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To: Graystone who wrote (18341)	3/14/1998 11:06:00 AM
From: Jane Hafker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Grey, I'm beginning to strongly wonder if you are in fact a woman. Surely no man could so perfectly ape one unless they were. Are you? I am seriously curious. I will repost this on Ask God where it belongs. Like I said, such dribble as yours can go on there for years and sweet, loving, patient Christians will continue to treat you with common respect, rather than violently and in insulting, well hidden behind the screen where no one can do anything about it anyway--right--words which would get your lights punched out in person in any setting other than a 12 step program, well, that's where you belong, and no you will never be flamed or "banished" as they do here when God is mentioned too much, I guess. I will put you back over there where you belong, until you at least give us the sex you were given at birth per your certificate. I'm just really confused.74

To: Graystone who wrote (18341)	3/14/1998 11:17:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Graystone, do you have the courage to answer my questions in post 18372. Or will you simply continue to evade specific questions regarding your belief's and belittle others who have the guts to state theirs? Michael

To: Graystone who wrote (18341)	3/16/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: Graystone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Irresistible Force or Immovable Object You should be concerned if your views on SI allow others to subject that viewpoint to ridicule. Would it be possible to get kicked off of SI for causing others distress by maligning there character, of course. Is it possible for people to disagree, of course. When does a rational viewpoint become absurd. When does it become childish. Posters like Jane Hafker deserve some credit for causing dissimilar thinkers to polarize. The fact that her ideas may be subject to ridicule does not occur to Jane, the fact that her ideas cause pain to others, does not occur to Jane, she believes that others can see reason or validity in her viewpoint, I wonder if Dwight's open and honest invitation to homosexuals caused Jane some pain. Things could be worse, Jane could, like Dwight, feel her viewpoint was inherently correct and that people who scoffed at that idea were attempting to ridicule her. If she actually tried to get Jill to kick people off who offended her then SI would be empty. Jane knows she is offensive and takes great pride in doing the Lords work. Honest disagreement, similar to the disagreement I had with Dwight Karlsen can often end in a satisfactory fashion. Many people reading this thread are Christian by background and when Christians are confronted with a choice between the Spirit and the Letter, they will choose the Spirit. Does anyone doubt Dwight's honest open invitation. Especially touching is the fact that Dwight even offered to sit with anyone who would take him up on his offer, submitting in bondage, gracefully, to the Love represented by his Lord. A far greater danger are those who imagine some slight to their rational thought patterns even when they are being illogical, irrational, hidebound pedagogues. Such posters often think that by blending artlessly with the background their agenda may be furthered. It is often necessary to point out with facts, their errors. These types of posters are usually far more visible than they think, rational argument tends to expose logical flaws. Many of you are aware of the apple cart I am pushing here.