If animals can't get into heaven, I don't want to be there.
Bobby
----- Original Message -----
From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: now pets
> well i think most of us at least hope there are
> animals in heaven even if we do know know the answers
> as to souls/no souls/ different type souls.
>
> --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Our dog, an 80 lb. Lab/chow cross (a Chowbrador, as
> > we call him) has
> > helped me catch our older cat and bring her back in
> > the house when she
> > got out. She got between a bush and the house where
> > I couldn't get to
> > her, and he "encouraged" her to go back to where I
> > could reach. He
> > still intercedes in the cat's squabbles if the
> > hissing gets too loud.
> > Both cats will sleep with him (although not at the
> > same time) if it's
> > cold in the house.
> >
> > Kendall Corbett
> >
> > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > redundant!)
> >
> > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> > unreasonable one
> > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > Therefore, all
> > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:39 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: now pets
> >
> > Hi Ken,
> >
> > Yup, and when it comes to animals - most of us have
> > a really soft spot.
> > We have 6 cats and they all have their own
> > personalities, and one is a
> > great playmate to the dog, and another has a normal
> > cat/dog
> > relationship. And when the kittems where born the
> > father cat was right
> > there guarding the mother cat, he licked little
> > bottoms and took turns
> > sitting with babies. I gained a whole new
> > perspective on animals - and I
> > had had pets for years. To this day the mom cats
> > comes and swats bottoms
> > when the cats play to rough and one squeals. Very
> > much "human" dynamics.
> >
> > Trisha
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > ken barber
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:34 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: now pets
> >
> >
> > great trish i was just thinking, i did not know
> > all
> > our theology about animals was going to the list,
> > but,
> > it seemed to stike a cord with some on the list and
> > i
> > was going to change it to a thread of its own and
> > just
> > invite everyone to join in with the few that already
> > have.
> > it is a whole lot lighter than the other
> > depressing
> > thread we have going, and we can all use a little
> > lighter mix.
> > every one?
> > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Kendall,
> > >
> > > Oh I know - our cats are little humans in fur
> > > coats. Winter runs up and greets me and it sounds
> > > like she says Mom. Amber and her friends swear
> > that
> > > cat speaks English. The cats have learned to open
> > > the swing kitchen door and Winter runs up to the
> > > phone and looks like she would answer - as Amber
> > > says if she had thumbs. And Don't they communicate
> > > with just looks - In our house have one cat wail
> > and
> > > the others come running to see what's wrong. And
> > > tell them no and see the dirty look you get back.
> > I
> > > recently read an article which said animals are
> > > smarter than we have given them credit for. I
> > think
> > > any good pet owner knows that. We have taken the
> > dog
> > > to the Unitarian Church where they have pet
> > > blessings.
> > >
> > > Trisha
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > > Kendall David Corbett
> > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 6:59 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Deny Last Rites TO Terri Schiavo??
> > >
> > >
> > > Trisha,
> > >
> > > If that's the Catholic theology, they obviously
> > > didn't see my dog when
> > > his toe got caught in the ramp on my van. He
> > looked
> > > at me, between
> > > whimpers, as if to say, "Please Dad, get it loose.
> > > It hurts, and I'm
> > > scared." I've attended several churches that do
> > pet
> > > blessings
> > > frequently.
> > >
> > > This Q&A discusses animals souls vs. human souls
> > > quite nicely:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.ewtn.com/vexperts/showmessage_print.asp?number=3D431500&langu
> > a=
> > > g
> > > e=3Den
> > >
> > >
> > > Kendall Corbett
> > >
> > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > > redundant!)
> > >
> > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> > the
> > > unreasonable one
> > > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > > Therefore, all
> > > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:36 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Deny Last Rites TO Terri Schiavo??
> > >
> > > well, my logic does not agree with theirs.
> > >
> > > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Ken,
> > > >
> > > > The catholic logic is only thing with souls go
> > > to
> > > > heaven, only people have souls - so only people
> > go
> > > > to heaven.
> > > >
> > > > Trisha
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> > Of
> > > > ken barber
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:53 AM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: Deny Last Rites TO Terri Schiavo??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > well, trish. i believe heaven and eart were
> > > created
> > > > perfect. there were animals from the first 6
> > days,
> > > > no
> > > > matter how you interpret "days." if animals were
> > > > part
> > > > of the perfect, why would they not be part of
> > the
> > > > other perfect.
> > > > and the bible itself talks about horses as part
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > new creation.
> > > > i do not know either way about if there ever
> > was
> > > > unicorns, but, i do know that there are people
> > who
> > > > love animals very much and animals are a part of
> > > > their
> >
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>
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