RE:Junk religious mail- what to do??
(Date Posted:03/02/2008 17:06:08)
Reply to Craigle (02/29/2008 8:15 PM).
I am at my wit's end. My father died in 1990 and I STILL get junk mail usually solicitations for money sent to him at my address- he never lived here or even in this state. He was real big on 'witnessing to Jewish people' and all this stuff is asking for money to help Israel, etc. I keep sending letters, have called a couple- never get answers on the letters although someone at one of the places I called was sympathetic and said they'd try to get his name off.
It's clear his name is being recycled all the time. This was a real issue between he and I and every time I get one of these it just brings it all back. I tried just tossing them and if I do that it gets worse.
Anyone know of any place I can contact to stop this or if I have any legal rightd to sue these people? Thanks. |
How horrible for you! I'd be upset/pissed off too. 18 years it a long time for them to keep this up.!! I've asked heaps of ordinary businesses ( in person) to take my name off their mailing list and they have quickly and efficiently complied. But in the situation of 'begging for money' charity Organisations I doubt it would work that well, especially if you are using the phone. I don't know? I write 'NOT AT THE ADDRESS' and pop them back into the mailbox and my junk mail (letters ) seems to have disappeared. I doubt any business will waste money on undelivered mail. However ..I think your best bet might be your local POST OFFICE...go there personally and explain the situation of the 'dead letters'..(Pardon the pun) - the post office will stop delivering Mail to you that isn't yours. I believe there is a standard form you need to fill out?
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In exchange for obedience, Christianity promises salvation in an afterlife; but in order to elicit obedience through this promise, Christianity must convince people that they need salvation, that there is something to be saved from. Christianity has nothing to offer a happy person living in a natural, intelligible universe. If Christianity is to gain a motivational foothold, it must declare war on earthly pleasure and happiness, and this, historically, has been its precise course of action. In the eyes of Christianity, woman(man) is sinful and helpless in the face of God, and is potential fuel for the flames of hell. Just as Christianity must destroy reason before it can introduce faith, so it must destroy happiness before it can introduce salvation.
-- George H Smith, Atheism: The Case Against God
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That is so sneaky! I love it.
