Pat, that's what I do. I f I want to forward one of those emails, I just
delete all the junk.
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From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: You can hate me now or later
> Phil, I have been guilty of forwarding such emails, and though I don't
> always forward them, but I do pray even before I delete them, and I use to
> feel bad when I didn't forward an email that someone sent, and now I don't
> feel bad at all.
>
> I guess if the email itself is really worth forwarding, then we could
> delete all that stuff at the bottom of it.
>
> Just my thoughts.
>
> Blessings,
> Pat Ferguson
>
>
>
> At 05:33 PM 1/2/2008, you wrote:
>>Email Curses, Hexes, and Spells
>>
>>By Phil Scovell
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Now, don't become offended, or take it personally, as you
>>read this article. It is something I have been prayerfully
>>considering for a long time. Now just seems to be the time to
>>write about it because I believe it is a spiritually important
>>topic. My many years of bulletin board and internet experience
>>have also led me to how I feel concerning this subject. I'm
>>talking about 18 years of experience, owning at least 6 mailing
>>lists once upon a time, and probably processing literally a
>>million emails so far in my life time.
>>
>> I know everyone with an email address has received Christian
>>related email messages which tell a wonderful story. I have read
>>these for years. These messages are often clones of the secular
>>type which normally end with a tag line which reads, "If you don't
>>forward this to your 10 best friends within 5 days, you will
>>experience bad luck for a month." Sometimes it will say just the
>>opposite, that is, you will have amazingly good luck for a week.
>>The variables on this theme are endless and I've literally seen
>>hundreds of them.
>>
>> The Christian stories have always intrigued me. I mean, they
>>sound true, they feel good, they are often miraculous stories, or
>>cute and innocent reminders of a big loving chubby grandfatherly
>>God somewhere up in the sky, stroking his long white beard as He
>>is serenely looking down upon His little play world of innocent
>>peoples whom He dearly loves regardless of their sins, but when
>>you hit the tag line, wham! You are belted with a threat of some
>>type or another. For example, "If you believe in prayer, forward
>>this message to your friends. If you want to really experience
>>God's love, forward this message." "If you love others, and
>>believing in having friends, forward this to your best seven
>>friends and be certain you also forward it back to me." Again,
>>they vary endlessly but they all sound somehow threatening and
>>most certainly magical in nature. The question is not, "Is the
>>story real," but what is behind the tag line? I don't
>>necessarily believe it is an ominous evil curse designed to trash
>>your complete life, but I do believe it is a curse, of sorts,
>>which is very likely, in most cases, initiated by someone who
>>doesn't believe in the salvitic message of the Bible and wants to
>>see their own message come back a couple of months later to get a
>>good belly laugh at Christians.
>>
>> More sinister, in my opinion, is the curse that is delivered
>>with the good old Christian story for which I have already stated
>>examples. Is it really a curse? Good question. Those who play
>>around with the unseen world have no problem believing it is a
>>curse that works. Christians, on the other hand, think it is just
>>good Christian works playing itself out on the global internet
>>and, bless God, it is reaching millions of souls for Christ. I,
>>on the other hand, mostly consider them a story with a curse.
>>Yes, I have forwarded them on myself over the years so don't get
>>your tail in a knot because I am not criticizing anybody. I am,
>>on the other hand, suggesting you at least think about these email
>>forwarded messages that come with a promise, a threat, or a curse
>>or a guarantee. Here is a classic example of what I mean. Then
>>I'll tell you what I do about such email messages. A lady emailed
>>this one to me and asked for my opinion.
>>
>>Beginning of Email.
>>Subject: FW: 7x7x7
>>
>> The cross is supposed to be swinging when you
>>receive this. I hope it still is. This is cool - had to pass
>>it on. I think we could all use a miracle. I know I certainly
>>can!!!
>>
>>You are in my 7 in 7 seconds. I am not breaking this. No way!
>>I'M TOLD THIS WORKS!!! Just repeat this prayer and see how God
>>moves!!
>>
>>"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless
>>me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen."
>>
>>Share this message with 7 people and you will receive a miracle
>>tomorrow. I Hope that you don't ignore. God bless.
>>
>>End of example.
>>
>>Sounds almost perfect, doesn't it? It sure does. The problem is,
>>on the other hand, you are being promised something based upon a
>>lie. The very first question we should ask is, which Jesus is
>>this message making promise. Jesus the Christ, the Lord and
>>Savior, or another Jesus. You know, the one you get out of a book
>>the one used as a swear word, or the demon who claims his name is
>>Jesus? If the latter doesn't seem true to you, then you don't
>>know how to pray. If you don't know how to pray, then, by all
>>means, read and forward all these cute little emails you wish. A
>>year from now, let me know how it comes out.
>>
>> Many years ago, I received, long before internet days, a
>>similar message. The message was sort of nice but the tagline,
>>the promise that is, wasn't. It literally said, you will be
>>blessed if you forward this to your five best friends but if you
>>didn't you'd have three weeks of bad luck. No, I did not forward
>>it nor did I pray against the curse it delivered. The next three
>>weeks of my life were like hell on earth. I was audited by the
>>IRS, I got a hernia which later needed surgery, and a whole bunch
>>of other things, including deep dark depression, that plagued me
>>for that period of time. So, yes. You bet I pray against each
>>and every one of them no matter how cute they sound and how
>>harmless they look. I send the curse back to the original source,
>>too. No, not to the sender but to the original source of the
>>email.
>>
>>4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty
>>through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
>>5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth
>>itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity
>>every thought to the obedience of Christ;
>>6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when
>>your obedience is fulfilled, (2 Corinthians 10:4-6).
>>
>>
>>The Curse That Works Is The One We Believe
>>WWW.SafePlaceFellowship.com
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