While the context on the message may have been off-topic, to ban them from this list for a message such is that is exactly whats wrong with this world. I won't get on my soapbox except to say look at what has happened to our schools since we forced Him from there. If this person is removed, you can remove me also. Chuck McCardie Mayor, Village of Farley, MO Gary and Vicki wrote: > > I was really offended to see the religious message. I'am as religious > as the next guy but I thought this list > serve was moderated. Once this kind of thing starts, everyone gets on > the soap box, when the only reason 99% of the participants subscribed > was for information on the McCarty name. I think the individual should > be banned from the list serve. Is there anything that you can do? > Gary McCarty > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Subject: > > > > McCARTY-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 93 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Re: [McCARTY-L] Re: Descendants of [[email protected]] > > #2 Re: [McCARTY-L] Fw: Makes you thin ["iljones" <[email protected]>] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from McCARTY-D, send a message to > > > > [email protected] > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ************************************************************ > > Email Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > New McCarty GenConnect Boards: > > For a listing of available boards please visit: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~sueskay/lists/mccarty.htm > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Re: [McCARTY-L] Re: Descendants of AL McCartys > > Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 09:26:40 EDT > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > william mc carty B1814 ala married to amandanilla mc carty B1818 > > > > connie in houston > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Re: [McCARTY-L] Fw: Makes you think... > > Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 22:07:07 -700 > > From: "iljones" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > > > Steve: Thanks for this message. It really does make you think.... God has > > been very good to me, and I believe in him. > > > > Ilene Jones > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Ann Lemaster- Applegate <[email protected]> > > > To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 11:07 PM > > > Subject: Fw: Makes you think... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Makes you think... > > > > > > > > There once was a man named George Thomas, a pastor in a small New > > > England > > > > town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a > > > > rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Several > > > > eyebrows > > > > were > > > > raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. > > > > "I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming > > > > toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three > > > > little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad > > > and > > > > asked, "What you got there, son?" > > > > "Just some old birds," came the reply. > > > > "What are you gonna do with them?" I asked. > > > > "Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. I'm gonna tease'em > > > > and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good > > > > time." "But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will > > > > you do then?" "Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like > > > > birds. I'll take'em to them." The pastor was silent for a moment. "How > > > > much do you want for those birds, son?" "Huh??!!! Why, you don't want > > > > them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing > > > > - they ain't even pretty!" "How much?" the pastor asked again. The boy > > > > sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?" The pastor > > > > reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the > > > > boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage > > > > and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and > > > > a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly > > > > tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free. Well, that > > > > explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, > > > > > > > > Then the pastor began to tell this story: > > > > One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come > > > > from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I > > > > just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait > > > > I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!" "What are you going to do with > > > > them?" Jesus asked. Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna > > > > teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse > > > > each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how > > > > to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!" > > > > "And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus asked. "Oh, > > > > I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly. "How much do you want for them?" > > > > Jesus asked. "Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, > > > > you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse > > > > you and kill you!! You don't want those people!!" "How much?" He asked > > > > again. Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your tears, and all your > > > > blood. Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price. > > > > > > > > The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the > > > > pulpit. > > > > > > > > Notes: > > > > Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder > > > > why the world's going to hell.? Isn't it funny how we believe what the > > > > newspapers say, but question what the Bible says? Isn't it funny how > > > > everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, > > > > think, say, or do anything the Bible says. > > > > Or is it scary? > > > > Isn't it funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but still follow > > > > Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in God). Isn't it funny how you > > > > can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, > > > > but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think > > > > twice about sharing. Isn't it funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and > > > > obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of > > > > Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace? FUNNY, ISN'T IT? Isn't > > > > it funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an > > > > invisible Christian the rest of the week. Are you laughing? Isn't it > > > > funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to > > > > many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or > > > > what they will think of you for sending it to them. Isn't it funny how I > > > > can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God > > > > thinks of me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== McCARTY Mailing List ==== > > > Email Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > ============================== > > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > > > [email protected] > > ==== McCARTY Mailing List ==== > New McCarty GenConnect Boards: > For a listing of available boards please visit: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~sueskay/lists/mccarty.htm > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. 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