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

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