I don't know if anyone else shares this problem, but I'd appreciate ideas on how to handle it if you do. I run some support group lists for people with a serious illness. Some people get support from their religion. Other people have had bad experiences with religion and get upset when it is thrown in their faces. I think that's the easiest way to explain this. We get people on the list who believe it is their duty to proseletyze. I was rather shocked, in fact, to find that one of my posters had actually been given that ASSIGNMENT!! I find it very difficult to explain that proseletyzing is a no-no on a list that is for MEDICAL support, without sounding like I am anti-religious. Has anyone found a tactful, boilerplate way of explaining this? List moderating is much easier if you can draw clear lines, much harder when it is a judgment call. Anyone have any clear lines they have drawn to deal with this situation? Probably best to reply privately. Mary Schweitzer mailto:[log in to unmask]