To: Lane3 who wrote (3714 ) 3/20/2002 3:21:25 PM From: Neocon Read Replies (2) | Respond to I make no point intended to be universal with respect to non- believers. I merely am trying to indicate what sort of thing I think crosses the line. I do not know why it is a matter of controversy that the first example fits the requirement. You say that it is bad manners, as if that covers it, and as if the specifics of the exchange are meaningless. I cannot get my mind around your response, I confess. It was meant to belittle an old women with congestive heart failure, facing death, for reaching out to the Church. It was done in the context of a response to her grandson, who had recently sustained the loss. It was not analytic, it was nasty, and showed contempt for a normal human response in the face of adversity and death. I don't even know why you bring in the matter of people embracing religion at the end, since that was not a disputed matter. The issue is the attitude evinced. What is so hard about that?
