[SierraWasp]

In 2010 I visited the grave sites of my grandfather, mother and father all buried together in N.D. All three went to their graves really believing what they believed!

I started humming the old hymn "Faith of Our Fathers" in that graveyard and was hit with grief over having thrown all that wonderful Christian education they sacraficed to provide all four of their children over the side!

Thank you for sharing your contact experience with the two ladies with me. Not being "into" punk rock, I don't know Patti Smith. Jesus always expressed his greatest love for the lowly and the sinful. The rich and famous have that camel going through the eye of a needle problem that he once described I guess.

Unfortunately, some Christians of different belief systems get a tad too militant acting when they encounter people of other faiths. I've always believed there may well be as many, or even more Catholics in Heaven as Protestants, yes, even SDA's. (grin)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Well, I'm one who likes a level of amiable sharing. The fights around here in Free Republic around reliion can get --- unfortunately --- scornful, snipey, hot and nasty. But we can do better, I think.

Do you celebrate Thanksgiving? I hope you have a happy one. Thanksgiving evey day!