I don't want to start any kind of theological debate here, but I just wanted to put forth my own ideas on the Rainbow Bridge. I am a Pagan, which means, among other things, that I don't believe in the Christian concepts of Heaven and Hell. I do believe in reincarnation, as well as the Summerland, where we go between incarnations to "absorb" what we learned in this life. I see the Rainbow Bridge as the place where our beloved pets wait for us, so that we can cross into the Summerland together. While I don't believe we'll be together through eternity (as soon as we stop progressing from one life to the next, we stop growing), I also don't think the Summerland would be as wonderful as it is without the ones (human or otherwise) we loved so much in life. So, I see the Rainbow Bridge as a sort of "reunion place", where we are reunited with our loved ones while we wait for our next lesson to begin. Dooks and Blessings Becky (with Cinnamon, Coke, Pixie, and Chitterbox) *********************************** Check out Pixie's Home Page at: http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Farm/3398 [Posted in FML issue 2618]