Incidentally, my husband is a direct descendant of the Zimmerman/Carpenter line and a few of those guys were not exactly well balanced. One hid in the hills for years and his sons would go scare him. Yeah, well balanced NC Carpenters - better than intellectuals. I think not and they would be ashamed of you.. Audrey mikekc@iquest.net wrote: > Just an observation of the ravings of Bruce Carpenter (Professor?) here > on the list. > It started out to be very interesting and informative. Then degraded > rapidly. > > The descendants of said Bruce Carpenter should be duly alarmed that the > insanity shown here may rear it's ugly head sooner or later down the > lines. > > Personally, I find intellectual types very tiresome as they always love > to exercise their brain's at other's expense, or so they think. > > I'm glad my Carpenter line originated from the Zimmerman's of Germany, > otherwise, I might be worried too! > > Sincerely, > > Mike Carpenter > > Bruce E. Carpenter wrote: > > > > What is bigoted about my statement? It states in simple terms > > basic Mormon tennants and beliefs. These beliefs are the basis > > of their concern with genealogy, and also the reason behind > > the mistakes they make when they practise it. Your letter to > > me was emotional. There is a real issue at stake here > > with my Carpenter family. By the way, my dictionary definition > > for 'bigoted' is, "intolerantly convinced of a particular creed." > > Sincerely, > > Bruce Carpenter > >