[Faith-talk] What is the purpose of this list because it's unclear to me and probably a lot of us

Sun Apr 29 02:49:40 UTC 2012

David,

It was Robert Parish, the division's first president.

I have been allowing some prayer requests because I believe that it 
is important to pray for special needs. You're right, though; this is 
not a prayer group, but prayer is an integral part of the life of a 
Christian, and it's part of encouraging each other.

Blessings,

Linda

At 09:13 PM 4/28/2012, you wrote:
>Here is the official description:
>
>Faith-talk is a list where people can discuss matters related to 
>faith and/or blindness.  Persons of all faiths are welcome.  Feel 
>free to post, and have fun!
>
>As list owner I will say that I was approached by the person who was 
>president of the NFB division that deals with church etc. -- I can't 
>remember the exact name.  The concern was that blind persons were 
>having problems with their churches because of blindness, and we 
>needed a place to discuss the intersection of faith, church, and 
>blindness.  It was never intended as a prayer group, or a repository 
>for forwards.
>
>The moderator has asked that people limit themselves to one forward 
>a day, but some people seem to be unable or unwilling to follow that request.
>
>David Andrews, List Owner
>
>
>At 06:32 PM 4/28/2012, you wrote:
>>OK, maybe we need clarification as to what this list is about then.
>>
>>Is it about forwarding daily devotionals, talking about faith, 
>>prayer requests, what?
>>
>>all I've seen is prayer requests, and forwards or daily devotional.
>>
>>Please explain what the purpose of this list is so that we call can 
>>decide if this list serves our spiritual purpose.
>>
>>This is a question best answered by the moderators.
>>
>>Jenny
>>On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Andrew Edgcumbe wrote:
>>
>> > Hi you know i personally feel this list is  domonated with forwards.
>> >
>> > You know there was one forward that paul sent in and that was a valid
>> > one  but I fully understand if you are looking for prayer requests and
>> > things like that or prayers and things like that I know of a couple
>> > groups that are really good  that you can do  if any of you do want
>> > that info i can email you off list.
>> >
>> > On 4/28/12, Cory McMahon <cjmc404 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Dear Loral and all,
>> >>
>> >> There are other e-mails besides forwards posted to the list 
>> and, if I'm not
>> >>
>> >> mistaken, the moderator has sent e-mails requesting that we 
>> limit the amount
>> >>
>> >> of forwards that are sent to the list. It seems, however, that 
>> individuals
>> >> do not wish to adhere to this request, unfortunately.
>> >>
>> >> Sincerely,
>> >>
>> >> Cory McMahon
>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------------------
>> >> From: "Laurel" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
>> >> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 3:23 PM
>> >> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> >> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Unsubscribing because of the forwards
>> >>
>> >>> You know, i just subscribed to this list, but all the messages I see
>> >>> are fowards, so I'm thinking about unsubscribing too. Does anybody
>> >>> actually post to this anything other than fowards? I'm not trying to
>> >>> be mean, I'm just honestly asking. If all people want to do is send
>> >>> fowards, that's ok, but if that's the case, I might unsubscribe.
>> >>> Laurel
>> >>>
>> >>> On 4/28/12, John J. Boyer <john at godtouches.org> wrote:
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