I would just calmly say: “ I used to be JW but I ran away and never looked back, would you like to come inside and let me tell you why?” Then I’d go on and say the worst possible things that can happen to a person knocking on doors happened to me, and say the church and peoples in it didn’t protect me. I’d not make them think twice about knocking on my door, but ANY door for the sake of JW.
I would just calmly say: “ I used to be JW but I ran away and never looked back, would you like to come inside and let me tell you why?” Then I’d go on and say the worst possible things that can happen to a person knocking on doors happened to me, and say the church and peoples in it didn’t protect me. I’d not make them think twice about knocking on my door, but ANY door for the sake of JW.