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At 11:48 PM 2/10/2004, Greg Wasson wrote: I guess I will weigh in on this issue because it is at the root of who I am and who I am as a Parkie. I cannot separate my faith in God from my life as a Parkie I do not believe that God Caused me to have PD. but I do believe that God has been with me these 17 years You see I was dx with PD at the time that I had Just completed my course work for my M.Div. after four years in seminary. I made a decision then, greatly disappointed that with PD I would not be able to do the work of a Pastor . I have tried to live a life that was consistent with God's will . I was given the gift of a seminary education. So it was for me to share some of the gifts that I received during my time at Seminary Yours and His David L Moreland >With all due respect to everyone who has contributed to the recent >discussion of the existence of God, I think that the God/No God question >is far less important to the subject of Parkinson's than a respectful >discussion of the politics of health in the U.S., Canada, or elsewhere. > >If believing in God makes it easier for some to live with the disease, >fine, end of story. The rest, despite disclaimers, is intended to convince >those who don't believe - that is, it is preaching. It is off-topic and >comes close to being offensive. I don't want preachers showing up on my >cyber door-step, Watch Tower in hand. > >This is not aimed at Wendy or anybody in particular. But I think that >debate about the EXISTENCE of God should be clearly labeled OT (off-topic). > >Greg > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn