Aunt sends me religious cards

[Iamnotreligious]

My aunt knows I am not in the slightest bit religious and I won't disrespect her faith she's devout catholic.

Every Christmas, Easter, Birthday she sends me a very religious card with a passage from the bible and a well meaning message about how much God loves me. I can't not reply I'm not rude but how can I politely ask her to not send me religious cards or as it's just a few times a year and she feels feels she's doing something nice just suck it up and keep being polite?

Seriously?! Total non issue.

And easter and xmas are religious festivals

Honestly why does it matter? It's a nice gesture. How would you feel if a friend sent you best wishes in the form of a card from another of the world's religions? I would think it was a nice gesture.

Are you annoyed because you dont celebrate religious festivals and dont want anything? Or annoyed that she has the temerity to send you religious cards on religious festivals rather than a heap of eggs that have nothing to do with Jesus

Your birthday is different and I can understand your annoyance re that.

Apparently 'God moves in misterious ways.'

This is just ONE of them...

I have very close family members that are very religious and go to a strict church. I just take their well meant sent bible passages as exactly that: well meant. It's the thought that counts and if I'm in their prayers then good. I want them to think of me and they do, in their own way. All is well.

Are you bored op??

I get it OP. It would irritate me too but I'd probably just eye roll to myself.
I'm atheist and I do not like religion at all but yes I am more than happy to eat chocolate eggs and have a Christmas tree and all that.
I care not for the backstory I just like the events

Im irish and this used to wind me up too but 5hen i had qn epiphany. It's good wishes! I want your life to go well, i want peace for you.

Just stick it in the bin. And I say that as a Christian.

Just suck it up OP. At least she remembers to mark these occasions with a card. Even if its religious dosn’t matter shes well meaning. So quit being so ungrateful.

@Porcupineintherough

Why would you object? You say you wouldn't disrespect her faith but surely asking her to stop would be just that. Are you worried her faith is catching? Or do you object to her belief that a god you dont believe in loves you?

Are you happy to be sent regular messages regarding something you have no belief in, may hold an alternate, opposing belief or even find offensive?

@AngeloMysterioso

They’re just cards…

this. why does it bother you?

I think cards often reflect the sender , some funny, maybe cute , religious whatever. They go on the shelf, I couldn't get worked up about it. Never had one offend me.

It’s so reassuring to see others think the same way. As with the majority of posters here - we suck it up in this house and they pretty much go straight in the bin if no one else is coming over. As an aside, not sure if it’s our relatives who just pick really morbid looking cards, but we often have a good laugh about how miserable the cards look and whether that’s meant to be the impact on you upon receipt. We’re all atheists but DH has received them all his life and at some point it went from Crosses, flowers and bunnies to crucifixion scenes

Full of child molesters and control of women

Yes, almost as though the people in it are taken from general society as opposed to perfect people living in a cocoon ...oh...wait a minute

and full ?? Am sure my lovely religious Aunty would be thrilled to know you class her as a child molester or controlled. Talk about OTT

I'm not annoyed, I love my aunt however she knows I don't subscribe to religion, fine send a religious card but at least leave out the bible quotes and telling me how she prays that gods love and redemption embrace me during the holy season

What would you do if you got a Happy Eid or Happy Hannukah card? Would you exercise religious tolerance or tell the senders to desist? Did you make cards for Auntie when you were a little girl? Did she point out they weren't conform to her aesthetic standards and ask you to stop? I'm not saying this to be mean to you. I know how it sets your teeth on edge but I think you need to vent your anti-religious feelings on someone other than Auntie.

Perhaps you should ask her to stop contacting you.

It's a card with her thinking of you.
I get it that you're not religious but maybe she is, would you tell all your friends and family that they're not allowed to mention things that they feel are important but you don't? I used to tell my friends about my children, I doubt that they were that interested but they recognised they were important to me and feigned interest. Its what friends and family do, put up with each others interests.

I am no fan of the Catholic Church having grown up in a very oppressive version of it but I wouldn’t personally do much about this. I mean you could passive aggressively send Santa Claus and Easter bunny cards that deliberately miss the religious aspects of the days but that isn’t the best. Just say thanks for thinking of me and move on with your day would be probably for the best. No point trying to control what others do and think unless it is harming you.

Here's a straw op. Sucky slurp. She obviously cares.

My uncle does this. I just say thanks.

Just say thanks and then put it in the recycling.

I think it’s nice she sends you a card.