Joe, Stop your carping and reread the rules... The moderators have agreed on the rules and it's not up to you to change them. A single complaint is OK, but incessant gripping on the same issue is off topic and has nothing to do with zen..
Edgar On Jun 28, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, (and Bill!), > > Pls. be advised of the POSSIBILITY that persons on the list -- maybe many of > them "quiet" -- may hold doctrines dearly, personally, and importantly. > > It is not your place to call the doctrines, or those who hold them, names. > > Doctrines and practices are held by PEOPLE: they do not exist in the > abstract, but only in warm-blooded Mammals called Humans. > > Please realize this. > > Stop your named-calling and insulting characterizations. Please. > > For the good of this Forum. > > --Joe > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Civility applies to persons on the list, not abstract doctrines many of > > which, especially those of the organized religions are total delusional > > nonsense and should be outed as such... > > > > Edgar > > > > On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Joe wrote: > > > > > Edgar, Bill!, > > > > > > This does not seem appropriate speech, here, considering all we've gone > > > through to establish civility and maintain rules of conduct. > > > > > > As certain doctrines are central to certain traditions, it is NOT > > > appropriate to call them names, when one views from a set of biases which > > > have nothing to do with the tradition. > > > > > > That is school yard taunting, is incorrect, and should not be tolerated > > > here. > > > > > > thanks, Moderators, for your further and better consideration, > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > > > First, the law of karma is nonsense. I'm not defending it, just > > > > explaining it. > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > > >
