[Faith-Talk] Purpose of List

[Rev. Christopher L. Smith]

Misty,

I would go the other direction and say that occasionally it has
touched on the topic of faith and blindness. It has mostly been
off-topic, and personally, if it continues, I will leave the list. I
am not uninformed about the issues. I listen to sources that favor
each side. I do have my own opinions. However, I do not want to be
encountering this wherever I turn. Yes, this will be over in a couple
of weeks (or more), but the lack of concern and respect for others in
the perpetuation of these threads, if it occurs, can also occur in
other ways.
Christopher

On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 12:40 PM Misty Kienzynski via Faith-Talk
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I’d say the subject has stuck with faith and blindness quite a lot during this thread, if not for the majority of it. We’ve talked about the ADA. We’ve talked about how our faith intersects with politics… And by the very nature of discussion, things can at times vere in other directions. I don’t think it is practical to expect this not to happen at least sometimes on lists like this.
> —
>
> Misty
>
>
>
> Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. — L. Annaeus Seneca
>
>
> > On Oct 24, 2024, at 12:26 PM, Judy Jones via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Since the time this list was created years ago, Christians have become much more involved, thankfully, in the welfare of the nation, and not just behind the four walls anymore. Church culture is changing, the lines between denominations are blurring, as God brings his people together, so such a discusssion is inevitable, maybe the guideline should change to reflect the awakening church of today.
> >
> > However, I respect the guidelines as they currently are, thank you, and will pray for change here as well, as we move closer to Christ's coming.
> >
> >
> >
> > Judy
> > sent from the Selvas braille Android tablet
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: dandrews920--- via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024 09:15 AM
> > To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > CC: dandrews920 at comcast.net
> > Subject: [Faith-Talk] Purpose of List
> >
> > I need to remind everybody of the purpose of this list. 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!
> >
> > The original intent of the list was a place where people could discuss
> > issues of blindness - and how they related to their churches and/or
> > religion. People were finding that they were not always treated well by
> > their church, because of their blindness.
> >
> > This is not, I repeat, is not a place to discuss politics, elections,
> > candidates and the like. It is also not a place for trying to convert to
> > others of your brand of religion.
> >
> > There are many matters that we all are not going to agree on, such as
> > politics, and strictly speaking they are not related to blindness, so are
> > off topic for this list.
> >
> > Thank you very much for your consideration.
> >
> > David Andrews, List Owner
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Faith-Talk mailing list
> > Faith-Talk at nfbnet.org
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Faith-Talk:
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/faith-talk_nfbnet.org/sonshines59%40gmail.com
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Faith-Talk mailing list
> > Faith-Talk at nfbnet.org
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Faith-Talk:
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/faith-talk_nfbnet.org/mkienzyn%40alumni.iu.edu
> _______________________________________________
> Faith-Talk mailing list
> Faith-Talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Faith-Talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/faith-talk_nfbnet.org/rev%40christopherlsmith.us



-- 


The Rev. Christopher L. Smith
New York