Quite right Hilary a meercat is a South African wild animal. It is also responsible for carrying rabies. Perhaps thet is why the 'religion' discussion on this list got rabid :) Regards DaveSA -----Original Message----- From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 7:17 PM Subject: Re: Fw: IMPORTANT INFORMATION >i thought that a 'meerkat' was a small animal that lives in the wild in south africa! > >hilary blue > > >janet paterson wrote: >> >> hi all >> >> At 08:45 1999/11/14 -0500, bob wrote: >> >I presume that the Bible is one of the words >> >of G-d in one of his mnifestations. As to >> >those who don't believe in a G-d - that they >> >are mere animals along with the dogs, cats, >> >cattle etc, - I feel sorry for them >> >Bob A. >> >> from the perennially nosy me: >> >> 1. why do you spell G-d without an "o" ? how did she come to lose it ? >> 2. aside from any theological issues, 'mere cat' is an oxymoron, no? >> 3. why feel sorry for anyone who is happy in their beliefs? >> >> seems like good topics for a sunday morning >> >> ooops, that's creed-ism, isn't it? >> >> janet >> speaking from the land first 'owned' by the first nations people >> >> janet paterson >> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset >> e-mail - [log in to unmask] >> web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/