Sorry, you misunderstood my request. I meant it as a humorous religious response to your request for no religious comments on the list at all. > ---------- > From: Barbara Mallut[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 2:37 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: Healing testimony > > Sure, Darwin... I just double-checked with a variety of clergymen and > THEY all > said it's ok with THEM if ya say "A-Men," so it's OK with me. > HOWEVER, it > was suggested you preface your "A-Men" with a disclaimer <grin> > Errrrr.... > just in case... > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > ---------- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Hawkins, Darwin > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 11:56 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: Healing testimony > > Barb, > Is it OK if I just say "A-Men" to your response? > > > ---------- > > From: Barbara Mallut[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 1:50 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > > Subject: Re: Healing testimony > > > > Sorry Kathie, but to ME this type of "religious cure" not only seems > > inappropriate for this forum, which has members of virtually every > > major > > religion (and no doubt there're folks who are not believers in any > > particular > > religion at all, as is their right), but I think it smacks of the > > "snake-oil-cure-all" school of medicine. > > > > These "religious cures" are pure hearsay and unsubstantiated > > medically.. > > They can only lead the newly diagnosed and others new to this List, > > logging on > > for the first time, to think they've landed in a hotbed of religious > > discussion rather than a PD support and information forum. > > > > Personally, if THIS is what we get - going from a non-denominational > > PD prayer > > hour one day, to within a coupla-three weeks, to a total "religious > > cure" > > caused by belief in one specific religion, then I'D rather see NO > > religious > > comments at all on the List, including any reference to my own > > religion, which > > is the Jewish faith. > > > > Barb Mallut > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > > > > >