To Everyone: First of all I want to say that if anyone was offended by anything that has been said so far, I apologize. To the people involved in the discussion, please don't take this as anything more than an informational approach to try to curb the type of response we recieved on this matter earlier. I'm not slapping any wrists, I just think we need to have a defining factor as to what type of religious discussion is acceptable in this forum. With that in mind, I want to say that in matters of Genealogy, Religions are discussed from time to time. We should look at them from the historical viewpoint as far as trying to understand them for genealogical purposes ONLY. As we all have varying viewpoints on such matters as religion and politics, it would not be fair to use this list as a forum to put out any "opinions" of sects, as this List is being used primarily for the purpose of Historical Family Research. Discussion of such things as the Religious persecutions that certain sects went through, or why Polygamy might have been involved might come in very handy in studying Family History, but let's keep it to matters of Historical value, rather than personal opinion, for the sake of all Please. Thank You, and if you feel the need to discuss this further, please E-mail me in private. Betsy Hale Listowner KISSINGCOUSINS-L