What would you do about e mails from Jehovah's Witnesses?

Question

I get so tired of the e mails telling me that they are sorry that my Father is a raping pedophile Elder and that because of him and the Elders in my former congregation I should not leave Jehovah.

Why don't they understand that I left the Witnesses because they are a false religion and a cult and that my relationship with God is better than it ever was when I was a Witness?!

Answer 1

(A) Ignore them.



(B) Reply to them saying the reason you left the Witnesses was because they are a false religion and a cult and that your relationship with god is better than it ever was when you were a Witness.



Strange, though, that they would commiserate with you over the dreadful things your J.W. Elder father did to you, then say you shouldn't leave Jehovah. Why on earth would any sane, sensible person remain in an organisation where rapists and paedophiles are protected? And hasn't it occurred to them that Jehovah could never condone this behaviour? Which begs the question, how can they claim to be the only true Christians when they continue to hide and protect men who should be removed from society so they can't hurt children?



They condemn the Roman Catholic church for such things but turn a blind eye when it comes to themselves. I believe that's called hypocrisy.

Answer 2

If you were indeed raped, then it isn't harassment for Jehovah's witnesses to show compassion for you. If you don't welcome their emails let them know and that should put a stop to it. In the short time I have been a member here, i have seen that you encourage their attention so it shouldn't surprise you that many email you. If you want to discourage them and you disbelieve them I would advise ignoring them in the comments that you submit. Submit questions to people that have the same beliefs as you. Sever any ties with them and forget about them. If I had been in a "cult" as you call it that is what I would do.



You say your relationship is good with God now. Then show to everyone that you are at peace with yourself now. Don't show anger and rage against people and other religions. Become kind and develop the fruitages of the spirit.



As far as the isolated court case, wait and see how the higher court rules. They could very likely reverse that decision and if not other religions better watch out and not gloat, because that ruling set a precedent that could pave the way for other lawsuits.

Answer 3

I regularly and frequently receive e-mail from Jehovah's Witnesses, former Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons and former Mormons, Christians of various flavors, agnostics and atheists. I also exchange messages with Jaines, Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, followers of Tao/Dao and Wiccans. I have become friends with many of them. Not just in my Yahoo account but in a separate e-mail account I have with Google that I opened for the specific purpose of corresponding with seekers of the truth and those who felt they needed to challenge me. Some days I have gotten in excess of 200 messages. My priority is those who have sent me e-mail for the first time. Those I try to answer the day I receive them. I have become very good at recognizing those who only want to argue, and will send them a message that when they decide to refrain from calling names and engage in an open dialogue I will correspond with them, but until then they are only wasting their time and sending messages to me. I have had a couple of apologies which resulted in a positive dialogue, but generally I do not hear from such people anymore.



For me, each time I gets an e-mail someone I have never heard from before, it is an opportunity to learn, to teach and to make a new friend. What I would suggest you do is to formulate a reply that would fit most if not all the messages that you receive, and then simply do a copy and a paste each time someone sends you such a message. I would even be willing to write such a message for you and not only that, if you see it as a bother rather than an opportunity, I would be more than happy to take care of it for you.

Answer 4

Honestly, you could attempt to converse with them but usually that cannot end well. Until the JW's learn to seek their own answers instead having them spoon fed to them, there will be no progress.

Answer 5

Heh, I just get insults emailed from JW's then when I reply I find I'm blocked.



Really mature.

Answer 6

E-mail back telling them that you belong to the re organized church of Naked Christians. And you only read and send e-mails and worship naked

Answer 7

Delete the emails without reading them.

Block them. Email services enable you to block emails from certain senders, so their emails won't get to you anymore.

Report them. It is illegal to harass someone by email - if you know who's sending the emails, report them to the police.

Answer 8

You should tell them to leave you alone otherwise you will report them to yahoo answers committee for commiting this crime called cyber stalking.

Answer 9

Ceaseless, personally directed attacks?



Harassment suit.





Seriously, they pull this crud too often and it's time they learned.

Answer 10

Mark it as junk mail and never bother with the folder again...

Answer 11

Mark them as spam and block the account(s) that are sending them to you...easy. Don't give them the attention they seek.

Answer 12

Block any people you do not want to receive e-mails from!!! Easy solutions from a atheist!!!

Answer 13

May I suggest spam filters.

Answer 14

Ask the Holy Spirit for guidance.

Answer 15

spam filters