it appears that updating the door only affects it if the player hasn't BUDed it before.
http://youtu.be/gVR7xLhx0nw
(in video, the torch updates the door, causing it not to open later when the redstone updates it)
related to MC-3582
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This issue affects neither 1.10.2 nor 16w42a. I'm not sure exactly when this bug was fixed.
EDIT: according to the comments in MC-3582, this was fixed in 14w11b.
EDIT AGAIN: actually, that wasn't what fixed it. The fix is that doors in powered locations will be open by default when placed.
Is this still an issue in the most recent versions (currently that is 1.10.2, or 16w42a) of Minecraft? If so, please update the affected versions and help us keeping this ticket updated from time to time.