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This month's Goanet operations sponsored by an Anonymous Donor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Thu Apr 12 22:01:17 PDT 2007, Carvalho wrote: > Yes, I am deeply respectful of people's sensibilities > especially religious ones, be they Hindu, Muslim or > astrologists, but that is not because I am "tolerant" > of their ideology. It is because I am respectful of > them as human beings who all share the common bond of > DNA, a moral compass and the deeply human ability to > experience pain, suffering, injustice, rebuke and > offense. > > There is no difference between Albert denouncing > homosexuality and abortion and inferring the > superiority of Christianity, based on his beliefs, and > a Christian zealot from the bible belt of America, or > a Muslim fundamentalist from Afghanistan, blowing up > clinics, or beheading a homosexual in the name of > Allah. RESPONSE: Selma, while comparing Albert to a kracker-jack who "blows up clinics, or beheads homosexuals", you've just succeeded in rebuking him, don't you think? Or is this respect thingy all 'fluff'?? I was surprised to see you swing from yearning for Albert's messages to castigating his writings - all within 24 hours. Geez!! - Bosco