Dear Wendy, I agree with you, I simply cannot comprehend the big picture. I know we don't believe that torturing our children makes them better people, we keep hearing that abusers become abusers. If there is a loving God, I simply cannot comprehend the reasons for years and millions of people suffering, but recognize that if you do believe in some religion you are probably better off. The answers are just not there for me, but then my dog probably doesn't understand where his food comes from, but I know.. I have the misfortune of having an inquiring mind and wanting to eat too much from the tree of knowledge Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn