"Fear." Oh my, I think you hit the nail on the head there. Recently I read an interview with one of the authors of the "Left Behind" books, which certainly propagate some of the fear...and the notion that these are the end times has become fearsomely widespread. I suppose, because most of these folks don't read history, they wouldn't realize that these fears are as old as the hills. Or the Rockies. Then again, that's not very old. Candace Perry ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).