I pray to God.... Probably not in the same way those of you do who practice the "religion you cannot mentioned".

I also have been known to read the book "whose name you cannot mention". Again, probably not in the same way as those of you who practice the above "not named religion".

But guess what, I still feel spiritual. I love nature and the laughter of children. I take comfort in the starry night sky, as well as finding peace in the silence of a snowfall. I pray for others (and myself ), while listening to the spring birds or while appreciating the beauty of a summer thunderstorm.

All and all, I pray...

I pray for help and guidance. I pray for that elusive sense of peace and understanding I so desperately need because I am watching a loved one, a GOOD, decent person suffer and I can do nothing other than pray.

Now I may not be praying with the same words, or praying to the "right" person in your eyes, but I pray.

And I will continue to pray.

I will pray for all the above mentioned things AND for all the people here who cannot or will not understand that people can have faith and spirituality without having to belong to a certain religion, not even the religion you guys feel you "cannot mention".

Now please, if you feel you are being unduly silenced, if you feel you are being persecuted just for your "certain" religious beliefs then look around. NOONE else on this board who has had their "right" to discuss their certain religious beliefs "taken away" is responding with such unneeded sarcasm and "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" kind of joking. Don't you see that sometimes it is just those types of responses that have caused so much trouble in the past.

It has been suggested in the past and I will suggest it again...… If you feel that you need to discuss in detail your religious beliefs or feel only comfortable asking for prayers from those who practice your own specific religious beliefs than by all means take it too PM (you obviously know who each other are) or take it to BeliefNet. But please, please stop the games......…

PLEASE?????