[HPFGU-Catalogue] Someone please tell me this is a joke ?

[Barry Arrowsmith]

> As a profoundly cynical Brit, this person's list-name seems to me to
>  be a joke too far.. "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)"
>
>  One of you Americans out there agree with me..please ? (& Kneasy I'm
>  counting on you..)
>
>  Carolyn
>  Feeling more than usually dismayed


Yep, I saw it too - with feelings of foreboding.
And I don't think  it's a joke.

To those west  of the water I should explain that back here religion is 
a private matter. If questioned - which is highly unlikely to happen - 
your answer will reflect your  attitudes to privacy as much as to 
religion. (When I'm asked I respond that  it's none of the questioner's 
damn business what I  believe.) But to advertise your religious beliefs 
unasked is a very bad sign. It's a storm warning if someone does so and 
is usually a precursor to aggressive proselytising. Expect trouble as 
hackles are raised. Someone who feels particularly strongly about it 
could make a pre-emptive strike. Bad news.

Barry


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