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hi all charlie wrote: >I have written so much lately about so many things, I will >be brief here. I agree basically with Camilla. I know many >religious people feel that they want to share what they have >found with others. I think it is reasonable for someone to >refer to the strength they get from religion and their beliefs, >but because of the deeply personal nature of religion and the >sensitivity many people have to "proselytizing" this ought to >be done off the list.. And for those of us who are sensitive to >conversion attempts by others it is important for us to >realize that for many people their faith is an important part of >them and an OCCASIONAL tatement of that on the list is different >than an attempt to convert others. at deeper levels philosophy and psychology and even [yikes] science eventually turn to the examination of spiritual beliefs as a terminally nosie parkie i am happy to learn about anything i hate to think of any subject being censored in any way as an example of my ignorance i just found out last year that the major writings in the "old testament" are common to jews christians and moslems duh! as a parkie having been smacked upside the head by grace big-time i have had to do some soul-searching myself one of the great prophets recommended that acts of prayer and charity be carried out in private i second that motion janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm [log in to unmask]