DM>As someone who has long suffered with physical handicaps, I've always view
  >them as challenges from God, to prove my strength, and my faith.  With 
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  >who are fundimental Christians, and knowing about them and their faith, I
  >don't believe that they could have come through the life I've led with any
  >semblence of sanity or faith in God.  (My wife agrees.)
Not all fundamentalist Christians have such extreme view points as the
couple I mentioned in the grieving group.  I have fundamentalistic
Christian friends who have been extremely supportive and understanding
thorugh all the things I've been through, especially the death of my
daughter; and who would *never* attribute troubles to lack of faith.  I
am always hesitant to assign a personality trait to all the memebers of
any group.
                        Sondra
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