Posted by beardedlady on May 25, 2002, at 11:12:41
In reply to Re: support for religious posters but not... » beardedlady, posted by Dinah1 on May 25, 2002, at 10:36:40
Dinah:
That's not what I meant by the word lessons. I meant them as moralistic fables, tales, etc. Eventually, they (Lou's stories, at least) have a moral (whether stated or implied), which makes them something of a lesson.
Regarding Cam's post and KidA's response, I didn't find them to be calling anyone idiots. To say that a certain religion is going downhill fast (and KidA did say that he was paraphrasing something he read on a web site) is not uncivil; it may be a fact, or it may simply be an observation. (I think he might have meant respect for the religion was going downhill, but I don't know exactly.)
It just looks worse when it's not our own point of view.
I'd like to see a post that debates the statements Cam made, so there's an actual discussion of the specific content of her argument, rather than everyone constantly debating civility.
We shouldn't cry foul every time someone says something controversial. I suppose if we, personally, are offended by it, there's a difference. But why get offended for someone else?
beardy : )>
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