Joan, you are exactly right, I did not mean any one in particular. The first
sentence of that paragraph says basically that. I was simply pointing out
that we are a group of many beliefs and needs. some of them pretty extreme,
some pretty mild. I frankly don't care what anyone else's' beliefs are
unless they try to force them upon me. Sorry if I offended you.
Bob Chapman  65/61/50
California Desert


Stan or Joan Snyder wrote:

> Hello Fellow list-survivors: First of all, Janet, welcome back-please
> don't ever stay away that long again; love ya! Second, I've been called
> many things in my life but this an historic 1st-I'm referring to Bob
> Chapman's post & being called a right-winger!!! My old hippie blood is
> having a riot with that one altho I don't suppose you meant me in
> particular, but I must plead guilty (sorry Barb-love you too!) to
> mentioning God in my posts:))) I have to because He is a full-partner in
> my marriage, in my disease & in my family. I try very hard not to preach
> about something that is to me very personal, but to avoid speaking His
> name because it is deemed politically incorrect would be like avoiding
> speaking the names of my husband & children...it is just a fact of my
> life! So, to those of you who don't share my faith-so what???!!! I don't
> get it...what's the big deal?? I can tell you that my view is to
> CELEBRATE DIVERSITY. We have so many things to be thankful for-this
> wonderful forum where our diversity can be explored and made for all to
> see-a thing of joy & humanity! I am overcoming alot of self-doubts to
> post this (I usually don't like to get involved in anything
> confrontational). I too, miss Dennis & Judith-but it's going to become
> alot more empty, I'm afraid, if we don't just GET OVER IT!!! and get
> back to the business of being caring human beings to each other.
>
> --
> Joan E. Snyder (47-8-10) <[log in to unmask]>
> "In the depths of winter I finally learned there
> was in me an invincible summer" Albert Camus
> http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/snyder/page1.htm