To everyone, I think it is a sad day when intolerance of someones beliefs is causing that person to leave the listserv. I am an atheist and feel that I would not have stressed my atheism at all if someone had not stressed their beliefs, but that doesnt mean that people should be intolerant. Bertina [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 98-12-11 04:09:26 EST, you write: > > << > but, let's not forget to honor everyone as a teacher, even if the lesson > comes > in a strange way. Love, jane > >> > Hi! > > It's me again, I need unsubscribing info If anyone has it. Can I just add > this - I do not want to unsubscribe but I feel to frustrated to stay - I want > to keep exchanging so that we can grow in understanding, respect and trust - > afterall that is what love is - love isn't just a valentines card on > Valentines day, love isn't just saying Ok you be you and I'll be me - love is > trying to understand each other, compromising when we can, - love isn't just > an accomodating position - but like a oak in the wind - willing to bend - love > is an expression of thanks - and shared concern. I am really thankful for the > exchange and concerned that I tried to clear up misunderstandings about > dominion, dualism and patriarchial Christianity and I was written off as a > radical fanatic intolerant bug! > > You ask me to be tolerant - now why weren't you tolerant of my explanations? > You ask me to be accomodating - now why weren't my posts accomodated instead > of ridiculed? > You ask me to be understanding - now why don't you understand that you have > some serious misunderstandings that I can help clear up? > > Understand? > Can't you at least be the kind of person you expect others to be? > > I was not intolerant - > Intolerant: narrowminded > > I was not willing to embrace what I perceive as lies or misunderstandings - > there's a difference - If I was intolerant I would have been off the list many > posts ago. I am, however, adamant that I am in possession of the truth - if > you feel that you are in possession of the truth - please express it so that > it is understood to be truth without lies to support it. Maybe we can really > reach an understanding. Or is it that you keep your truth and I'll keep mine? > Maybe you can teach me something: How many truths are there to the light? > > Peace! > Angela > >
