Get Behind Me, Satan

I received in the mail today a business size envelope addressed as such:

To the Family of Steven S
c/o Naomi
...
Pensacola,. blah blah blah

The return address was Arkansas and the postmark stamp was Memphis. Perhaps a condolescence letter from someone who knew Pop?

HELL FUCKING NO!

Hello:
    My name is Valerie C. (I debated including her entire last name but I decided that would be entirely too unkind of me especially since I will be writing Ms. Valerie back and letting her know what I think of her.) I'm a Bible student, and I understand your sorrow and distress in the recent death of your loved one. I'm writing you because I have some good news to share with you regarding your loss.
    Did you know the Bible promises us that we will have the opportunity to see our dead loved ones again? Turn in your copy of the Bible to John 5:28, 29. Here, Jesus Christ says, that "everyone in the memorial tomb (or grave), will hear his (Jesus) voice and come out".
    Yes, the wonderful promise of a resurrection of all those who have fallen asleep in death. Acts 24:15
    In addition to that, Jehovah God has promised obedient mankind at Revelation 21:1-4, that soon "pain, sickeness and yes, even death will be done away with". Why? Because we read at 1John 4:8, that "God is love".
    I hope these few lines have brought you some comfort.
    I urge you to seek out one of Jehovah's Witnesses in your area to further explain these wonderful provisions that Jehovah God has in store for mankind.

Thank you for your time.

Ok. Who the hell is this chick?! Oh...and included in the letter was a tract about heaven and shit.  Is this how some Christians minister now?  They troll about the obituaries and funeral parlors? They scope out the guest books of the decease and just send out form letters to every person who seems related to the descedent? I'm fucking apalled. I'm annoyed. I'm pissed.

I don't need Valerie's idea of Christ if it involves intruding on a family's grieving time in this way. This doesn't give me comfort..to be bitch-slapped with Christianity.

The clergy that performed my father's service did the same exact thing. He tried saving the audience with my father's casket up front between two Marines. He went on and on about how it would be a loving tribute to Steve if we dedicated our lives to Christ right then and there. Are we ready for God if our time came unexpectedly? He asked us, mourners to pray a sinners' prayer. And when those who did finished, he asked those to raise their hands if they did it. He blessed those who prayed. WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO DIDN'T PRAY?! Aren't those the ones who need saving more? Aren't those the ones who need more blessings? Fire and brimstone and salvation instead of what we were truely there for.....MY DEAD FATHER!!!!

I can't stand people like these two. It's no longer about trying to console the grieving. It's not about really teaching them about a God. It's about scaring them. About adding numbers to the masses. It's a Ford assembly line of mass produced Christians.

You don't even know how angry this letter has made me. The amount of vile putrid anger I have right now for this anonymous bitch. YES! I'M BEING CRUEL! I see her as tiresome as ambulance chasing lawyers. And those Christians who are true Christians? Those religious followers that are devoted and lovely and true to their beliefs, Christian and non-Christian alike, are soiled because of this heathen!

I hope she gets toe fungus!

Comments

[Aimee]

i think you should educate the woman. if she seriously believes that everyone who dies will be ressurected in the 'New System" then that means that i will be when i die before armageddon!!
even if i have been reincarnated as a dolphin and im having a great time swimming the ocean or what ever . humans can be so self fish!! you know jehovas witnesses dont even think about animals being ressurected. how selfish is that!!!

how can one being or soul dissapate when another is kept going?? and also they don't believe in reincarnation but ressurection. is that a different ball game??

another point what about the fact they can't swear or curse with words like fuck and shit but its fine to use the same anger with a different word like damb it or blooming heck.

wouldnt a rose by any other name smell as sweet?

[Nae]

Care,

Remember our encounter with that couple that continuously harrassed you until we blatantly asked them for an invitation to their church?

[Carrie]

Nae (and Dark)
I would normally agree with your sound reasoning. However, in this case I must relate still another viewpoint. This woman, nay girl, is going to do this again to someone else. Now that your anger has subsided, Nae, you should educate this bible "student" on the error of her ways.
I share your initial revulsion upon reading this letter. Why would someone violate your privacy this way? Did she have accomplices? Please consider putting this girl in her place.
p.s. Jehovah's Witnesses have never given me the impression they are Christian. In fact they do their best to draw attention away from Christ.(just a little prop for the "devoted Christians")

[Naomi]

Dark Knight....

You are right about that. I had thought about responding to the woman regarding her insensitive intrusion on my family's life but eventually my anger waned. I think the autonomic response to such action that raises one's dander is retaliation albeit justified. It takes a far greater wisdom and power to sometimes allow those who think they have great power to just simply.....become quieter and then silent. And to do so, is to merely make them insignificant.

Thanks for reminding me of the right perspective.

[Dark Knight]

To return ignorance with more stupidity is to only create an endless cycle. Besides, toe fungus is really too good for those types that prey of people's grief. Let's send the tactless wonders back to the muck that spawned them.

How you ask?

Simple. Just don't allow the stupid people any space in your life.

[Sami]

I second the toe fungus. And maybe a nasty, itchy yeast infection just for emphasis.