In a message dated 5/14/98 3:39:18 PM Central Daylight Time,=0ABarb_MSN@C= LASSIC.MSN.COM writes: << With all due respect, I believe it's inappropriate to post messages advertising religious "devotional materials," and ministerial informatio= n on this List. >> Dear Barb, Being a loudmouth by nature and medicine use, I am a poor one to criticiz= e=0Aanybody. However (that's right, here it comes), do you really think = folks=0Asitting in the privacy of their own home (computer rooms???) shou= ld be=0Aoffended by someone who is trying to make sense of life? This is not school or anything. I find that, while He is almost as bad a= bout=0Agetting Mo funding passed (I tried praying a lot) as is the US Con= gress, God=0Ais not offensive. If someone receives a religious computer = tract or e-mail=0Aone finds offensive, there is always the delete button.= I do that with porn quite regularly, although I have yet to see PD porn= =0A(would that be performed by a "parkeophyle"?) I wonder how long most= =0Aprostitutes can continue working after they develop PD? Do you suppos= e call=0Agirls can operate longer than streetwalkers? I used to live in = Las Vegas and=0Asee these gals doing their thing=85 no, I didn't actually= see them. For one=0Athing, even if I asked nicely, Fuzz (a.k.a. Mary-my= bride) wouldn't let me.=0AOh gracious=85, I digress. Back to the point: Shortly after I signed on with you guys, I was reading something written = by a=0Afella who suggested a more disciplined approach to items posted to= the list.=0ASomeone (new?) observed a lot of excess chatter and wanted t= o change it.=0AHowever, even though I could see his point, I was glad tha= t the consensus was=0Aagainst formalizing and that those with a case of P= C diarrhea could still let=0Afly. I don't agree that this should be an e= xception. It ain't like he can=0Areach through the computer, grab one by= the collar and shout "Are ya saved,=0Asister?" ;=3D) C'mon, lighten up = a tad. Besides maybe those prayers work=0Aslowly. We can't afford to ki= ck God off the list. With highest regards, WHH 54/18