How to react to an anti vacc family member?

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My BILand SIL have refused to have a vaccine. They are both involved with a religion that doesn’t allow them. Which is fine - I think they’re nuts, but it’s for them to live their lives. They never talk about their religion, and we all get along fine, and have done for years.

But in recent weeks, BIL has been sending us emails with some of the reasons why the vaccine is BAD and WRONG. Our freedoms are being eroded, apparently, and we are being controlled by sinister forces.
He knows DH and I have had our jabs, and that we were never in doubt about it being right for us to do.
But my question is, how to respond to these bonkers messages? So far, DH has been going down the road of “don’t respond, just ignore it and he’ll get the message”. But the emails keep on coming.
We don’t see that much of them, but get on pretty when we do, and don’t want this to end badly. Are we right to just ignore, or should we front up to these nutters?

Is he spamming everyone with this emails or just sending directly to you? Is he aware you've already been vaccinated?

You'll be wasting your breath trying to change their minds. Just filter the emails straight into your junk folder, problem solved.

I'd be inclined to ask them to stop and then if they don't, block them for a bit.

What religion are they? I know a JW who is going to have it.

He knows we’ve had our jabs, and it looks like he’s just emailing us. But could be BCC lots of others, I don’t know.

I wouldn’t be so worried about it ending badly when they do not have the same regard for your relationship. I told my anti-vaxx relative that my choices weren’t up for discussion. I may have then gleefully told them when I had the vaccine (because I don’t like them and they were annoying me about something else) but I don’t suggest you copy my childish behaviour on that one.

I would ask him to stop, say you respect their decision but they need to respect yours in return.

Just keep ignoring. My mum had emails from a relative saying the vaccine contains a tracker 🤣

say Please stop sending propaganda messages to me, if it continues we will cut contact.
and follow through if it doesn't stop.

@takethedeviledeggs, they are Christadelphians.

Ask them to stop spamming you. If that fails either block or mark them as junk mail.

Tell them to stop. If not you will block all their emails. Spam of any type is annoying. My email address has been hijacked and I'm sick of being told I've won an iPad or can quit my job and trade oil from home etc etc!

Dear BiL and SiL,

Thank you for the concern about our health, liberty and freedoms. As I am sure you are aware, having fully researched and made our own objective decision, we have had the vaccine(s)/ intend to complete the second vaccine. We respect your decision not to have it, and am sure that you respect ours, so could I please ask that you don't send any more emails as it is beginning to feel as though you don't - I'm sure this isn't the case and we don't want this to create any awkwardness. Thanks for your understanding.

When the next one comes,
Dear BiL and SiL,
Please refer to my previous email as this is becoming awkward and starting to feel disrespectful. Unfortunately if you send further unsolicited emails I will have to block/move you to spam.

Then do it :)

Yes what Enuff said!

@Enuffisenough, I like it! Thank you.

Yes that’s a good response. Just be prepared for them to react negatively to your response. They might be fine, but I had a similar problem with a friend. Even though my much loved great aunt nearly died of covid over Christmas, they persisted with sending me similar messages. I was never rude to them but they decided it was me who was being unkind by refusing to engage. We are no longer friends.

Yep, I couldn't be arsed with that, I'd have to ask them to stop. While I'm all for making your in decisions on stuff, I don't abide things being rammed down my throat.

I'm also petty so if they continued after being asked to stop I'd start sending them pro vaccine stuff just to prove a point!

You'll be wasting your breath trying to change their minds. Just filter the emails straight into your junk folder, problem solved.

Perfect