Chuck writes: >I do not consider myself religious. But neither am I threatened by someone holding a strong personal >belief which they use to guide their actions, as long as those actions do not involve harming or forcing >their views on others, they are at least predictable. If a doctor, driven by strong personal belief, says that he needs to operate on a child or it will die and the child's parents refuse permission since this contravenes whatever scripture they follow, should the doctor force his view on them? If a person feels that their particular scripture is the one and only Word of some Almighty, would you disapprove if their strong personal belief drove them to become a missionary, to go out and convert as may "sinners" as possible? Richard The contents of this email are confidential to the intended recipient and may not be disclosed. Although it is believed that this email and any attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient to confirm this. Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited - A member of M&A International Inc. http://www.mergers.net Registered in England No. 4533970. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited, Registered No. 976145. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Smith & Williamson Pension Consultancy Limited - Independent Intermediary. Registered No. 3133226. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Smith & Williamson Unit Trust Managers Limited, Registered No. 1934644. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Smith & Williamson Limited - A member of Nexia International. Registered in England No. 4534022. Regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales for a range of investment business activities. Registered Office: No 1 Riding House Street, London W1A 3AS Telephone: 020 7637 5377 http://www.smith.williamson.co.uk Nexia Audit Limited - A member of Nexia International. Registered in England No. 4469576. Registered to carry on audit work and regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales for a range of investment business activities. Registered Office: No 1 Riding House Street, London W1A 3AS Telephone: 020 7637 5377 http://www.nexiaaudit.co.uk NCL Investments Limited, Registered No. 1913794. Member of the London Stock Exchange authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered Office: Bartlett House, 9-12 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 5NS Telephone: 020 7600 2801 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *