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Re: [RC] invocation - Joe LongOn Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:41:26 -0700, "Karen Sullivan" <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Well Barb, I totally agree with you. I find prayer and religion to be an extremely personal thing and would find some sort enforced prayer or invocation at a horse event both inappropriate and offensive. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Mcgann, Barbara To: Ericka Nelson ; Becky Rohwer ; Dixie ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 9:18 PM Subject: RE: [RC] invocation Now I know I will get flamed good for this one, but have to say this. Becky, Erica, Dixie, please don't! Endurance rides are so refreshing because they are about HORSES. Not politics, not religion, not abstinence vs. protection, etc, etc, etc. Its a weekend away from all that. I won't bother you if you want to pray at your trailer ahead of, during or after a ride, but please don't cram it down my throat at a ride meeting. Thanks. I really don't understand this attitude. I found the "Blessing" at the Old Dominion to be a beautiful part of a beautiful ride, a wonderful part of a starting-line ceremony. If some of you don't find that it fits with your own religious convictions, why not just ignore it? No one is "cramming" anything down your throat, you are not being forced to actively participate. Why take it away from all of us who enjoy it? Live and let live, people!!!! -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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