1. Decide in your heart that you can abide by our
membership requirements.
a. Belief in God - specifically this means God, the creator of all,
as recognized and worshipped by Judeo-Christian religions.
b. Belief in the power of prayer - specifically this means prayer to
God (as above). This does NOT include positive thoughts, zen,
"white light", "rainbow light", etc. While we have nothing specifically
against most of those things, one of the two main purposes of this group is to
glorify God and to give Him credit for answered
prayers. (The other reason is, of course, intercession for those who need
prayers.) If you believe in those things in addition to actual prayer, that's
fine. But PRAYER is the focus of this group.
c. Love of animals.
d. Concern for pet owners.
e.Willingness to pray sincerely, promptly and often
for those that need us, regardless of what the prayer need might be, as long
as it is a legitimate request.
2. Please read and be familiar with our
posting guidelinesposting guidelines.
Most of them are not strict or rigid,
but you should be aware of them. A few of them, however, can make the difference
between your post being allowed or not. The list is currently semi-moderated.
3. If you've read the posting guidelines and are ready to join...
just type your email address in the white box below
and click. But be sure to read the rest of this page and complete step 4.
4. Membership in Prayers For Pets is restricted, meaning
the list moderator must activate your membership before you can post or receive
list mail. Before she will activate it, she must receive email from you stating
that you have read and agree to these requirements and the posting guidelines.
If you don't complete this step within 14 days, Yahoo will
automatically delete your membership application, so please do it right away.
You will get a welcome message in your email as soon as
your membership is activated, and you're in! Please read your welcome message
carefully and save it somewhere for future reference. If you don't get a welcome
message, or if you run into a problem, please email
the list moderator at "kgs @ prayersforpets.org" (delete the quotes
and spaces) and I'll try to help. If the list
moderator is away for a few days there will be a delay in receiving your welcome
message, so please be patient. Normally it arrives in a few
hours.
Once you've received your welcome message and you know
your membership has been activated, don't worry if you don't get any list mail
for a few days. Sometimes traffic is very slow. Other times it can get pretty
active.
5. All signed
up? Whenever you're ready, send your first post to
PrayersForPets. The address for posting messages and prayer requests is
PrayersForPets@yahoogroups.com
(usable only by list members). We encourage you to post a note introducing
yourself, but it's not a requirement.