OMG…talk about rude and inappropriate. 

About a month ago, we got a letter at home from someone Jodi knew in grade school. She went to a small parochial school (no wonder eh) and they were a tight knit group of about 20 guys and girls that hung from 1st grade until actually the end of high school.

Anyhow…one of the guys named Phil who had some trouble after high school, ended up divorced and down on his luck sent us this letter.  Well we have not seen him since like 1983.

Anyway, he now is remarried and works as a counselor/cook at a summer church camp in northern Wisconsin. The letter was updating us on his life, how he is doing and about his new devotion to Jesus Christ. The tone of the letter got really preachy…and then….BOOM. He asked us for a very substantial donation to this camp.

I read it, laughed and threw it away. Thought…thats nice, glad you have something to focus on in your life, maybe had you been a little less preachy, I might consider a donation.

Guess what?  We got ANOTHER letter yesterday, this one going into more guilt about how God has given this Phil the light of the holy spirit and WE NEED TO HELP OUT WITH LOTS OF MONEY. And how our greed and spending money on cars and homes is not in the true Christian spirit. Bonus…it says that Phil will be calling to arrange a meeting to discuss our investment in his camp.  WTF?

I want to send a letter back thanking him for his update, but asking him to not contact us again in regards to the summer camps financial situation.

Jodi thinks I should just throw it away….

What to you think I should do????

I think that you need to meet him, tell him that you're going to give the camp 10,000 dollars.

Then send him a letter that you were just kidding.

lol @ Cpher's suggestion.

I think that if you don't want him harrassing you on the phone and in future letters, you should send him a letter politely but firmly telling him not to talk to you about these things in the future.

you shouldn't feel obliged to do anything just because he knew your wife way back when…

And people wonder why I am so against organized religion…it is because of people like that!

As much as I LOVE cpher's idea, I say send him a letter.  Perhaps you could say you have devoted YOUR life to the ancient gods and you can not risk their wrath in supporting his cause? ;-)

or I could just fall back on my claim that Jesus never paid me back the $ 3 he borrowed from me back in the olden days and say I am not giving a dime until Jesus personally comes to pay me back.

LOL

What an absolute cock. I say don't dignify it with a response.

Yeah…and now it appears that there might be some kind of reunion this summer of all these old friends of my wifes from grade school and this ass would totally ruin it if he is strong arming everyone to pony up cash for Jesus.

A summer church camp, eh?  Have you seen Jesus Camp, David?  Scary-ass shit.  I would send him some Anthrax.

Some of their early works, perhaps…Fistful of Metal was a good album.

No, David, you need to let the inner Catholic out. It's there, whether you like it or not--remember, they pound that shit into us like there's no tomorrow. Now use the gifts that the church gave us and turn it around on him.

Go Catholic on his ass.

lol!

(opens up his Cool Points book)

(scans down until he sees Glory's name)

(adds 100 points)

I've been known to give money to causes regardless of who's organized them… if it's to physically help someone. This includes church groups.

But a summer camp? No. Fund your camp the old fashioned way. Charge the campers an attendence fee.

Catholic on his ass? 

What you want me to put on a priest's collar and pretend he is an alter boy and hump his ass?

I wouldn't doubt that this guy's already had a little priest in him. He was an alter boy and the priest at the time is now in jail…..

Don't get into a pissing match w/ him - just send him a polite letter stating that you would like to be removed from his solicitation list.  Period.  End of story. 

THEN if he sends you any more letters, just toss them.

If he does call you, state that you don't wish to carry on the conversation, say thank you, and hang up.

Unfortunately, once they get to this point, there is no deviating them from their mission.  Just do what you can and step aside. 

Good luck.

I bet that camp is in Guyana….just don't drink the Kool Aid…

JRB

Send him a brief letter and tell him you can't send him any money because you spent all of your extra cash buying the items you needed to fulfill "The Prophecy". Just leave it at that. My strategy is…if they get creepy I just convince them that I am batshit nuts and then they leave me alone.

This guy has some real cojones.  Wow, I would totally be pissed off about this - AND I guess I would really wonder if that's really his intended purpose for the money.  Perhaps he's going to indulge in the "Non-Christian" way of buying houses and cars.  I think he found out that you guys are living a very well-deserved comfortable lifestyle and he thinks he deserves a part of it.

My only fear of not dignifying with a response is that he'll keep sending letter after letter - and then will come the phone calls and the visits.  I think you need to nip it in the bud and perhaps be polite but firm.  If he doesn't let up, then you MAY have to go Catholic on his ass.

No no no no no no. Don't be polite about it. Just simply tell him that for him to suddenly get in touch after all these years with the sole purpose of trying to guilt you into investing (be sure to remind him that that was his word) in his crusade is way out of line.

Tell him to watch out for lightning bolts 'cause God would likely strike any idiot using Him like this. And, if he really is religious and a true believer, he'll realize what an ass he's being and stop bugging you (and anyone else). If he's not, expect more letters, etc.

And, when you guys actually meet in person, hand over a handful of monopoly money. After his reaction (which will likely be outrage), explain by saying "Dude with you still carrying on about this, I thought it was all a joke."

THAT should get rid of him. If not, you might have to hire someone to hire someone to hire a hit man. Yes, like that. 'Cause we all know that most people that simply hire a hit man end up getting caught.

(scans down until he sees Glory's name)(adds 100 points)

Aww, Jeffe! *smooches*

[q]What you want me to put on a priest's collar and pretend he is an alter boy and hump his ass?a/q]

Well, that's a possibility…he may run…then again, he may come back for more! Risky step there. LOL

I love the Propechy thing.

I'd either go catholic on his ass or throw some pagan junk at him. Of course, the pagan stuff will make him try harder and the catholic stuff…well, you know those damn catholics. LOL

screw that, go jehovah's witness or latter day saints!

Hey, whatever.  If you invite drama into your life, guess what you get.  DRAMA.

If someone serves you the ball, and it's got a bunch of complicated shit sticking to it, you DON'T HAVE TO RETURN THE SERVE.

Just my tidbit of Catholic Charity for the day.