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

Sun Apr 29 19:09:31 UTC 2012

Linda,

I can understand prayer requests, but I'm hoping that I'm not overstepping my boundries by saying that a lot of us don't want or appreciate the barrage of devotional forwards that are sent to this list.

There are things that I receive from my church that I don't send to this list, because I don't want to beat people over the head with things that are not wanted or asked for.

Just a thought.

Jenny
On Apr 28, 2012, at 9:49 PM, Linda Mentink wrote:

> 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:
>>> >>>> This is my last message to the list. I will not receive replies.
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