Here's the situation: One of my co-workers is a wonderful lady but also happens to be a Christian. Nearly everyday, she sends me various forwarded emails. Sometimes with jokes, cute stories and whatnot. But in amongst these emails lately she has been forwarding me things about 'Don't take God out of our schools, it's making our kids murderers' stuff or 'Don't take God out of the Government because Muslims will bomb us' crap. This is REALLY irritating, ignorant, and just . . .just IRRITATING propaganda she is forwarding to me and my fellow co-workers.
My question is: How can I ask her to stop? At least for her to stop sending them to me? How can I do this nicely without insulting her beliefs? Any suggestions?
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
When I got one of these, I sent an extremely long e-mail to all of the recipients going through a point-by-point detailed rebuttal of every claim in the original e-mail.
For some reason, I didn't get anymore after that.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Maybe just ask her nicely to please stop forwarding you emails? Any emails. That way it leaves the whole religious thing out.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Tell her to stop. If she doesn't take the hint, take off the kid gloves.
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put her in the spam folder
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Next time you get one email back politely saying how much you enjoy all her emails and hearing from her, but that you don't share the same politcal/religious views and would appriciate if she did not send you anything of that nature.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
as a christian, i'll put it to you like this....if i was sending you jesus-laden messages, and it bugged you, i would much rather know that you dont like it than have you suffer. just let her know its not for you, and that you would like to be removed from the mass mailing. good luck!
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just delete them..
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Why would you let it bug you? To you isn't it just the same as someone saying 'Don't take Bigfoot out of our schools?'
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Tell her you're atheist.
Shiiiiit.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Just be honest with her. If she is a true friend, and Christian she will understand.
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There is no room for this in the worplace. Have a talk with her and politely ask her to stop. No need to get into her personal beliefs, just say you don't appreciate it and it is unwanted. If it your work email that you need to use for business and she refuses to stop, have a talk with your boss. If it your personal email, it is not a work issue. Simply block her email address from sending you anything else.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Just tell her that the workplace is not the appropriate place to be receiving any emails of a religious, joking, sexual, or potentially offensive nature; that you take your work responsibilities very seriously, and then ask her to take your email off of her distribution list.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Just politely say "i really appreciate the emails, but i would rather not receive personal emails at work." Its not an unreasonable request and you dont have to have an atheist v. christian confrontation at work.
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Tell her you are an Atheist, it doesn't insult her beliefs.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
I am a Christian and I can only tell you how I'd like to be asked. I'd like for you to tell me that you appreciate the thought but would I please stop sending the emails. Tell me that you'll never care about stuff like that but you won't try to stop me from loving Jesus if that is what I want to do.
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I'm a Christian, myself, but this behavior is unprofessional and inappropriate.
Tell her to stop sending you religious information. And if she doesn't stop, then report it to her superior.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Tell her you don't appreciate her sending you stuff that can't be proven. I mean, taking 'god' out of schools isn't a valid reason for why kids shoot each other.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
First, ask her to stop sending you anything having to do with religion.It is as simple as that.It isn't mean.It is your right under the law to request from coworkers to not engage in religious discussion with you.Once you ask her to stop she is obliged by law to stop.If that doesn't work, report her to a supervisor.If that doesn't work, contact your local Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and file a complaint.
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I have a coworker who sends me "god" stuff on occassion as well. It doesn't take much to ignore it and delete it. If it is really bothering you that bad, you could simply respond nicely to her "Thank you for sharing this with me. However, I have a completely different set of beliefs than you do. While I enjoy sharing email with you, please take me off of your list for religious related materials"
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
You could always just not open them. Just delete them.
I'm a christian, if someone was forwarding me atheist things thats what I would do.....its better than being rude. Specially if you work with her...You dont want that tension in your work place.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
It seems that there would be company rules against those type of emails. Who says you HAVE to be polite when telling someone that what they are doing is annoying? Just tell her, she's bold enough to send them, so you should be bold enough to tell her to stop. Maybe you should find her some dirty christian jokes, yes there are some out there, to see how she would tell you to stop, then follow her lead.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
I had the same thing happen to me. It's really not worth bad feelings at work or stress to yourself. I just deleate mine without even opening it. Even if it could have been harmless, I just do deleate. Life shouldn't be one big stress. Let it go.
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start emailing her a lot of weird things in return.
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Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
I think an email filter would do the trick? Or do you want to make a statement?
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Give her a taste of her own medicine. Send her e-mails saying, "Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church," or "Those who don't believe in evolution need it the most."
If that doesn't work, then go to your Human Resources people and ask them to forward you the company's policy about stuff like that. Kindly forward it to her and everyone else in your office as an FYI kind of thing. Hopefully, she'll get it.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
If she doesn't know your belief system,explain it and then ask her to stop.You can not say anything and just delete her messages
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Just politely approach her some day at work and ask her (very politely remember) if she could stop forwarding e-mails to you, seeing as you need the space in your inbox to check work related things as well as family updates (or whatever you really use it for that's more important than checking forwarded e-mails) As long as you ask her politely she shouldn't mind, but if she does, or if she continues sending them, then just delete the e-mails without looking at them if you see they're forwarded.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
let her know that most companys do not like people forwarding stuff like ie...ie personal emails using company time or resources. let her know that while you apperiate the thought you do NOT wanna get in trouble and ask her to stop. if she persists inform your boss...that way it looks like your are protecting yourself not attacking her beliefs....no matter how wrong she is
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Tell her to stop, and that you're not interested.
If she doesn't listen, talk to her manager. Companies are not supposed to let their mail servers and clients to be used for the dissemination of religious propaganda.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
Just say that these e-mails are offending you and/or others around you. If she is a true Christian, she will stop, rather than continue to try to force her beliefs onto others.
Fellow Atheists: *Pulling hair out* How do I do this nicely?
It would depend on how preachy she is. If she finds out you don't share her faith, will she begin a never-ending crusade to convert you? OR
Tell her to forward non-work stuff to a different email address. Just to keep the clutter down.
Would that work?
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