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To: haqihana who wrote (90550)	12/14/2004 8:41:17 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793717

Unless I missed something in your previous posts, it appeared that you were in favor of banning any public display regarding the Christian faith. You missed something. I argue only against bullying and it's companion attitude that constitutional freedom of religion, majority status, and/or the swell of faith make it OK for Christians to transmit their message whenever and wherever they choose without regard for the interests of others. I do not question anyone's right to freedom of religion or speech. I only question their courtesy and good nature. Reasonable people can disagree about where the bullying line is. I asserted that cavalierly saying "Merry Christmas" to people not reasonably expected to be celebrants of that holiday is across the line. I'm prepared to debate and/or negotiate that, though, since drawing social lines is a collaborative process, or should be. [Actually, I've modified that position slightly based on what I've learned from this discussion. At the top of the discussion I would have said "non-Christians" rather than "people not reasonably expected to be celebrants." I thank John for that insight.] In any event, I don't think the location of the line is what matters. And the may be more an attitude line than a behavioral one. What matters is that I think there is a line and the Christian-centric either don't think that there is one or are so exercised over the culture wars that they cannot acknowledge the distinctions that I am making. In direct response to your point, no, I don't think that "any public display regarding the Christian faith" is inappropriate. Far from it. I can be relied on to defend any reasonable expressions of Christian faith. I tried throughout to be clear about the point I was making. But I understand that people don't always read closely and actively and that in any event we are all limited in our understanding by what resonates and what doesn't.