Joanna,

I strongly disagree with you. Filling up this forum with religious gobbledygook and quoting Christian scripture is , in my opinion, not a lot different than those who adamantly believe and try to push new age cures. I respect you and I respect others' right to believe whatever they want, but I find it offensive that the religious agenda is being pushed everywhere I turn, from justifying American foreign policy to social policies to prayer in school.

Certainly it is relevant if someone's faith helped them through their sickness. Although I appreciated the prayers that people offered for me, I depended upon my doctors' training, not prayers that they get wisdom from God. Quoting scriptures however, has nothing to do with telling a story how faith helped someone.

It is proseletyzing plain and simple, and as I said, I dislike proseletyzing, especially in an inclusive forum like this one. It is presumptuous, even arrogant in my opinion, and certainly inconsiderate. Someone's church may teach them that it is their duty to spread the word...but please, spare me from being saved by people who have an exclusive understanding of what God wants and thinks and does. It is meaningless babble to me.

I love this forum and many of the people who contribute to it. It was my biggest help and support when I was down and I needed help and support. We shared a lot together and it means a whole lot to me, and I like to offer my help to others.

However I lose my spirit for the forum when it is filled with someone else's version of the holy spirit. Sorry, but that's just the way that I feel, and , I suspect, Brian doesn't feel much differently than I.

Danny G.