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To: Grainne who wrote (17918)	3/7/1998 1:10:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Uh oh, Christine, we may only have a few days left to repent and beg forgiveness for our blatant Atheism. Friday, Mar. 6, 1998 Cult members wait for God near Dallas Group expecting visit on March 31 at Garland house By CHRIS NEWTON Associated Press GARLAND -- Heng-ming Chen says shining, golden balls of light floated down from the sky and told him God was coming to suburban Dallas. Specifically, God is supposed to descend from heaven on March 31 at 3513 Ridgedale Drive in Garland. In preparation for the big event, up to 140 Taiwanese followers of God's Salvation Church have bought about 30 houses and moved to this quiet suburb better known as the home of country singing star LeAnn Rimes and the backdrop for the animated TV sitcom ''King of the Hill.'' ''This will happen, I would stake my life on it,'' Chen said through an interpreter. ''God has given us many miracles and signs to show us this will happen.'' Bruce Fain, who lives down the street from the ranch-style house on Ridgedale Drive, laughed out loud last summer when he first heard the claim from his new neighbors -- two Taiwanese men dressed in white sweatsuits, tennis shoes and white cowboy hats. He's not laughing anymore. Watching from his front porch as cult members' children -- all dressed in white outfits -- play on a swing set, Fain said some neighbors now fear what might happen ''if God pulls a no-show.'' Some residents say last year's mass suicide of 39 Heaven's Gate cult members in Southern California is a scary reminder of the possibilities. And the 1993 tragedy of David Koresh's Branch Davidian cult outside Waco is still fresh on Texans' minds. ''There's a lot of talk about spiritual bodies and all that, and it sure does seem they all believe it,'' Fain said. ''I have definitely seen signs that this could be another Waco or Heaven's Gate.'' City officials and police say there's not much they can do. ''They haven't done anything illegal -- no wild parties, no late nights,'' said Garland police spokesman Joel Bettes said. ''We've talked to the folks and they don't seem to be contemplating suicide, so we're going to do what everyone one else is going to do -- wait and see.'' Police have, however, taken steps to deal with an expected March 31 media blitz. Bettes sent a fax Wednesday to local media outlets, requesting information on how many reporters and satellite trucks they expect to send. ''Whether God shows up or not, we know there are still going to be a lot of press out here and we're getting ready,'' Bettes said. The group also believes God will make a March 25 television appearance on Channel 18. That's Channel 18 on TV sets across North America. Then, six days later, God will take the form of Chen and split into hundreds of clones so he can speak with everyone at once. The followers wear white because they believe God will be wearing white when he appears. The cowboy hats? They ''just help the group fit in,'' Chen said. Maybe miss penni can check them out. Del

To: Grainne who wrote (17918)	3/7/1998 1:25:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 108807

Water on the moon is a big deal for making the exploration of our solar system much easier. We can now think about establishing a permanent moon base. I feel that our country should make that a new goal. It would not be very difficult to build a radio telescope on the far side of the moon in one of the craters, much the same as the one that we built at Arecibo. There would be no need to filter out terrestrial radio interference as we must do on Earth. Any intelligent signal would have to be extraterrestrial! No, I didn't nail the librarian between the stacks. Just looking at her made me go limp. Del