In a message dated 3/6/00 4:42:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:<< I'm NOT posting my opinion on this subject as I don't want to get into any debate on religion, but I do feel all should be aware of the facts and then make your own decision about donating your genealogy information to the LDS church... >> Fran: You definitely posted your "opinion" by being a party to passing along such ignorant trash. <<Mormons believe that unless you're baptized into THEIR faith, you cannot "go to Heaven," or become a god or goddess of your own planet (one of their principle teachings). Yes, this means YOU!!! Even if you're a saintly Episcopalian who is totally content with your current faith, Mormons believe you're doomed unless you convert to theirs.>> Suggest you take a look at some good old "southern" churches and many other denominations all over the world which teach the very same thing!!! One nice thing about it - there is no church or person that decides who goes to "heaven". Thank goodness, that decision is left in God's hands. Unfortunately, there are those people who believe they have their own "personal pipeline" to God so they can tell others what God thinks. <<We live in a world today where one cannot afford to be naive.>> Nor can we afford to be prejudiced, ill-informed, ignorant, malicious, bigoted, slanderous rumor-mongering gossips. Look in "your" bible to see what is said about those type of activities. Posts of the type you made have absolutely no place on public Lists. Send them privately to people who think like you apparently do. Hopefully your mailing List will be small. BTW .... noticed you didn't include the List name nor the credentials of the supposed writer, "Dr. D. MacTavish" where this garbage appeared. SHAME ON YOU!! Gloria Lambert [email protected]