content with my own church. Oh, what church is that? they asked. Our Lady of (Whatever it was), I replied.
They recoiled: “OH, you’re CATHOLIC. You’re the ones who play with the beads. You do realize you’re going to HELL, don’t you?” Thanks for not shoving your beliefs down my throat, guys!
Actually, no I haven’t. Apparently, for whatever reason, they skip my house.
panache, maybe they know about your dungeon. 
I’ve never been accosted at my domocile. But I have on the street. One time I was accosted in Times Square by a Sciencetologist Another I was accosted by a Mormon. (and then two seconds later I was accosted by a deaf begger)
Not since I was a kid, no. Either I’m sleeping in, or I’m awake and grumbling that I have to get up early and get some stuff done, be it work or chores or shopping or whatever. I vastly prefer sleeping in. Anyway, last time I checked, there was nothing worth watching on Saturday morning TV…OK, I just checked this morning’s listings. Bunch of crap on, nothing worth watching.
Anyway. I have only gotten Christian proselytizers ringing my doorbell. There’s a Baptist church on the corner, and I’m two houses down. We used to get people from that church all the time, until I went down and made a scene in front of the preacher and made legal threats. We’ve had a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons coming around, plus various people who want to Share The Good News with us. Usually I don’t let them even name a denomination before I let them know that they are very, very unwelcome.
Back in the 70s, I was approached by a few Hari Krishnas in a mall that I used to frequent.
I think it’s the height of stupidity for missionaries to believe that there’s a lot of people in Fort Worth who haven’t heard of christianity. I think it’s an insult to me for the missionaries from that Baptist church to think that I haven’t noticed that there’s A BIG FRIGGING CHURCH only two houses down. If I want to go to that church, I’ll wander in. I don’t need an engraved invitation. And (when my daughter was younger) insulting my parenting skills when I reply that no, I DON’T want my daughter to attend Vacation Bible School is not going to kindle warm feelings in my heart towards that church. Oh, I might get pretty warm, but I won’t think kindly of the church that sends people out to insult me.
They don’t show up as often as when I was a kid, but in order of frequency…
Jehovah’s Witnesses (the ones with The Watchtower)
Mormons
Baptists
and once or twice, the United Pentecostals (Oneness) following up as I had visited their church.
Over the years, I have been approched at a state fair, an airport, and downtown Hollywood by Hare Krishnas.