I abhore getting chain emails- but the "Jesus is coming to rapture....chain emails that end in the usual "send to seven friends and so and so will occur..." just grate my nerves because they seem so hypocritical. Wasn't the bible against "luck/superstition" anyway? How can I explain this to my more zealous (but well meaning) family members that these emails just harvest email addresses and are not biblical in nature anyway?
Please advise.
2007-07-26 10:23:07 · 11 answers · asked by quirky 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do like I did..tell them to stop. Tell them that you hate chain emails no matter what they are about and that all you do is delete them. They take up much to much space in your inbox. If they continue remind them. Then tell them if they persist that you will send thier email to spam. Not respecting your wishes is very rude.
2007-07-26 10:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get some of those too, and they are from old aunts who just wouldn't be able to handle me telling them I'm an atheist and don't want to hear about jesus all the time.
I would tell them you don't want ANY spam emails, which includes the religious ones. Although it's harder, because they think those are the most important ones. That got my dad to reduce the number he sends me by 90%.
2007-07-26 17:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by daisy mcpoo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What they do not know will not hurt them. Meaning all you have to do is delete their chain email and say oh no I never got it, the devil must have taken it.
sorry for being a bit silly with the last part. lack of sleep for two days
2007-07-26 17:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by independant_009 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
push the word delete. I am a Christian and I despise these as well- no God would have you send along an email or you will have 4 years bad luck, or any of the stuff that it signifies.
2007-07-26 17:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just delete them and call it a day, or somehow block them, if possible. I delete a lot of emails that hold no interest and never say anything to the sender.
2007-07-26 17:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Set up a rule in your email program to send those emails to a folder or the trash..whichever you prefer.
Peace, Love, and Blessings
Greenwood
2007-07-26 17:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by Greenwood 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell them to knock it off or you're going to block their email addresses.
2007-07-26 17:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wellll, you could go the extreme route and tell them if they don't stop sending them to you, you'll block their e-mail addresses.
2007-07-26 17:27:01 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just delete, delete, delete. I did that to one my sister sent me yesterday. If asked what you thought about it? Maybe "That was an interesting email." would suffice.
2007-07-26 17:29:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i understand what you're saying. i get that stuff all the time.
i usually send it back to the person who sent it and then delete it.
bb
2007-07-26 17:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋