Robyn Lebron comparison to a Christian faith practice These comments are not the expressed feelings of the websites or their authors They are mine I am not making any claim to the expertise of any of the websites, but I made efforts to find corroborating information whenever possible In cases that the authors required specific recognition, I have tried to so In most instances, information was combined with all sources to create the final document If any crucial information is not included in these studies, it is certainly not by design The sources for these religions are listed should anyone like to pursue further study The websites were wonderful sources, and their authors put a lot of work into them I encourage you to visit them for more detailed information I would like to acknowledge all the people who posted the information on the Internet that I used in creating these texts for people to enjoy I am in no way claiming credit for the information In fact, the information on these pages is but a speck compared to what’s available should one choose to go to the websites listed in the endnotes section The reason for the extensive number of ellipses (…) is due to the fact that there was just not enough space to put the complete quotes in, but I tried to maintain the essence The purpose of so many quotes was to preserve the core truths For example, if someone paraphrased a Christian sacrament into “Christians eat bread on Sunday,” the essence would be lost Where there are direct quotes, there is a matching citation If there is a citation without quotations, it is due to the fact that the information is not an exact quote When the site’s information was purely used for corroboration, and no direct quotes were taken, there is no citation given The fact that some sources are listed in the endnotes with details, and others are not, is not an attempt to show favoritism but was my effort to comply with that particular website’s request for a specific citation All of the websites were excellent resources, and I have listed only the home page that will lead into a world of information I would encourage you to additional research on your own My only “claim to fame” will be that I spent over 4,000 hours searching, reading, and combining the information into a format that can be used by anyone—even those people who don’t have access to the Internet May these pages bring the world closer together in some small way! ~ 18 ~