To: Lane3 who wrote (6570 ) 4/3/2002 3:17:52 PM From: Poet Read Replies (1) | Respond to I went back and reread our morning's exchange. I assume that what exercised you was my grouping some practices that are dear to you and yours with others, like voodoo, that you consider objects of ridicule. I was merely trying to define and illustrate a particular religious thread--one that is demeaning to humanity. Humanity, of course, is the focus of my "belief" system. I was not making fun of the items on the list or those who care about them, only trying to illustrate that one particular message of religion, which is that humans are dirt absent the grace of God. We settled on "serious treatment" of people's beliefs as an adequate standard. I thought I was treating my list with seriousness. Either I missed the mark on that or "serious treatment" is not a viable standard, as Neo and I thought. do remember you said you espoused: the Golden Rule.
