Richard, I think that you have missed the point completely. There are more than one issue involved here but assuming that we accept the non mucisal contend and that whover is the person in need, we come back to the idea of the healing circle.

This was fine by me and did read them. The problems occured when people started to say how they did things and how the person is healed...

As a result, as a Christain, I am then put in the position of at least appearing to believe and agree with those methods and may also at a minimum, be seen to be joining in with the practices that not only I disagree with but are in total opposition to my faith.

If that side of things had been left alone, and people were simply asked to send good wishes and do whatever they believed was right without inflicting their beliefs on others, half the controversy regarding the healing circle would not have existed.

Your last sentence is indicicate of what was starting to happen within those threads and why some objections were raised.

Jon