Harper's points are right on the money. Maintaining a non-threatening environment here has always been vital. So religious issues end up being discussed as little as we can get by with, since they almost inevitably escalate into offense and conflict.
A gentle reminder of such sensitivities is in order, as long as everybody understands that everybody else will go on thinking and believing as they choose to. Live and let live, of course. Mary's comment, "The thought of washing with pig isn't appealing..." needs to be accepted as the plain expression of an individual need, which deserves no countering argument. Its reasonableness is not really subject to anyone else's approval -- or even good-natured teasing, either. Instead, she deserves whatever help we can give her to find acceptable alternatives. Naturally, with everybody's compulsion to leap in with responses to the tiniest of trivia, we've now been treated to every permutation of fastener preference amongst the varied community we generally call "Amish". How this relates... ? <grin> Peace, Mike D. da list owner dude > ... The entire reason I brought it up is because what one person > believes is OK another will be vehemently opposed to even within the > same group. This is true whether we are talking about pig fat or > buttons or salt in CS. > > This forum is vital to air all sides and to discuss openly. We talk > about strange things here. Things that are outside the norm. Some of > the topics discussed here are deeply held beliefs regarding health and > wellness. The logic of them is not always clear but never the less > they are deeply felt. Pig fat is one of them and I was pointing that > out. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
