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]