On reflection, I believe I ought to post an apology for my recent post, which can reasonably be regarded as a rant.
I in no way intended to imply that Christians in general (Fundamentalist or otherwise) were terrorists or collectively approved of the dreadful behaviors I described. I apologize to any readers who detected that message in my post. I admit I was hasty and wrote something that could lead a reasonable person to reach that interpretation. I regret any hurt feelings my words caused. By the same token, I hope that posters who wrote similarly hasty things about other religious groups would consider how their words might be interpreted or misinterpreted by others. It is always a mistake to vilify an entire group based on the actions of a few extreme members. I am concerned about the polarized and irrational discourse that surrounds much political discussion these days. I apologize for my contribution to the deterioration of civility. Claudia Stanny On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Michael Smith <tipsl...@gmail.com> wrote: > My take would be that "curious directions" are directions he perhaps > thinks are not worthwhile talking about. > And I agree most are related either directly or indirectly to the > "madness" aspect and what-can-we-learn/teach from it. > Including the stereotypes of muslims and christians. > > But anyway, I don't think in a public forum like a listserv that a > poster can expect to exercise control over the discussion, no matter > what he/she thinks is the important point. > > --Mike > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> wrote: > > Hi > > > > It is not clear what Mike thinks are "curious directions." Most of the > responses I have seen appear to be reactions to the Mike's characterizing > what was happening as "madness" and asking "what critical thinking lessons > psychologists will teach about this madness." Perhaps it was not his > intention for us to focus on that aspect of his posting? > > > > Take care > > Jim > > > > James M. Clark > > Professor of Psychology > > 204-786-9757 > > 204-774-4134 Fax > > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > > > >>>> "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> 13-Sep-10 9:21:41 PM >>> > > I started this thread several days ago with the post below which > > focused on a Muslin family who had lost a family member on > > 9/11. I felt it was necessary to remind people that many different > > groups of people died that day and the current attempt by some > > to "Christianize" 9/11 should make wonder why such a thing was > > occurring. The contributors to this thread has taken the discussion > > in curious directions and I decided not to respond until now. On > > ... > > On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:08:43 -0700, Mike Palij wrote: > >>An article in the NY Times focuses on one family that deals with > >>their grief over the loss of a father and husband in the 9/11 attack > >>on the World Trade Center. How they have dealth with the attack > >>and the aftermath should give us and, if we share with our students, > >>pause. See: > >> > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/nyregion/10muslim.html?_r=1&th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all > >> > >>The fact that the family is Muslim would be incidental except for > >>the recent madness manifesting itself in U.S. religious and political > >>circles. I wonder what critical thinking lessons psychologists will > >>teach about this madness? > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: tipsl...@gmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13541.42a7e8017ab9578358f118300f4720fb&n=T&l=tips&o=4793 > > or send a blank email to > leave-4793-13541.42a7e8017ab9578358f118300f472...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: csta...@uwf.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d550&n=T&l=tips&o=4799 > or send a blank email to > leave-4799-13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4818 or send a blank email to leave-4818-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
