As a Christian I find the e-mail you recieved both misguided and slightly offensive. Although share the beliefs of your correspondant, he has presented his message in an unacceptable manner. I feel it's my place to clarify an odd issue or two.

(1) Anyone who claims to have absolute proof of God is lying or selling something. God is meant to be taken by faith, and (generally speaking) His existence cannot be scientifically proved. That being said, I think there's a problem with Christians using scientifically inconclusive evidence to try and convert people, who become understandably annoyed.

Example: Christians see divine design in nature, where athiests or agnostics see evolution; but neither side has scientifically unrefutable proof of their beliefs. Every argument on both sides of this debate has its counter. Unfortunately, some Christians try to "prove" Creation in their attempts to convert people to Christianity. This brings an unwinnable Religion vs. Science conflict into what is intended to be an attempt to save a person's soul (an equally unprovable concept). Whether you're a Christian or not, please keep in mind that Christianity is to be accepted by faith, which is outside the realm of Science. Trying to cross the two causes these sort of conflicts.

(2) I think you have a slightly distorted view of the Christian concept of "free will". You say it's a choice between "voluntarily enslaving yourself to him and undergoing an eternity of torment". Two points: first, becoming a Christian is not slavery, any more than abiding by all the laws and rules of the US Government is slavery. Freedom without boundaries is called anarchy, which is self-destructive and undesirable (ah, this is another post altogether); even the Internet, everyone's favorite bastion of quasi-"anarchy", could not exist without rules - try getting somewhere without URLs or IP addresses, both heavily regulated by powerful agencies.
Second, Christianity is based on the belief that God is holy and pure, and humans are impure and undeserving of His mercy (i.e., the pure God has tolerated the impurities in his universe, and loves us as His creation). Under this framework, any rejection of God is rebellion, which mandates punishment, i.e. Hell. Also, in Christianity there is an important distinction between the temporal life and the eternal after-life (again, the concept can't be scientifically proven or disproven, only taken by faith); thus, the Christians view free will as the choice between obeying God in this life, or not obeying Him. It may be fun to do what you want now, and you have the ability to choose to do so, but you pay for it after you die.
It may not seem like much of a choice to unbelievers, but to Christians, it's morally justified.

(3) Although it is a core belief of Christianity that the unsaved are going to Hell, the person who wrote you delivered the message in a horridly inept and incomplete manner. He appears to be gloating, which is DEFINITELY an un-Christian attitude to take; and he is arguing from his presupposition of Heaven and Hell, without realizing you probably come from a different belief structure. The rest of the letters are merely childish antagonizings that spring from his beliefs and gloatings.

I feel I must apologize to you for the manner of the e-mail you recieved. The sender has misrepresented the message of Christianity, and done it in a particularly infuriating manner (spam mail). I would not be surprised if your mystery correspondent was an overzealous teenager.

But please do not let it obscure the true message of Christianity. You're welcome to reject what we believe - it's your right. I simply don't want it to be for the wrong reasons.

Daniel Ramski
jorgamund@yahoo.com