Donna: Thank you for posting this. Whether one believes in the power of prayer or not -- and I certainly do, having seen *many* extended family members and friends healed of cancer and other illnesses, soon after prayers were offered up -- you make an excellent point about the simplicity of the delete key. People involved with online genealogy research are generally the same type of people who are passionately concerned for their loved ones ... and many are on the computer because they need a link to like-minded people ... many of them really *need* their "cyber-buds", for all kinds of reasons, and that's a good thing. Personally, I consider it a privilege to have opportunities to pray for those in need, and I do so regularly. A prayer request - for somebody's health, no less - doesn't even compare to some routine unsolicited "spam" e-mail. Even if it did, the delete key would work just as well. As Jenny mentioned in a previous post, complaining about an unsolicited prayer request is a shocking statement about our times. There is a time to be outspoken. When I see such insensitivity - outright bigotry really - you best believe I will speak up, and get as loud as I must to make the point clear. I hope the rest of you will too. Thanks again, Donna. Steven ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Heron" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: [WALLACE-L] A response to Dennis Stein's apology > Dear fellow genealogists-- > > I was not going to jump into this debate but I was so > moved by Mr. Stein's apology, I can no longer keep > silent. > > I've been a member of this list for more than a year > now and there have been many messages that irritated > me -- especially annoying are the ones that don't > mention the state or region being searched. > > But how do I respond? I use my delete key! Which, I > may add, is available to all of us. > > I was happy to send Nancy a cheery post and to > remember her in my prayers (no, I am not a religious > fanatic.) And I would hope that if I am in need of > good thoughts and prayers sometime in the future that > people who share my genealogy interest would be happy > to send them. And if not, they can use the delete key. > > The mean spiritedness and hatred I've heard expressed > these last few days is not worthy of any of us. And > frankly makes me wonder if this is a list I want to > belong to. But optimistically, I prefer to believe > that the majority of us are kind hearted and caring > human beings. > > Donna Heron > researching Wallace, Rhoades, Fleming and Walker in > Perry and Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ Any leads will be greatly appreciated! Other Lines: ALBIN, ADAMS, BLANCHARD, BLOOD, BROOKS, CARSON, CHAMBERLAIN, CROSS, DARNALL, DUNCAN, FLETCHER, HILDRETH, HULL, HUSTON, JENNEY, KEEN, KEENE, LONGLEY, LYNAM, McLAUGHLIN, NUTTING, O'BRIEN, PARKER, PROCTOR, ROBERTSON, ROBBINS, ROLLINSON, SHANNON, SHATTUCK, STEADMAN, WALLACE, WALLIS, WALTERS, WATERS, WATSON, WATTERS, WHITNEY, WILSON, WRIGHT Steven Rollinson Wallace [email protected]