AMEN! Brenda-- I love Genealogy & simply see no point in the religious discussion. I was raised Methodist, went to Episcopalian, Methodist Episcopal, Church of Christ & finally joined the Bible Baptist. Now, I am a Christian who enjoys worshiping more by herself than with people that are sometimes judgemental & always aware of what people are wearing. Send no flames, any one! DH VABRUNSW-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > VABRUNSW-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 16 > > Today's Topics: > #1 The discussion on Border Reiver Tr [brenda m compton <bmcomppton@juno.] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from VABRUNSW-D, send a message to > > VABRUNSW-D-request@rootsweb.com > > 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. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > VABRUNSW-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: The discussion on Border Reiver Trotters and Episcopal: > Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 18:43:48 -0500 > From: brenda m compton <bmcomppton@juno.com> > To: VABRUNSW-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, > > I have been sitting here watching what is going on between several > people; > I feel this is uncalled for, I really don't think God cares what church > you go to; or where you are from; or what you wear, whether you are a > Priest, a Pastor or in the congeration, or where your Genealogy line > crossed. Because our ancestors didn't stay in one place, if you were > English your marriage was arranged to a Scots to keep the peace, or > Scottish married to Spanish descent to stop a war. > I was raised as a Southern Baptist, my daughter and son attended Christ > Chruch Episcopal Christian School in Greenville, S.C., went to the > highschool and they loved it when the Priest Blessed THEIR Animals on a > special day, loved Ash Wednesday, when they were blessed with the ashes > on their faces. I really don't really see what all the bickering is all > about, I am from the Clan Macpherson, I was married to a Trotter, my > children are Trotters and whether a person is from the Border Reivers or > not, we should have respect for each other. I feel as adults, we should > act like adults and get back to the job of GENEALOGY. > > Sincerely, > > Brenda Elaine Macpherson Trotter Compton