Re: Reply to Janice

At 10:34 AM 4/3/2006, Carol or John Burgeson wrote:
>To Janice:
>
><janmatch@earthlink.net wrote, in part:
> >>@ Will I get any thanks for researching some tip-of-the-iceberg
> links to the left-wing political opinions and websites that have
> been posted on the ASA list for many years?>.
>
>You followed that question by lifting some quotes from the ASA
>archives and also my own web site, quotes with which, apparently,
>you disagree.

@ I was in effect being accused by Lain of acting as a shill for /
promoting the views of, the Republican party.

I merely illustrated (with actual quotes) the fact that the Democrat
Party philosophy is presented day in and day out on the ASA list, and
yet I found no complaints from Lain, or anyone else about that reality.

That factual illustration was what was material to my post. My
agreement or disagreement with what I posted wasn't material to my
post in the least.

>Janice -- I apologize (sincerely) for any offense I've given you. I
>am a fan of civility (see Stephen Carter's most excellent book on
>the subject) and disagreements do not mean hostility.

@ You have no need to apologize to me since I am in no way offended
by your beliefs and opinions, any more than I am of others. I'm a
big girl who knows what she believes, why she believes it, and is
quite capable of logically defending it.

Indeed, as the record shows -- I'm not among those who show "offense"
at the opinions of those who disagree with them and pretend to filter
them out of their email.

The quotes I posted showing support for a particular party
(Democrats) - are merely the tip-of-the-iceberg "political" quotes.

In addition to being accused of being a "Republican activist"
here, I have also been accused of not showing Christian charity in my posts.

If such accusations continue, I will begin posting ASAer's own words
(from the archives) against them on that score too.

I've been lurking here a long time. ..it's not like I don't know the players.

>I am a "liberal" politically (on most, but not all matters). I am
>fairly conservative theologically. A long way from fundamentalism,
>of course. And sometimes, on faith-science issues, that spills
>over. Peace ~ Burgy

@ I allow people to be who they are and am not offended by what they
choose to believe in the least. I have friends from all walks of
life and political/religious/non-religious persuasions who will
attest to that fact. They also know that if they want to disagree
with me on any particular subject that I have strong opinions on,
they had better have done their homework before they engage me on
it. How they "feel" about things doesn't impress me. I don't believe
in attempting to reason people out of beliefs that they haven't first
reasoned themselves into. I know a lot are offended by it, but the
more I perceive someone's opinions/beliefs to be emotion-based, the
less likely it is that I would even begin to "seriously" engage in
debate with them. It's like riding in the boat of a one-armed
boat-rower. I don't have the time to spend going in endless circles
.. even though I sometimes amuse myself by coming out and playing
with them for short periods from time to time. :)

I consider all people to be my friends until they decide to make me
their enemy. It's their choice.

Peace to you, too, Burgy.
~ Janice
Received on Mon Apr 3 13:37:36 2006