I'm sure no offense was intended since I have never made a comment or post to this group. I have read the many posts with religious connotations (as well as the political) throughout the past several months. As someone else said, since I have never spoken then I have no right to comment on past conversations. Although I don't agree, I will agree. I am quite familiar with Jesus of Nazareth. It just seemed odd to me (for no particular reason today than any other day) for someone to say "where would jesus be". Then thinking back on some of the other correspondence making reference to jesus, I wondered if anyone ever considered that some people don't wonder where jesus would be or what would jesus do. I have enjoyed immensely some of the chatter until religion in interjected. Likewise with politics. Thank you for allowing me to contribute. In a way this conversation is amusing in that I was telling a friend about the "what would jesus do" remark. She, being a Wiccan, said she would ask "what would Mother Nature do", then went on to say that we pretty much saw what she would do. I thought this very interesting. Again, thank you for inviting me in. Natalie ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:54:02 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] hello Hi Natalie and welcome to the list. I really don't think that anyone was trying to offend you by mentioning the name "Jesus". Many times the members of this group ask for prayer for what is going on in our lives and we tell each other that we will keep them in our prayers. You have a wonderfully rich heritage coming from a long line of Jews. The foundation of our Christian faith is based upon Jewish beliefs. There are so many things in common with the two faiths, the main difference being that the Jews are still looking for their Messiah to come and we believe that He came in the form of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Simply stating fact, not proselytizing Some of the greatest hope I see is when leaders from various faiths come together to pray for each other, for their communities and for the nations of the world. This members of the Southern Chat group have many "southern" things in common, but we have profound differences politically. Still we can be civil to each other, express our views and agree to disagree on many topics. Please feel free to express your feelings and views and enter into the conversation. I would be more that happy to have any member of this group in my home, even though we have very different views on some things. Kay In a message dated 01/17/10 11:39:52 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi there. I've been lurking for a while but thought I would add a little something because I read a line after someone's name that I feel is not appropriate to this particular list. I will make this brief and in no way intend to offend or upset anyone. I am referencing the line "where would Jesus be". To me, this is inappropriate (at least to this list) because not everyone believes in "Jesus". One might even consider this type of statement to be an attempt at proselytizing. I come from a long line of Jews but myself am agnostic. It might make for better relations and friendships if the religious connotations were left off. Thanks for considering this. Natalie Muse ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Natalie, looking forward to hearing from you again. Wonder how many more people out there who are "lurking", we might all be surprised. Kay In a message dated 01/17/10 20:39:36 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I'm sure no offense was intended since I have never made a comment or post to this group. I have read the many posts with religious connotations (as well as the political) throughout the past several months. As someone else said, since I have never spoken then I have no right to comment on past conversations. Although I don't agree, I will agree. I am quite familiar with Jesus of Nazareth. It just seemed odd to me (for no particular reason today than any other day) for someone to say "where would jesus be". Then thinking back on some of the other correspondence making reference to jesus, I wondered if anyone ever considered that some people don't wonder where jesus would be or what would jesus do. I have enjoyed immensely some of the chatter until religion in interjected. Likewise with politics. Thank you for allowing me to contribute. In a way this conversation is amusing in that I was telling a friend about the "what would jesus do" remark. She, being a Wiccan, said she wo! ! uld ask "what would Mother Nature do", then went on to say that we pretty much saw what she would do. I thought this very interesting. Again, thank you for inviting me in. Natalie ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:54:02 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] hello Hi Natalie and welcome to the list. I really don't think that anyone was trying to offend you by mentioning the name "Jesus". Many times the members of this group ask for prayer for what is going on in our lives and we tell each other that we will keep them in our prayers. You have a wonderfully rich heritage coming from a long line of Jews. The foundation of our Christian faith is based upon Jewish beliefs. There are so many things in common with the two faiths, the main difference being that the Jews are still looking for their Messiah to come and we believe that He came in the form of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Simply stating fact, not proselytizing Some of the greatest hope I see is when leaders from various faiths come together to pray for each other, for their communities and for the nations of the world. This members of the Southern Chat group have many "southern" things in common, but we have profound differences politically. Still we can be civil to each other, express our views and agree to disagree on many topics. Please feel free to express your feelings and views and enter into the conversation. I would be more that happy to have any member of this group in my home, even though we have very different views on some things. Kay In a message dated 01/17/10 11:39:52 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi there. I've been lurking for a while but thought I would add a little something because I read a line after someone's name that I feel is not appropriate to this particular list. I will make this brief and in no way intend to offend or upset anyone. I am referencing the line "where would Jesus be". To me, this is inappropriate (at least to this list) because not everyone believes in "Jesus". One might even consider this type of statement to be an attempt at proselytizing. I come from a long line of Jews but myself am agnostic. It might make for better relations and friendships if the religious connotations were left off. Thanks for considering this. Natalie Muse ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message