[joglynne]

I am an Atheist but would never try to impose my views on anyone else.

One of my oldest, and dearest friends retired at 52 from his position as a University Professor. He was then ordained in to the United Reform Church and was a practicing Minister for over 40 years up to his death last year. Over the years the discussions we had about God and Religion never changed my views or caused his to waiver. He was one of the gentlest, strongest, good men I have ever known but I do not believe he would have been any different if he did not have God in his life.

One thing he did say was that he believed in a Benevolent God and that such a God would not judge a person by who he worshiped but by how he lived his life, and to believe other wise was to damn legions of human beings that were born and died before 'God' was worshiped.