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Re: [RC] invocation - Joe Long

On 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


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Replies
RE: [RC] invocation, Mcgann, Barbara
Re: [RC] invocation, Karen Sullivan