[GeoStL] Re: Jeremy Irish denounces religious cache!
- From: Robin <freydis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:48:52 -0700 (PDT)
I completely agree. When we found that cache,
we did not get the feeling that we were being
railroaded into a particular religion. We were
even lucky enough to meet Dan, who was extremely
personable, informative, and understanding.
--- Paul Konopacki <konopapw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I have no problem with Pray for the USA cache.
> It was placed
> by nice people and they aren't really 'pushing'
> religion on us.
>
> My opinion would be different if I had to go
> inside a building
> of worship to get a cache and then be subjected
> to attempts
> to convert me from my current heathen idol
> worship!
>
> There is room in this sport for diversity and
> tolerance regarding
> theme.
>
> I noticed that one of the caches mentioned in
> the discussion
> thread was in California and Denali visited it!
>
>
> Jen Guyer wrote:
>
> > Religious caches/cache bait have been debated
> so many times in the forums it
> > isn't even funny. Jeremy obviously has a
> personal bias against them in that
> > he considers religious content trash that
> should be removed.
> >
> > But the fact is, if it wasn't for Pray for
> the USA, I wouldn't even be a
> > cacher, because I would never have even heard
> of it it if Dan and Brad had
> > not placed that cache and our pastor had not
> told us about it.
> >
> > There have been caches that don't state up
> front their purpose and those are
> > questionable but, I think Caches like Pray
> for the USA and similar caches
> > that state up front what they are, are no
> different than any other themed
> > cache.
> >
> > Jen-who is way sore and a bit bumbed after an
> unsuccesful Katy Trail 174!
> >
> > St. Louis BookCrossing Chapter
> >
>
http://www.angelfire.com/mo3/stlouisbookcrossers/Main.html
> >
> >
>
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