should I complain about a coworker for emailing this?

[Dukkha]

This guy keeps mass emailing shit like this to veryone. He part of some christian cult and is generally very vocal about it and mentally unstable:

email comtents:


VERY INTERESTING -

1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq!

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.

10. Amos cried out in Iraq!

11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been
in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!)

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in
Iraq.

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into
Iraq.


16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

17. The wise men were from Iraq.

18. Peter preached in Iraq.

19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon,
which
was a city in Iraq!

And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the nation most often
mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is
Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The
names
used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. The
word
Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq, means country with deep
roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant
country in the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy
associated
it than Iraq.

And also... This is something to think about! Since America is
typically
represented by an eagle. Saddam should have read up on his Muslim
passages...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a
fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the
lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair
still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of
Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?! God Bless you all Amen !

I BETTER NOT HEAR OF ANYONE BREAKING THIS ONE OR SEE DELETED This is a
ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to everyone and pray.
Something good will happen to you tonight at 11:11 PM This is not a
joke. Someone will either call you or will talk to you online and say
that they love you. Do not break this chain. Send this to 13 people in
the next 15 minutes. Go.

[leftofthedial]

1. report the prosyletizing son of a bitch

[Blue Gardener]

2. Yes

Crap like this does not belong at work.

[shoelace414]

3. perhaps that's why Iraq is called

the cradle of civilization..

but what does that have to do with the price of beans in China?

[KitchenWitch]

4. Yes, talk to your IT person and human resources

inappropriate use of resources.

[RevCheesehead]

5. It would be better to politely ask him to stop sending this stuff to you.

If you simply go to the boss/manager without first trying to resolve the issue, you'll look like someone who can't handle simple problems. AFTER you've asked him to stop sending stuff, and he still persists in sending it, then you should file your complaint.

[MissB]

6. Duh

In a half of a heartbeat.

Right about at "garden of Eden" he crossed the line, unless you work in a church.

[PittPoliSci]

7. oh i'd complain

i'm fairly certain that Koran 9:11 thing is bullshit.

[The Night Owl]

8. Why bust someone when you can embarrass the hell out of him or her?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/quran.asp

Fearsome Eagle. LOL! Not even subtle. Whoever wrote that false Quran passage about the "Fearsome Eagle" wrote it for a dull and gullible audience... Bush voters.

[demnan]

12. Better yet.

[Kire]

33. say goodbye to your job, pal

you obviously have more important things to do

Edit: I'm talking to your co-worker in a rhetorical voice. Not you. Don't worry.

[demnan]

9. Does your company have a policy about personal emails?

I would look that up, then try to calmly explain to him your irritation at the emails and mention the said guidelines (which probably do exist). Don't go to his supervisor unless he persists.

[Booster]

10. Do you know if he emailed it to his boss? I would complain about

it, but I would first try and figure out if the boss is also part of a Christian cult and/or also a little nutty. This email has no place in the office in my opinion.

[princehal]

11. Well...

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/k/koran-war.htm

would be a good start.

[tanyev]

18. And be sure to use "Reply All".

[DrGonzoLives]

13. Didn't Hitler use the Eagle too?

n/t

[LastKnight]

37. hitler was using old roman symbols

if im not mistaken the swastika was included in what he stole from the romans, i think he just modernized it a bit. but i could be wrong.

[neweurope]

41. The swastika is much , much older than the Romans.

And the eagle is a symbol in many cultures. Of course, imperialist symbols like eagles are of special meaning to nazis, neocons and the like. Especially if they soar *g*

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[ronnykmarshall]

14. What an asshole.

I'd write him and back and I say "I just broke the chain, what are you gonna do about it?".

Fuck that shit.

[Terran]

15. Yes

Totally inappropriate for a work setting. Especially that last threatening statement.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

16. I would definitely complain.

Not only are chain letters completely innappropriate in thw workplace but this one is blatantly advancing an agenda. Report!

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Report him.

Ignoring content, sending chain letters at work is about as cost effective for your company as having paper airplanes glide over the workspace. It wastes everyone's time and lowers productivity.

As for content, the Koran 9:11 verse reference is wrong. Send the nitwit this link :http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/quran.asp

[tk2kewl]

19. I say crucify him!

:evilgrin:

[MindPilot]

20. I usually respond to these with the appropriate debunking link

from Snopes and an explanation as to why is mostly bullshit.

Do that often enough, they either get irritated and stop sending the stuff or they become enlightened and stop sending the stuff.

My alarm goes off at 05:00; if anyone calls me after eleven pm, it had better be more important that to tell me they love me.

[Richardo]

21. That whole Koran verse 9:11 thing has been debunked a million times

:eyes:

The word 'eagle' is nowhere in the Koran. The verse in question is about taxes or usury or something.

[Not Me]

22. Sure, send it to 11 people...

Start with a reply to him asking him not to use company resources and your time for such nonsense, and copy in:
-HR
-IT
-His manager...

[Shell Beau]

23. Why not just ask him to stop before you report him?

If you already have and he hasn't stopped, then report him.

[punpirate]

24. Sounds like kind of a controlling sort of person...

... to wit: "I BETTER NOT HEAR OF ANYONE BREAKING THIS ONE OR SEE DELETED"

Just email the fellow back and say you're really not interested in his brand-name Xtian mysticism being used to justify an unwarranted American invasion of another country. Ask him where the United States of America is mentioned in the Bible. :)

If that doesn't work, then contact your IT department (be sure to forward the emails to them) and lower the boom on him. And make sure you let them know that you're personally offended by this intrusion into your workspace. :P

[sakabatou]

25. Snopes has debunked the passage

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/quran.asp

[mark11727]

26. The last paragraph really pisses me off for some reason...

I BETTER NOT HEAR OF ANYONE BREAKING THIS ONE OR SEE DELETED This is a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to everyone and pray. Something good will happen to you tonight at 11:11 PM This is not a joke. Someone will either call you or will talk to you online and say that they love you. Do not break this chain. Send this to 13 people in the next 15 minutes. Go.

I don't like the vaguely "threatening" tone of the first line.

What's his damn email have to do with our soldiers in Iraq.

Who's calling all these people in the middle of the night to say they love them?

I hate chain letters, every one that has EVER crossed my monitor has ended with me. So far, no bad luck from TPTB.

I don't know 13 people I care so little for that I would inflict this bullshit on them.

Go? Give me a friggin' break.

I say phone this shithead at 11:12 (pm!) and say "HEY! Where's my love, man?"

Asshat.

[miss_kitty]

27. sounds like a fomentation of some elements of a hostile workplace

I'd turn him in.

He should not be using work time or equipment to email personal shit anyway.

[AllieB]

28. Isn't it against the law to proselytize in a place of business?

[zbdent]

29. Total bogus

Ask for proof of the location of the Garden of Eden.

All but the Koran stuff is just from the "Christian Koran" - the Bible - and speculation.

Plus, there is no verse such as that in the Koran. I wonder if ANY recipients of this e-mail could read the Koran . . . (or spell it correctly).

[Divameow77]

30. Do you ever send out non-work related e-mails at work?

To this person? If not then tell his supervisor, or better yet do what someone else suggested and reply all the snopes link.

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. As a Christian i must say that this letter is

total crap.

[Scout]

32. yes, report him.

definitely

this kind of stuff at work is totally uncalled for, whether a person wants to receive this kind of crap or not.

[NMMNG]

34. Absolutely

Not only is it proselytising but it is a "chain letter" with threatening overtones. Turn the SOB in post haste.

[MrScorpio]

35. Send it straight to the boss

Get his whacked out ass canned



What a goofy fucker

[BlueIris]

38. I like this suggestion. It's excellent. Save you some time.

And aggro.

[LastKnight]

36. so ask him...

why if bush is such a devoted Christian, why is he killing thousands of people from this area? he could have shocked and awed somone who would become a prophet or something.

[deadparrot]

39. The Qu'ran "verse" is WRONG.

That's enough to make me throw out the e-mail as BULLSHIT.

I don't know if I'd complain (yet), but I'd send this guy a firm e-mail telling him not to send this kind of crap anymore. If he persists, then you might want to consider alerting someone.

[neweurope]

40. What crap. Sura 9-11 reads (in my imperfect translation)

like this:
"But if they repent and pray and pay the charities they are your brothers in faith. And we will make the signs clear for the knowledgeable people".



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