Well, Ann, you do have a point there. My pre-Xmas signature had a quote from the Bible, as well as a reference to Mohammed's love for cats. I don't think this board is a "Christian" pet board, because we have Popcornbird, as well as many others who have never professed their religion on the board and could be of any faith. We know that the Islam and Christian faiths teach love and respect for companion animals, which is probably why no one objects to those religious symbols in signatures on a pet board. If we knew more about Satanism, and how Satanists feel about pets, we would probably not have an objection to your choice of symbol either. It's when a symbol represents hatred and intolerance that people have an objection. Would you be willing to explain a little about Satanism, or were you just posing that question hypothetically? I think a lot of intolerance just stems from a lack of knowledge. And on that subject, I know a lot of people think that Islam right now represents hatred and evil, but Osama bin Laden is no more a representative of the entire Islam faith than David Koresh was of the entire Christian faith. There's going to be extremist "wing-nuts" in any faith and any country, and that should not be a reflection on every citizen of that country or every person of that faith.
The legend says that Mohammed adored cats. When one of them was sleeping on his sleeve and he had to go out, Mohammed supposedly cut off the sleeve so as not to disturb his pet.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast - Proverbs 12:10
How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven. - Robert A. Heinlein
What greater gift than the love of a cat? ~ Charles Dickens
There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. - Dan Greenberg
If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the market. ~Alexis F. Hope
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