Why?  To keep myself awake when I have heard most of it, before.  In 
this way, I have a chance of hearing something I have not heard 
rather than sleep, and miss something.  As long as I'm not 
distracting anyone, I see no problem.

earlier, Jenifer Gilley, wrote:

>but john, you're distracting yourself.  Then why even take part in 
>the conference if you need to listen to a ball game or read a 
>book?  Do you think that god does that while listening to our 
>prayers?  No... he focuses on us 100% of the time.  Why?  Because he 
>loves us and wants the best for us and he wants us to grow and do 
>His will.  Believe me... I should spend more time with Him than i 
>do, but i promise you one thing... when i do spend time with Him, 
>it's just me and Him.  No dostractions, noone else, no other books, 
>radeo... unless it's christian music.
>Jenifer gilley
>check out my blog
>http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 10:10 PM
>Subject: Re: A question of ethics and Reverence to God
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>>Pat, well, then, I won't dare come to your conference, because if I 
>>want to read a novel on my Braille Lite or listen to a game, 
>>neither of which you would know I was doing, because I would use 
>>the mute button, I would be disrespectful according to your 
>>standard.  If a person is doing something at the same time as your 
>>conference, but isn't distracting anyone, I don't see the 
>>problem.  What you don't know, doesn't hurt you.
>>
>>earlier, Pat Ferguson, wrote:
>>
>>>John,
>>>
>>>Sorry! It's a big problem, and it's not going to happen on our 
>>>conference line at all.
>>>
>>>Even if we can't hear it, just knowing it is happening is making 
>>>me mad and it is so very disrespectful to God.
>>>
>>>Blessings,
>>>Pat Ferguson
>>>At 06:42 PM 10/11/2006, you wrote:
>>>>If you people that are on the phones can hear the person's game, 
>>>>that's different.  In that case, that's a problem.
>>>>
>>>>earlier, Phil Scovell, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Pat,
>>>>>
>>>>>Tell them to turn that damn radio off or get off the freaking 
>>>>>phone. Let me
>>>>>tell you what I do on Sundays when I am teaching.  Some people, and I have
>>>>>never done such a thing of course, like to whisper to each other during
>>>>>church.  It may be a little different in a large church where you are 500
>>>>>feet back from the pulpit and the pastor can't even see the shine on your
>>>>>bald head from that distance even with his tri focals on, and the public
>>>>>address system he is speaking through echoes so much, you'd think you were
>>>>>in the super dome or something, but in a small living room and 
>>>>>dinning room,
>>>>>where you have a dozen adults squeezed in with four or five kids, some as
>>>>>young as three, and an African Gray Parrot who swings around and bangs his
>>>>>hanging toys all over the cage, whispering is very 
>>>>>distracking.  So, what I
>>>>>have begun doing, since it has really started to bug me, I stop 
>>>>>teaching.  I
>>>>>mean, I stop talking all together and I don't start until the whispering
>>>>>stops.  I have foregone speaking up and telling them to shut up because of
>>>>>the kind and loving man of God I am but that'll be 
>>>>>next.  Besides, who cares
>>>>>about football, or baseball, or any other game, when you are 
>>>>>trying to have
>>>>>church?  What is this, a circus or church we are having 
>>>>>here.  Somebody over
>>>>>there needs their butt kicked.  I hope it isn't somebody I know.  In which
>>>>>case, I take everything back I just said and beg for forgiveness.
>>>>>
>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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