I think that statement speaks to the stupidity of the person that said it plant girl. It assumes that some people have a supreme beings love and protection and others do not. That God exists in your acts, and not in your heart.

I am not going to go into my personal belief systems, and I urge others here not to as well. Religion on these boards has historically brought out the worst in people, not the best... isn't that a dichotomy. The worst in the early years was a woman that was loosing her husband to the disease. She and he were practicing Buddhists. Some "pious, good" Christians on this board went for the throat in a very unChristian way, with comments similar, like it was for their lack of belief in Jesus etc. that they were where they are, and it was stated with so much conviction and self righteousness that that it broke their hearts and mine as well. We immediately changed the rules of the board as a result. These boards are for all, believers (no matter in what), and non believers.

We keep religion off the boards for a reason. There are plenty of other forums on other sites to discuss it.

Amen, Brian!

My next door neighbor who is way way more into religion that I am held weekly prayer meetings at her house during my entire Tx. Always invited me but I never felt comfortable going but bottom line, to this day, she swears they made the difference in my outcome. Who knows??? But to suggest that because you weren't very religious and are somehow being punished is downright ignorant and ranks right up there with the followers of Jim Jones.

Thanks Brian for keeping this an true ecumenical board. As a former seminarian, I still hold deep religious convictions but heartily agree that OCF is not the forum to expand upon them. I get angry when I hear remarks like that made to Plantgirl although I should try to be more charitable and assume that the speaker never got around to reading the Book of Job in the Bible.
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Sorry, I was just trying to make a point that anyone get this horrid disease. I will no longer bring my beliefs in this board, even though they are the most important part of my life.

Walknlite - nothing to apologize for. There are just so many new people here, and it seems that no one really reads the rules of the board when they sign in, that I put that comment up there to speak to plantgirl, and as a reminder of why we have the policy for the boards. Strong spiritual beliefs help many people, but when they are used to tell someone that because you didn't do this or that, or believe like me, that you ended up with this dreaded disease, it is just wrong on so many levels.

OMG, Plantgirl, that's awful!

I certainly believe in the power of prayer, but it also bothers me when people say it saved them. When my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, no one could have been prayed for more than she, but she died anyway. I guess I feel that whatever faith you have (in whatever higher power you believe) will help you get through rough times, but not necessarily "cure" you.

When you realize after wasting all this time and you're on your way home that you forgot to ask the single most important question that you needed the answer to.

Yup, it sure is easy to forget something, giving the amount of stress just going to the doctor creates. That's why it's a good idea to have someone go with you to appointments and make a list of questions to ask.