Re: Reply to Janice

Neither Iain nor I have ever voted Democrat and we are not liable to!!!!

Stop your silly nonsense
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Janice Matchett
  To: Carol or John Burgeson ; asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 6:37 PM
  Subject: 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 Tue Apr 4 04:36:53 2006